I Bi Dem: Woman, Wife, Mother

Insecurity is something that plagues the best of us at different times for different reasons. We feel insecure about various issues like our physical appearance, competence at some tasks or skills and relationships among many others.  It is often expressed as a feeling of anxiety about one’s ability, lack of confidence and feeling vulnerable. We all have some of these feelings at one point or the other. Not to do so will make us narcissist. It is when it becomes a way of life that it becomes a problem. Feeling insecure can rob you of all joy and make you less competent than you really are. No one is born feeling insecure; we learn it as we go through life from experiences like what others say or do to us, our past failures or our take on life issues. The fact that insecurity can keep you from being all that God has planned you to be is enough reason to root it out of your life.  A good way to start is to have a correct opinion of yourself. See yourself the way God sees ...

I wasn't great in Maths at school; in fact I sucked at it. I can't remember 90% of what we were taught. Thank God that I managed to master some simple calculations that I need for everyday life. And thank Him for calculators, conversion tables and Google to help with ‘adult school’. One of the few things I did manage to learn and retain is that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. So till today I always try to take straight routes if they are available. I know that while twists and turns and detours may be good for a story line, they are definitely not the best for me in terms of time and petrol.  Take a trip with me along any river you know and you will notice that that particular maths truth is lost on the river. The rivers simply do not look for a straight path; they look for one without obstruction. The river is all curves and twists and it takes at least twice the required time to get to its destination. But then who is checking the time for a r...