IMPERTURBABLE

IMPERTURBABLE

Reaching one's goals, targets and dreams is not an impossible task, but it is a task that requires a very high level of focus, concentration, and attention. Many things will drag your attention, you would be disturbed and distracted, but you must keep a level-headed, and composed posture.

In Jeanette Coron words, "Let your new goal be to be a person who is “imperturbable”, a person who is very hard to disturb or upset. Set your mind on your goal and let nothing distract you from it." it is a worthy goal to set your mind at being IMPERTURBABLE, and it is worth setting up yourself to he such. It gives you peace of mind, and a calm spirit.

When you are not disturbed by people's talks, antics, opinions, and hearsays; when you are focused on who you are and want to be; when your mind is set on your goal, you will automatically exude confidence in your abilities skills, and personality; you will be more focused on your journey and what you are becoming through it, than what people have to say about you.

Do not force yourself through life, rather live through it; do not be too laid-back to the necessary actions that must be taken, to take you to the next level; do not let anyone have a freehold of your life, take charge, and be on top of your game. It will not always be easy, but it will be worth given your, best, your all, and your sweat for a better, and more fulfilling life.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

HERMETIC

HERMETIC

When a man drowns in a body of water, or any liquid, it is usually not the external liquid (the liquid that surrounds him) that drowns him, but that which he has allowed into himself. If one falls into a body of water, even if he sinks to the bottom, if he can keep himself from allowing water enter into him, he will remain alive even at the base of the water.

There are so many things around us that wants to drown us, so many unnecessary things that seek our attention, time, and resources, irrespective of what they are, if we allow them get into us, if we are not careful, we will get drowned in them. We can be surrounded by the things we do not want, but as long as we do not allow those things get into us, we will be safe.

We must be airtight sealed against the ills that has eaten deep into the fabrics of society; we must stand against any anomalies that is gaining grounds, and spreading roots; we must keep ourselves from being trapped into the crowded space of ignorance and stupidity.

When you are airtight sealed, you will never be stained by any external dirt or rubbish; you will continue to remain afloat everything and everywhere you find yourself. You will be unique, distinct, and separate from every other person. You have a part to play in the grand scheme of the universal existence, but in a manner that is not like everyone else. Keep yourself whole, keep your shape, do not be dragged into the mass mess.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

GRAIL

GRAIL

Human wants are of a surety and wide knowledge insatiable. Though he is always in search of that holy grail; that thing which his heart so desires; that which he wants so badly, that he wouldn't stop at anything else until he gets it; the thing he earnestly craves for.

Because he would not quit until he gets it, he would get; because he feels unfulfilled until he achieves it, he will achieve it; because he would give all it takes to have it, he will have it; but will that be all he would want? The moment he gets the holy grail, his attention, desire, and craving will shift to something bigger, something seemingly more satisfying, but after he has gotten that too, after he has achieved his cravings will he want no more? Obviously, no.

We must understand that we can not be satisfied by our wants, but we must pursue only those things which will have permanent, and lasting effect on those around us, and on us particularly. Pleasure fades, satisfaction is quickly eroded, but effects are long lasting. Until we go after the quality, real, and most important things of life, we will never reach satisfaction.

Matthew chapter six, verse twenty one recorded the words of Jesus who said, "for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Where is your treasure? What is your treasure? Is it worth taking your heart with it? Answer these questions for yourself, and see if that thing is worth all it takes from you. Go after what you want, pursue that GRAIL, but be sure it is worth it.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

FEARLESS

FEARLESS

It is almost an impossibility not to be afraid, fear would always find a way of creeping into our minds sometimes, we may not be free from fear, but what we do with the fear is what matters most. One can have fears about the journey ahead, yet gets to the end of that journey; you may be battling with the fear of failing, but trying and doing it in spite is the most important thing.

Roy T. Bennett once said, "Courage is feeling fear, not getting rid of fear, and taking action in the face of fear." If there is nothing to fear, there would not be a reason to be courageous. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the facing of fear, it is the focus on your strength rather than your weakness; it is the sailing forward in spite of the storm.

The thing that has differentiated successful people from unsuccessful ones is their perspective of fear: successful people see fear as a challenge to be surmounted, unsuccessful people see fear as an obstruction to their progress; successful people see fear as a reason not to quit, unsuccessful people see fear as an excuse to quit.

