I’ve been struggling with prayer. I oscillate between not having anything to say and reading out a wish list of needs, wants and desires. ‘Father bless me, protect me, guide me’…and then my phone beeps and I take a quick peek to see who it is…. On other day, I forget completely, remembering only when I’m in a fix or need…
It’s the second edition of our #powerseries and already we’ve seen that its catching some buzz! For this edition we’ve decided to take a deeper look into power by examining the ways we can become powerful. This is important because as we discussed last week, for a long time we’ve seen power as command and control instead of an opportunity…
So I’m going to be honest. Sunday was difficult for me. I felt completely lethargic and out of sorts and this morning was worse. It wasn’t that I had nothing to do, my to do list still has tasks that should have been completed in May! Yet here I am, unable to find the zeal to get out of bed…
By GLYNNIS WHITWER “And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, statutes and decrees and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided.” 1 Chronicles 29:19 (NIV) Cheri handed my crying baby to me, his little eyes swollen, his sobs subsiding into gulping sighs. Within seconds, Robbie calmed as I nuzzled him and kissed…
There is something magical about watching Usain Bolt run. From the way he gets tall after the first 30meters of the race his knees up, shoulders down, eyes forward to the last 10meters were he checks the competition, although at this point there is usually little need. As the fastest man to ever run a 100meter or 200meter race, Usain…
There are many issues Nigerians prefer not to discuss. We have perfected the art of secrecy and keeping up with appearances. The problem with secrecy is it prevents healing. 10 years ago, my guest, Bassey Ikpi was diagnosed with Rapid Cycling Bipolar 2 disorder, which is a mental illness characterised by episodes of hypomania and depression. Bassey didn’t shrink into…
By Glory Edozien To live doesn’t mean you’re alive- Nikki Minaj. As we crossed over into the Newyear, I made a resolution to myself that I have made every year and failed at woefully- I vowed I would loose a significant amount of weight. Throughout January, I toyed with the idea of joining a gym, as I continued gulping down…
If you were ever unsure of how to answer this question, or thought you knew the answer, Steve’s extremely moving TED speech provides a new level of understanding. We all know Steve Jobs, the amazing entrepreneur and innovator. The co founder, chairman and CEO of Apple inc who died in October 2011. His story has been a source of motivation…
This has to be the VIDEO OF THE WEEK! If you are a regular visitor on Inspiredbyglory.com you’ll quickly spot that we give more credence to positive reinforcement of women’s self esteem than we do size. We are all about health and fitness but predominately about loving yourself regardless of the size label of your clothes. So when we saw…
By Mark Tuschman In the middle of the night on April 14, 2014, the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram broke into the hostels where 276 schoolgirls slept in the town of Chibok in north-east Northeast Nigeria. Corralled into trucks, the girls were held by gunpoint and abducted into the night. Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, later claimed that under Sharia law…
