Rejuvenated

For the past few months i've been a blogging and writing delinquent. The truth is that I had lost some of my spunk.There was just something missing and I was feeling very demotivated. I struggled with deciding what I wanted to do with this blog and truth is I'm not gonna change much. It's a reflection of me and the stage i'm at in my life. The haphazard but completemotions of my life and I love it as is. So this is just to tell you all .......i'm back! :-) I still won't blog much due to my exams coming up but look for great things this year. They brave may fall but never yield.
 Much Love my sweets, Nella

Be a thinker and a doer

There is always that one student who seems to have an absolute command on everything that he or she does. They are deeply involved in co-curriculars, perform exceptionally well in their academics and they are not lacking in social skills either. These students often called super teens seem to have something that most teens lack.........a thinker-doer attitude.

The world often separates people into thinkers and doers. The thinkers think and the doers do. Thinkers make plans and detailed appraisals but doers get things done. We often cast these impressions unto ourselves and facilitate our grouping into one of these categories. However, what good does it do to be a doer and not a thinker? There is a quote that says: "Thinkers think and doers do. But until the thinkers do and the doers think, progress will be just another word in the already overburdened vocabulary of the talkers who talk."

That being said how can we achieve that balance? How can we execute that thinker-doer behaviour?  We must first think….then do.

1)      Set Clear Goals- Setting goals gives you long-term vision and short-term motivation. Use your goals as a tool for motivating yourself to turn your dreams into a reality. Identify precisely what you want to achieve and note where you want to concentrate your efforts.

2)    Begin with the end in mind- Visualize the end point of your goal and make a plan of action to achieve your goals. Make it realistic and specific to your own needs. One way you can do this is to imagine working backwards from the end point and create a map identifying every step on your journey. Keep the vision of you major goals and dreams at the forefront of your mind.

3)      Set small and intermediate goals- Sometimes when we have large goals we may feel overwhelmed and give up within weeks or even days of setting this goal. A good way to prevent this is to set smaller goals that you can keep track of and cross off every time it is achieved. Small and intermediate goals help you to gain more information. The smaller goals can help you to measure and take pride in the achievement of those goals and thus improve self-confidence in your own abilities.

4)      Take action- You can’t get ahead by sitting on your behind. The major innovators and movers&shakers that really make an impact in any industry are thinkers and doers. They are open to new ideas, new concepts and are constantly trying to improve or change the way things are done. They create effective plans and brilliant strategies for their success. Then they supplement this with efficiently getting tasks done. If you make a plan and don’t take steps to implement it and take action to achieve your goals then you have been twice defeated.

‘If you’re bored with life, if you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things, then you don’t have enough goals.’ ~ Lou Holtz

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

For the past two months I've been a bit MIA. I haven't blogged, tweeted or posted anything in this my world. And believe it's not for lack of ideas it's more for lack of inspiration. I'm at a place where I want to renovate my blog and change the whole direction of it. I want to increase followers and have a specific niche for my blog so for now I'll continue posting until I've completely cemented my vision. I hope you haven't missed me.........too much.

Much Love, 

Nella 

Happy Birthday Bob Marley

Born on this day in St. Ann, Jamaica, Robert Nesta Marley more popularly known as Bob Marley is one of Jamaica's premier cultural icons. He has spread the music of reggae all over the world and has broken many cultural barriers through his songs of peace, love and togetherness. A great cultural icon, stolen at an early age, he will always be remembered for all his contributions to Jamaica and Jamaican culture. Join me in wishing him a

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

One Love,

Nella

Happy Black History Month

Every year the month of February is celebrated as Black History Month. Anything to do with the celebration of a history and heritage and of a people in my opinion is important as it shows not only where you've come from but how far your ancestors came to get you here. I especially appreciate this month as persons of African heritage are often ostracized and demeaned because of the colour of our skin. This leads to things such as 'bleaching' and lightening of the skin, straightening or 'dekinking' hair and disassociation to our heritage, religion, cultural practices and norms which has become a socially acceptable norm in our society. 

Each year a different theme is chosen for the celebrations of the month. This month theme is Black Women: Culture and History. I think it's interesting that this year's theme focuses on the contributions of women as we are often forgotten. Sans Amelia Earhart, Harriet Tubman and a few other named Black women of history, much of our contributions go unknown or unrecognized. In addition, black women tend to face much of the social burden when it comes to our physical characteristics such as our hair, complexion, and curves. We need to change the dynamic of thinking in this arena and embrace our uniqueness.

Let us not forget that we are not only a people of slaves but also of Kings and Queens. We are a people of brilliance, athleticism, musical ability and highly creative in speech, art and drama.  This month I hope to introduce to you a few great gems in history who many not be as popular as they should be. Join me on this cultural journey and hopefully we all learn a lot about ourselves and our history as well.

Much Love,

Nella

Photo Challenge Days 28, 29 & 30

We've officially reached the end of the photo challenge and I must say it really was a challenge to find pictures and take pictures to post each day. As you guys have probably noticed I've been a bit inconsistent with my posts. Anyhoo........let's finish this off with the bang that is to be heard around the world!

Day 28- Nighttime


When others sleep at night we roam the streets. Enjoy this picture of the nighttime! :D

Day 29- Light

This beautiful picture I took of the sunset is amazing at displaying the day 29 theme of light! Don't you agree? 

Day 30- Self portrait


This is Me. 








If you're from Jamaica you know we like our 'brawta' (something extra for you non-Jamaicans), so I added this little image at the end. Yes it's a little shaky and unclear, but it's still an interesting image to me so I decided to add it. 






I hope you've enjoyed my little journey and learnt a little bit more about me. Thank you so much for reading and following my blog. All comments are welcomed.






Much Love,


Nella 

Photo Challenge Days 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 & 27

Hey all!

Here are a few more pics from the photo challenge! I've been slacking off but only a few more days left o let's see if we can finish this with a bang. Join me on this journey! :D

Day 22- Clothing

I've recently fell in love with blazer jackets. I've never been one to jump on fashion fads but I love this style. Paired with a cute pair of shorts and a fitted tee this look is amazing!!!! <3

Day 23- In your closet

So I don't have a picture of the inside of my closet because well I'd hate to show you all my little tidbits and embarrassing stuff but if you look in the background you can see a little peep into my closet.  

Day 24- Gratitude

The only piece of advice I have to share with you all is to give thanks for each day.

Day 25- Artwork

The piece of artwork I decided to share with you today is this portrait of myself. This portrait was made of me by an artist at Devon House on my second date with my boyfriend. :D 

Day 26- Transportation

Helicopter ride!!!! Go big or go home baby!!!

Day 27- Daily Routine

Can you guess what I do in the mornings?

Much Love,

Nella