Life does not reward cowardice, but it pays handsomely to the man who is brave and courageous. To quote Matshona Dhliwayo, "Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, but warriors wink at them." don't be a coward that shrinks, be a warrior that winks, face your fears heads on, they are just a mirage, be FEARLESS.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

EUNOIA

EUNOIA

Having good thoughts towards others can produce good actions towards them, it can bring them some joy and gladness, but the ultimate beneficiary of such thoughts is the source from which it originates. People who have imbibed the habit of helping people get what they want will always get what they want themselves, life is a rewarder of the selfless.

To quote Prentice Mulford who said, "Goodwill to others is constructive thought. It helps build us up. It is good for your body. It makes your blood purer, your muscles stronger, and your whole form more symmetrical in shape. It is the real elixir of life. The more such thought you attract to you, the more life you will have."

Do not see doing good as an expense, rather see it as an investment, not to be expectant of a reward from the recipient of your good deeds, but that life would pay you back in the same coin you have given to others. Even if life does not pay you back, it would still have been a worthy investment, because the life you have touched with your good deed will definitely be better for it.

Think not only of yourself; do unto others what you would want others to do unto you; always make use of any opportunity to help others, not only the opportunity to help yourself; the more you give away, the more you will receive. Make life worth living for others, make things easy for those who are having it difficult, and in that time when you get stuck, be calm, for your help is right by you.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

DEFIANT

DEFIANT

The man who is not ready to face the storm; the man who is not ready to break the rules, and set new ones; the man who will sit still, and hope that fortune will one day smile on him; the man who is not ready to defy the odds, is a man that will be badly beaten, bruised, and battered by life, that he would have wished he never came here.

Life will throw at you everything and anything, it is left for you to determine what you want to accept and that which you will reject. No one can push you to become what you should be, only you can help yourself to your dreams by what you accept, or reject, what you do or don't do. Until you determine the direction of your life, you will not be able to move forward.

Steven Strogatz once said, "When you create something new, you are breaking tradition - which is an act of defiance." If you don't break tradition, you can't do something new, you can't be unique, you can't be different, you can't change the status quo. Life is about being unique, and establishing who you are, and what you want to be, if you do not you would be living another man's life, on another man's terms.

Go against the grain, be defiant to the limitations that hold you down, face your challenges without fear, row into the storm, life has a way of making a way for the man who would not take no for an answer. Until you get what you want, quitting is not an option. Be DEFIANT, keep moving.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

COOPERATION

COOPERATION

Teamwork they say, divides the task and multiplies the success. The most successful men in the world, the greatest inventors we have ever seen, and the greatest leaders that ever lived did not all achieve their success individually. There is a lot of hard work, focus, determination that goes into every success story, but one certain thing is all those stories have been privileged to have the support and cooperation of one or two other people.

No one knows it all, no one can do it all. "No one is an Island", John Donne said, "entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent." in piece we can do so little, but in peace we can do so much. When people come together to achieve a common goal, when there is unity of purpose, success becomes easy, life becomes good, and going the journey becomes less stressful.

In cooperating with people, we have got to know the strengths, and weaknesses of our partners, and how we can compliment each other. If someone on the team brings nothing to the table, it weakens the team. A team is as strong as its weakest member, so, when we are setting up a team, we need to pay attention to every members abilities.

Former US President, Bill Clinton, once said, "We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more." COOPERATION is an unconquerable force, it has the power to achieve whatever it wills.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

BELOVED

BELOVED

There is nothing more important and more valuable than the gift of you, you are your best thing, you are the most important lover of you, no one validates who you are except you. Most people are so much loved by the people around them, they are shown a lot of care and love, they receive all they need. Though you have all these, and love not, or care for yourself all that which you receive is nought.

Toni Morrison puts it so clearly when she said, "Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another". If you do not take charge of your own life, if you do not do for yourself what should be done, no one will do it for you. Nothing done for, or to you by anyone other than yourself is as important in any way as what you can or have done for yourself.

Do not let the illusion of your current situation, people's opinion about you, unwanted and unwarranted situations discourage you from loving yourself and being who you should be. You are beloved of the Creator who breathed life into you, and gave you life. He gave you dominion over everything that exists on the surface of the earth, all you need do is take charge.

