Secret Smile

Pride and Prejudice BBC versicon
Then Magic of Ordinary Days
The Notebook
Message in a bottle
Babycakes
Pretty woman
when harry met sally
sleepless in seatle
50 first dates
overboard

I am all for Utopia and believing that we should all look at each other as one race the human race. I believe in that very much and hold dear to it but the reality is yes we are the human race but we are different and with our differences we can still co-exist and love each other like my brother from another mother.

As a young black woman it is essential to know that I am black and embrace that.
If we are trying to look like something we are not then we will always be second. If we are going to compete in the white category then we are never going to be good enough because guess what we are not white. We have our own category and there is beauty in that, until we as black women realise that and start showing it to the world, the world (including black men) will still think there is only one category and hold us to those standard.

We automatically without thinking go through this world just complying with society and what the standard of beauty is. That system is flawed because it has only one category and we go through life trying to tick the boxes within that category sometimes subconsciously. We change a few things just to fit in to that category because the opposite of not being in is UGLY.

The reason for this post is that I was going through YouTube and came across a video titled “I’m sick of being told I’m pretty for a black girl…” and it got me thinking. This was not the first video of black women questioning why people think this way and come out with comments like this. I feel so strongly about this and I just think not enough black women get this. Tyra Banks did a few shows about this but it barely scratched the surface and became just another light entertainment.

I think if enough people get it things will start to change. The industry will start to change. Their will be more business investment in black cosmetics, more black models and presenters, a more interesting miss universe where they don’t all look the same just a different shade, people like India Arie and Lauryn Hill will sell more records, sales of weaves will plummet, i will be able to find the right shade of tights, women will go into work with their afros high and proud.

Its not just the industry that will change but generation of young black women will start to believe in themselves, start to see beauty and be bold and confident enough to go into the modeling industry just as they are.

We need to delete everything we think we know about beauty and start again. We need to write our own standard of beauty and realise that we are not the ugly duckling but a beautiful Swan.

I typed in Joyce Meyer on google today so I could get to her website and all this negative articles came up saying how she is full of errors in her message. Through reading some of this article I found myself on a Bob George is wrong blog.
I just got really fed up and had to say something this comment was not just about Bob George but all ministries out there who are facing attack. Here is my comment:

“Bible bashing other Christians work is not the way to go in helping people live a healthy Christian life. You have so much time on your hand, spread the message the way you think it should be instead of picking holes at someone else’s ministry. It makes me sad that instead of Christians uniting and bringing what they have heard from God they hate and criticise other Christians. When God ask you what you have done on this earth what will your response be:

We all have the Holy Spirit in us to discern based on the truth of the word. Are you better than the Holy Spirit? Then please don’t worry about Bob George but focus your energy on what God has to say.”

I am not saying any ministry is right or wrong, that has nothing to do with it. what matters is living your christian life the best God has shown you how, and that is through the bible, word of encouragement from people, christian books and resources and the Holy spirit within.

christart

When your words came, I ate them;

they were my joy and my heart’s delight,

for I bear your name,

O LORD God Almighty.

Jeremiah 15:16

For the word of God is living and active.

Sharper than any double-edged sword,

it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit,

joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12

Jesus answered, “It is written:

‘Man does not live on bread alone,

but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.

Matthew 4:4

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name.

Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.

John 16:24

If you believe,

you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.

Matthew 21:22

Do not be anxious about anything,

but in everything, by prayer and petition,

with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,

will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7

This book really helped me through the first phase of truly understanding what Christianity was all about.
I was born into a Christian family.
We all went to church but I just never understood or liked it.
I always knew there was a God, I was taught to pray as a child and always spoke to him.
When I was 18 and at University I really think thats when my journey towards getting to know God really started.
I had all sort of questions I needed answered.
Atheist’s asking me life questions just because I happened to be a Christian.
In there effort to pull me away from the notion of the existence of God they pushed me towards him.
For I ran to my father with the same questions they had asked and in his loving way he guided me towards people who where further in their journey towards him. He guided me to a church.
A church which happened to be reading this book.
When I started reading this book it filled the gaps in my knowledge of what I knew already about God.
It gave truths to fight the lies that I thought where truths. It really did begin my journey.
This book would not have had much effect if I didnt have people around me to discuss things with, to grow with.
This is what a church is, the people, the family, we grow together.

Heavenly Father, thank you that you will go with me through this day,

that you will bless me and use me to bless others.

Today I take your armor:

the belt of truth around me,

your righteousness as a breastplate to guard the desires of my heart,

the shoes of the good news of your peace,

the shield of faith to repel the attack of the evil one,

the helmet of salvation to guard the thoughts of my mind,

and the sword of the spirit which is your word.

I ask you to surround each member of my family with your protection as they walk through this day.

Guard them from physical and spiritual harm,

I believe you to do this and I thank you for it.

From the book Beginning the Journey

well i got a job on th 17th of july 2007 right after graduation great job as a multimedia specialist at a corporate firm. I love my Job I went permanent at the end of october 2007. I have been really busy. I have been growing up etc. I do everything at work from designing posters to editing videos, making websites everything.

Population below poverty line: 60%
i think as a nigerian not living in the country we need to do something to help our motherland.
if you are a photographer take pictures of nigeria and get it recognised………
if you are a writer start a nigerian blog/magazine telling us all about it…………….
we need more support. we need to put our talents together and make nigeria shine.