Define yourself by who the Creator says you are, not by what the world say you are; pursue the goals that your heart sincerely want, not what situations limit you to; you are all you need to be who you want to be, but you have to work up your way to where you want to be. Give yourself the license you need, to get all you want to be and get. You are BELOVED, live like one.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

ALTITUDE

ALTITUDE

Many hopes to reach enviable heights, many wish to climb to the mountain top, but they never do anything that would take them towards the top, they continue to roam at the base of the mountain, thinking and deliberating on our to get to the top, when they should actually be climbing.

Zig Ziglar would not have said it better when he said, "Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude." knowledge alone does not get one to anywhere, neither does it provide anything, but when applied, knowledge can get you everything in the world that you desire. The actions you take, in the face of challenges, your response to failure, and your thoughts determines how far you will go in life.

A good attitude guarantees a great altitude, but a stinking attitude yields retrogression and stagnation. An attitude of gratitude is a vehicle for steady ascension; an attitude of faith and believe in one's ability to do what seems difficult and impossible is a propeller to overcoming that challenge.

We must strive to develop attitudes that will increase our ALTITUDE, we must work on the attitudes that are drawing us back, we must seek to do the things that our desired altitude requires. No one ever achieves all he desires by being selfish, but the most successful people in the world are an attitude of selflessness, they become great by making others great, their selfless attitude aids their ALTITUDE.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

ZINGER

ZINGER

“There is a saying in Tibetan, said Dalai Lama, “Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’ No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster.” what happens to us does not make us, it is what we make of what happens to us that determines who we really are.

If we cease to exist, nothing to us matters anymore; living is valued because we still have life in us, we are supposed to be a spring of great, surprising, and superlative achievements and accomplishments; we are the reservoir and authenticator of value; everything will be meaningless without us.

Albert Einstein said, “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” A bicycle will only continue to move and keep its balance as long as you keep moving it, the moment you stop moving it, it ceases to be a vehicle that moves you. Give your life what it wants, make it as valuable as it should be, do not let life run you over, rather run life on your terms.

Give yourself the life that you deserve; give yourself happiness, because no one will give it to you; trust yourself, trust your abilities, trust your talents, dreams, and visions; look beyond what you can get from life, look into what you can give to life, because that is the only way to have lived a worthy life. You are a wonder, you are a gift, you are beyond ordinary, you are a ZINGER, live like one.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

YESTERDAY

YESTERDAY

Yesterday was today, what we do in today will determine if we will regret or rejoice when we get to tomorrow. Our only chance at action and making things right is today, when tomorrow comes, yesterday will be irredeemable. Yesterday might not have yielded to us our full expectation of it, we must press today for a better tomorrow.

In the words of Albert Einstein, who said "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning". If we do not learn from yesterday, we will not live rightly in the today, and tomorrow will be just as shaky, and nothing will be assured. If you fell yesterday, pick yourself up today and keep moving.

Matshona Dhliwayo succinctly put, "You cannot carry your past without dropping your future". Leave yesterday in yesterday, live in today, when tomorrow comes, it should meet you prepared for all its battles. Create memories that will make yesterday worth remembering, and dream dreams that will make tomorrow worth looking forward to.

Everyday is a new opportunity to start afresh, it is the gift we receive at every sunset and sunrise. We must always ensure that the man we are today is an upgrade of who of who we were yesterday. Your only competition is your yesterday self, and it is the easiest to win. Make the best use of today, so tomorrow yesterday will be free of regrets.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days  of wisdom". 

XENIUM

XENIUM

We are a gift to our world; every new day is a gift to us; we receive gifts everyday, gifts of smiles, hugs, and kindness; the world has become a better place because some have given the gifts of talent, inventions, love, and kindness; we receive and give gifts everyday, but the question is what do you receive? What do you give?

The world survive daily on gifts, life would be meaningless without it. As long as a man breathes, even when he has nothing, he still has so much to give, life is an endless journey of giving and receiving. We have got to watch what we give and what we receive, we have got to be careful of gifts, and we have to know that which we want and what we do not want.

No man however great or small is exempt from receiving. It is not what you have that makes you great, but what you give. No one can receive, that has not mastered the act of giving. Our world is a givers world, the more you give, the more you receive. Even our creator demands that we put to use the gifts He has given us, so we can give back to the as gift the result and glory of our achievements.

As Bil Keane once said, "Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present". Make use of the gift at hand (today), it is the only way to living full and happy, it is the guarantee of a better tomorrow. Worrying about what you do not have will not bring it to you, rather make use of today to work for what you need tomorrow, and your life will be better for it.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

WILL

WILL

George Herbert, in the book Jacula Prudentusm wrote, "To him that will, ways are not wanting". There is no mountain anywhere too high to climb; there is no ocean to deep to swim; there is no obstacles to strong to move; the only thing necessary for a solution to any problem, challenge, or difficulty is a firm resolve to get that solution.

A man's will is one of the strongest forces in the universe, once a man is determined to do a thing, only himself can stop him from doing, or achieving success in it. Wishing is an expectation of good fortune, but willing is having the determination to make things happen irrespective of challenges, obstacles, or opposition that one may be faced with.

Johann Schiller once said, "Every man stamps his value on himself. The price we challenge for ourselves is given us by others. Man is made great or little by his own will". Your will, will create the you that you can be validated by the strength of it. To be successful, you must have that will and hunger for success, otherwise success will be a mirage always seen but never real.

You may be intelligent, wise, knowledgeable, strong, and energetic, without the WILL to do, and become, nothing happens, nothing changes. Your will is not just a desire, it is your character in action, it is your desire backed by determination, it is dream made real by doing. Never underestimate the power of your WILL, it is an unstoppable force.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

VOTARY

VOTARY

There are many who begin a course, but never get to complete the course; there are those who embark on journeys they never finish. These people will always have a say but never a way, not because there is no way, but because they don't want to walk in that way. Anyone who would get into making something happen must be one who is devoted to the course in which he has embarked upon.

Success in any field is never achieved without a determined, dedicated, conscious, and irrevocable commitment; one must have a clearly defined goal, vision, and mission to reach and be ready to do whatever it takes to reach it otherwise we will never achieve these goals.

We don't choose a course to fight for just for our own sake, pleasure, or selfish gains; we fight for a course that is of benefit to everyone around us, for those who can not fight for themselves, and for those who do not know how to fight. Fighting for others, or embarking on a course that does not directly benefit us does not translate to personal neglect, but a fight for humanity.

Pursue after justice; fight for what is right; be a VOTARY of good courses and causes; never back out of a fight for fear of losing; fight till the end, for victory is just by the corner. Shine your light, spread your love, show kindness, strengthen the weak, lift the downcast, you have the power to make a change, put it to use, be a VOTARY of positivity change.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

UNIVERSAL

UNIVERSAL

There are no boundaries anywhere, the only boundaries that exists are manmade, self-erected, and biased boundaries. These boundaries were created by those who are interested in carving out a world for themselves where they will be Supreme, untouchable, and unquestionable. They want only what they can benefit rather than the good of humanity, and those they claim they lead.

Suzy Kassem wrote, "ONE BUT MANY. One God, many faces. One family, many races. One truth, many paths. One heart, many complexions. One light, many reflections. One world, many imperfections. One. We are all one, But many". The world is one, but diverse, our diversity is the reason for our strength, beauty, progress, success, and achievements so far, but our oneness should not also be threatened.

White in North America, is white in Europe; water in Africa, is water in Asia, but there are different types and shades of this colour, and substance, these brings about beauty and strength. We are who we say we are irrespective of where we are, irrespective of how conditions, situations, and circumstances, nothing changes.

We must see the world as our home, we must see everything, and everyone as a part of us, and we must give proper care and attention to everything and everyone. Discrimination against one, is discrimination against all. We must be fair, just and equitable, we must see ourselves as a member of one big family, and this is how the world will be a better place for everyone of us.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

TREASURE

TREASURE

The wealthiest place in the world according to the late Myles Munroe, "is not the gold mines of South America or the oil fields of Iraq or Iran. They are not the diamond mines of South Africa or the banks of the world. The wealthiest place on the planet is just down the road. It is the cemetery. There lie buried companies that were never started, inventions that were never made, bestselling books that were never written, and masterpieces that were never painted. In the cemetery is buried the greatest treasure of untapped potential".

Every man walking on the face of the earth is a reservoir of treasure, carrying within them treasures too large, for the world to contain: Treasures of talents, gifts, wisdom, love, creativity, and knowledge. These treasures can not be mined by any other outside the one who has it, it is why Frank Baum asserted that, "No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire".

We must cherish the treasures within for without it, the treasures without would mean nothing, and of no value or importance. We must seek wisdom, it is untouchable, insulated from pilfering; we must acquire knowledge, nothing can take it away from us. Be careful who you share your treasures with, they cannot take it away, but they can corrupt it. TREASURE your internal treasures, for without it external treasures will be of no use.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

SANITY

SANITY

The society we live in today, does not regard as sane the man who does not assent to their ways, patterns, and systems. Theodore Kaczynski put it very clearly when he said, "Our society tends to regard as a sickness any mode of thought or behavior that is inconvenient for the system and this is plausible because when an individual doesn't fit into the system it causes pain to the individual as well as problems for the system. Thus the manipulation of an individual to adjust him to the system is seen as a cure for a sickness and therefore as good".

The best way to live out your best life, and your true self is to live original; live your life own your own terms, the best way you can; never try to adjust to the pressure and pleasure of others.

"Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be" was the submission of Miguel de Cervantes on the subject of sanity. Sticking to the status quo is one of the worst form of insanity, not seeking to improve, be better, and surpass the fear of yesterday is a form of insanity that needs attention and care.

We must look into tomorrow and be able to see a better life, a life we have imagined and working assiduously to have, a life we will be proud of, a life of ease and comfort. You must protect your SANITY at all cost, and when sanity becomes an hindrance to the better life, the life you have imagined, and hope to one day live, you must ditch sanity and be insane for the right course and reason.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

ROYAL

ROYAL

How you were born, into which family you were born, and your bloodline are not the determinants of who you are, these things don't determine your status as royal or not. Like Pharrell Williams once said, "All kings and queens are not born of royal bloodlines. Some become royal because of what they do once they realize who they are"

It is the realization of who you are, and what you do with and about it that seals your royalty, not how you were born. Many of royal bloodlines today live as slaves, and many from the bloodline of slaves live kingly in palaces far greater and mightier than that which the kings their ancestors served would be jealous of. They realized their powers, and that royalty is not in the blood but in the Being.

Robert Greene's admonition to us is to "Be Royal in your Own Fashion: Act like a King to be treated". If you don't create your own royalty, no one will treat you as being royal; if you don't act like a King, no one will treat you like one. You are treated and addressed in the manner with which you have presented yourself.

You may not have a throne, but act like a King; you may not be dressed in kingly regalia, but dress like a Royal; you may not live in a palace, but live like you have all that you need. You can create for yourself a bloodline of royalty, you can build an empire that Kings will wish they have, you can go beyond limits, break boundaries, and live your best life. You are ROYAL, you only need to believe and live out.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

QUIVER

QUIVER

What is in your quiver, stones or arrows? Some men had killed a giant with a stone, how much more the arrows in your quiver. Would you put to use that which is in you, or you would let it go to waste? Would you rather run with that which you have, than to wait till you get that which you are not certain you will ever get?

You have all you need to be all you can be, but you can always acquire more that you can get to make the journey, the life, and the activities easier, more efficient, and faster. If you do not trigger, awaken, and put to use the powers, and weapons in your possession, you will never make anything out of it, no matter how much you have got within you, nothing will move if you do not move it.

A trigger puts a gun to work, yet it is one of the smallest part of a gun; a steering wheel is not even up to a tithe of a vehicle; a rudder controls and determines the direction of ships, and aircrafts, yet their sizes are so insignificant to that of what they control. You don't need a bigger head or brain, you don't need a bigger body, you don't need more than you are to be what you can be, all you need is to embark on that journey and you will become what you need to be to win in the next phase of your life.

Sharpen the arrows in your QUIVER, they are all you need to bring down the giant standing right before you; if all you have got is a stone, take the shot, and see where it gets you to, if you don't try, you don't get anything, but if you at least try, you might get all that you want.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

PORTAL

PORTAL

To every realm that a man wishes to get to, there is a portal through which he must go in. Every portal has its entry requirements, and for whatever portal you get to and you do not meet or measure up to the requirements, you will not be granted access. Man during his lifetime must need visit different realms to live a successful life.

Discipline is the key that some portals requires; some others would need patience; some would require tenacity; a few might test your doggedness; love, perseverance, consistency, strength, character, and dress code are keys to some other portals. The the question is what keys do you hold? What portal are you standing before?

"At the entrance of your destiny", Fela Durotoye once said, "dress code admits", in essence, there are portals you will get access through, because of how you are dressed. We must pay attention to every details on our journey, every door we must need to open, and what that door would require of us to be granted access.

Be careful what portals you seek access, do not be too concerned about going through than knowing what is behind that door. Some portals may lead to a place you don't want to be, while others lead to the very place your heart desires to be. Let your dreams, aspirations, and visions lead you to the PORTAL whose opening leads you to your destiny.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

ODYSSEY

ODYSSEY

Life is a journey filled with many detours, maybe they are not even detours, because there is no fixed destination, nor existing route in which one must go through, everyone must create his own path as he advances in the direction of his dreams, desires, and aspirations. This journey is most often far from being predictable.

Sometimes, we organize ourselves so well, we plan our journey so smoothly, and come up with strategies that will get us to our destination without hitches nor glitches, but when we eventually embark on these journeys, we are met with unforseen, unplanned, and unwanted challenges that may slow down our progression or even hinder us outrightly from getting to our destination.

It is in these moments that we must be firm on our decision to make it to our destination, we must go deep into the arsenal of our minds and come up with the power that we need to counter, beat down, overcome, and get going through the challenges. We have within us the power and ability to win whatever battle that comes our way, we have all it takes to go the entire mile, to sail through all the turbulence, and overcome the storm, but we have to dig deep into the inner man (mind).

The man who does not get to the end of the journey will never know what is on the other side of life; the man who quits halfway would have toiled in vain, and put to waste the resources that has gone into his incomplete journey. Never go back on your ODYSSEY unless you are sure it does not lead to a better place than were.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

NICHE

NICHE

Who would not like to have an advantage over others, who would not like an headstart, who would not want to be in a position of privilege and opportunity? Unfortunately, no one gives, nor gets these free gifts. If you want to have an advantage over others, you create it; if you want an headstart, you work it out; if you want an opportunity, you grab it.

In the game of life, there is no level playing field, there is no fairness. In fact, fairness would be a disaster and a danger to the continuous existence and survival of man. Creating a NICHE for one's self is the best and easiest way to escape the unfairness of life, and have that edge that is required to win from an advantaged position.

The path to success is non existent, it has not been constructed by any contractor, you have to construct your own path, create your own niche, and follow your heart, it will surely lead you right. When you have discovered your path, work on it, clean it up, and make it yours. Like Nate Parker once said, "Identify your niche and dominate it. And when I say dominate, I just mean work harder than anyone else could possibly work at it."

Be the best in your niche; be the go to person in what you do; never settle for mediocrity, but work towards perfection; be a force; be indispensable. No one will give you a chance, no one will pamper you, you have got to grab what you want, beat it into your desired size and shape, and forge ahead with it.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

MIRACLE

MIRACLE

Is there a law, principle, or theory that explains how you close your eyes to sleep and what wakes you up in a sound, hale, and hearty condition? Maybe there are sleep processes, maybe there are neurotransmitters, maybe there are brain chemicals that controls our sleeping and waking process, but how about those who sleep and never woke up?

How about those who even find it difficult to sleep? How about those whose sleep bring them mares and torment? Maybe all these can even be explained but sleeping and waking in perfect shape and condition is always a miracle. We are surrounded by miracles, and many of our daily experiences are miracles.

The routine nature of most of what we do, and what happens to us has made us to trivialize doing and getting those things, forgetting that some people, pray, wish, and hope to be able to do or get even a tenth of those things, but has been impossible for them. Miracles abound all around you, you just have to open your eyes and you will see these miracles in their multiples.

C.S. Lewis once said, "Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see". Our living is all miracles, once we understand, know, and appreciate this fact, we will be bombarded daily with miracles too small to explain, and miracles too big to understand.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

LICENSE

LICENSE

A lot of times we become too concerned and carried away with the opinion, thoughts, and perspectives of people about who we are, what we do, and how we do things; unfortunately, the most important opinion, and thought in anything we do, and whatever we want to become is ours, every and any other is secondary.

Michael Bassey once said, "Don't allow anyone to hold you back from expressing your feelings. Maybe you just can't stand a chance of losing some friends, but if you must be truly you, you must be you! Nothing else!" In being you, you will step on toes, you touch people where they don't want to be touched, you may even run out of favour with many, but it is all worth it, if you are on the right path to your desired future.

No one is licensed to determine or dictate how you should run your life, how you should do what you do, or who and what you become, you are the most important stakeholder and decision maker of your own personal incorporation; you are the only legitimate licensing officer of your dreams, goals, visions, and ideas.

Our license to do whatever we will, does not automatically translate to doing things that will hurt, or cause others pains and discomfort even if it is our right. We must always do things right, and in the right way, not in the way that favours us and hurts others. You can be all you want to be, you can reach for the stars, you can attain heights unimaginable, if you give yourself the permission and LICENSE to.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

KEYSTONE

KEYSTONE

The failure, falling, crumbling of some of man's businesses, endeavours, and relationships is always due to the absence of something very germane, something important, and critical to sustenance: a keystone. For every thing we do there is always something that is key, and critical to its success, there are always characters and attributes that must be possessed for someone to be successful.

We must identify the keystones to every of our endeavours, we must know what it takes to have, and keep this keystones, and how we can use it to the eventual success that we hope for. Family, business, relationships, organizations, all have certain keystones that must be imbibed by those who are a part of it, such keystones must be kept and honoured.

We must always ensure that the most important things in our lives are kept important, we must not being to disrepute the things that must be respected, we must always consider that when the head is leading it leads with every instrument necessary for leading, but when the tail leads it leads with nothing that is necessary for leading, it does not have what it takes to lead.

Do all things in an orderly manner, do due diligence to ensure that all that is needed for success to be achieved in certain fields of endeavours are gotten, groomed, and properly kept, so as to have the desired result at the end of the day. Life is built on principles, following these principles are the sure way to our desired result. Keeping KEYSTONES as KEYSTONE is an important principle in life obey it.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

JUNGLE

JUNGLE

Mostly undeveloped, uncultivated, unorganized, ruthless, messy, and sometimes dangerous place, the jungle affords us the opportunity to see the vastness, complexity, and beauty of nature. It can also help us understand how difficult, and dangerous life actually is, because life in the real sense can be likened to a jungle.

In the jungle, there is no restriction, no rules, no obligations, only the game, the fight for survival, the quest for continuous existence, possible expansion, and progressive dominance. Everyone is free to be anything, anybody, and do anyhow, but whatever you do you will get the reward. If you plant a seed, you reap its fruit, if you eat a seed you have eaten the future.

Life follows the pattern of a jungle, there are no rules, only principles. You have the right to your life, your process, your ideas, your time, and everything else. If you apply the right principles to your living you will reap the right results and benefits. You can be anything you want to be, you can do whatever you want, just within the confines of your rights, and boundaries.

It is always important to learn the tricks of survival in the jungle, appreciate the beauty, and complexities in the jungle, and be watchful, vigilant, and alert, so you would not be a prey to the predators in the jungle of life. One thing that will keep you going, on track, and in control of your life is knowing who you really are; know your identity in this JUNGLE of life and protect it with all you have got, it will take you far.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

INSTINCT

INSTINCT

Most of man's responses are based on instinct. These are unlearned, unteachable behavioral patterns that man exhibits in response to certain stimulations, and happenings. A baby is not thought how to cry, smile back at a smiling adult, react to light rays, and many more. Instinct is nature's gift, it is inborn and a necessity for survival, and growth.

Dismissing the relevance, purpose, and application of instinct is at a great detrimental disadvantage to whoever does so. Agatha Christie once said, "Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored". We may not be able to fully define or explain the source of it, but we cannot neglect nor ignore it.

We must always seek knowledge, hunger for more wisdom, and crave to understand, we cannot neglect the place of personal growth and development in every sphere of our living and existence, but one thing is true: we cannot outgrow or out-develop our instinct, it will always be ahead of us, it will always speak to us, it is left for us to listen or not.

In the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson who said, "Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason". David Gemmellalso reiterated when he said, "Trust your instincts, and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you". Do not underestimate the power your instinct possess, listen to it more often, trust it more, it will never lead you astray. Your INSTINCT is your map, use it well.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

HAECCEITY

HAECCEITY

Every man born into this world is of a unique purpose, and essence. A man's identity is incomplete without his purpose on earth, as much as physical features distinguishes all men, purpose and essence is of great importance, and inseparable from the man.

It is what you do, and how you do it, that differentiates you from every other person doing something; the things you accomplish, how further puts a distinction between you and others. You are made special, unique, and irreplaceable, you are the only person that can be you, no other person can be you. You are the only person licensed to approve your becoming, unless you hand over that personalized right and privilege to another man.

Live the life you are supposed to live, do not live by other's rules, by people's opinions, by their thoughts, and ideas; live on your own terms, not irresponsibly, nor unreasonably, but in responsibility, and reasonability. Living by the dictates of other men is living detrimentally, it is living at a disadvantage, because you will not be living at your optimum capacity, by your dreams and visions, but by that of others.

Be you, take charge of your life, align with your dreams, goals, visions, by properly engaging your talents, gifts, and skills. Let the creator of the universe lead you through His works and manifestations in the universe, in nature, and in you. No matter what happens, not matter what comes your way, always keep in mind that only you can make you what you should be, don't betray your essence.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

GUARDIAN

GUARDIAN

You are the light that brighten the dark; you are the map that leads the way; you are the trail we earnestly follow; to you we look up to; in you we trust to lead us to our desired destination. These are words that may likely be uttered about you by some who really look up to you for guidance. They respect, honour, and have the trust in you to lead them right, and bring them to the points in their lives where they will be proud you brought them there. Would you fail them?

You are a guardian, first of yourself, then to many others who cannot be what they are meant to be without someone leading them. Many gardens have become weed infested because the master (GUARDIAN) left them untended, they have lost identity to unwanted, unyielding, and unproductive elements, and activities that has been presented as pleasurable quick fixes to their dilemma and challenges.

Don't let the gardens that are supposed to be green go dry, wet them; don't let the branches outgrow their boundaries, trim them; don't let pest destroy the plants, protect them. You are not just a sidekick, you are a GUARDIAN, guard properly, guard with pride.

Guard with all your strength, guard with confidence, guard your life, your talents, your skills, and abilities, don't let it be trampled, don't let it be ridiculed, maximize its use. Ultimately, guard your mind with everything you have got, it is the source of everything you are, and everything you will become, it is the creator of the life you will live tomorrow, guard it well.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

FLAME

FLAME

When there is a fire, what we see is the flame, it is the proof and evidence of combustion, it is the product of a spark. Flames are mostly temporal, and can only be sustained by continuous, and consistent fuelling of the fire. Fuel for flames can come in different forms, and degrees depending on its source, purpose, and function.

If we must keep the flames alive, we must continue to refuel. Sometimes, we are incapable of refueling, we may need others to help us blow our flames back to life. Like Albert Schweitzer once said, "In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit".

We cannot let the flames of our fire burn out, we cannot allow our zeal, enthusiasm, and eagerness to achieve our dreams and visions be put out by the water of failure, and delay. Irrespective of what happens along the way we must keep the flames alive because, it gives light to you and others, it is a signal of hope and brightness, it is a sign that it is not yet over.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir once said, "Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement." Give attention to the little sparks in your life, the seemingly irrelevant talents, the now unrecognized gifts, they can become the vehicle that takes you to your most desired destination.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".

EGALITARIAN

EGALITARIAN

"Tolerate no discrimination and moderate no compassion", these are the words of Abhijit Naskar, and this cannot be more succinct. Intolerance to discrimination is one of the surest and effective way to having an equal and fair society. When we do not allow our differences separate us, we have a better and stronger community.

Being human goes beyond what you want to achieve, accumulate, and get for yourself; it goes beyond you, it is about what your environment, society, community, and the world become because of you; it is about your impact and not just your success or achievement.

It was Abhijit Naskar who also said, "A human without a strong sense of justice, is no human - a human without a strong sense of acceptance, is no human - a human without a strong sense of egalitarianism, is no human". Irrespective of your position, status, and class, you must be willing and ready to let and allow others be who and what they want to be, have what they want to have, and do what they want to do.

We all are created equal, but our families are not equal; we all are born equal, but not into equal situations, and conditions; we all came to the world in same manner, but not into same countries; we all are made from earth, but our results are not the same; the privileges we have therefore does not in anyway make us higher than others, they are merely gifts that we enjoy unmerited. We should therefore live for justice, for peace, for unity, we should be EGALITARIAN.

(A➡️Z)14➕Z)

John Kamikun

Author, "366 days of wisdom".