Thursday, December 22, 2011

WE GOT THE POWER !!!

You must be wondering where am I going with this piece. Well, well, well… I will be discussing how women exercise power in relationships. Do you know that women have more power in their relationships than they think?

We got the power to make the world go around, so do not be manipulated by traditional values about power. Society perceive women as inferior and the weaker partner in relationships because men are molded to be the superior begin designed to make decisions. These societal values have been imbedded in the mindset of many women and have been programmed to say YES at all times to enhance male supremacy

 What is my point??

OK! I was having a conversation with four of my female co-workers at work and the topic of power came up.

During our discussion, one of my co-workers told us an interesting situation which sparked my interest to write this piece. She said she just got out of a 7 years relationship about 5 months ago and she was having a hard time getting over it. She said “I have been extremely sad because I have always been submissive to him and never taught he will end the relationship”.

So as the conversation got more fascinating, she said to us “I have a problem saying NO to men. I am currently seeing someone right now but I had intercourse with this guy too early. I feel guilty about my actions and I really wish I can say NO sometimes… the funny thing is that I don’t even know the status of this relationship. I feel like a sex fling to him. I can’t say NO if he wants to see me because I’m scared he’s going to leave me too.  I have developed some feelings for him but I’m certain that he doesn’t feel the same way about me.”

Let stop right here and Let me break it down.

Being submissive in your relationship does not mean you can’t say NO to your partner. As a woman, you should know where you stand because that would determine the success of your relationship. Men are more likely to mistreat, disrespect and take advantage of women that are afraid to say NO.

The truth is that women always had power from the moment God created us. But the problem is that some women have difficulties accessing this power through submissiveness. Although women are supposed to be submissive to their partner, it does not imply that we cannot access power through humility, meekness, patience and humbleness. Saying NO in respect to submissiveness does not make a woman difficult, stubborn and hardheaded. We are just exercising our power.

Don’t get me wrong or misunderstand me. We have all been in situations where we didn’t have the courage to say NO to something we disagreed with. Many years ago, NO was not part of my vocabulary. As I was getting mature, I came to the realization that I was not exercising the power I had. Honestly, learning to say NO has really boosted my self-esteem and enlighten my life


Practice to say the word NO.  

NO I’m too good for you.
NO I  don’t like the gift you gave me.
NO I’m not going to the movies with you.
NO I’m not sleeping with you.
NO I am not going out with you.
NO you have to wait till I am ready.

Learning how to say NO is an empowerment for one’s self because it gives us the authority to control situations. Learning to say NO can transform our life from negative to positive.

Utilize your power because you are in control of your own destiny

Cheers



**Express and Reflect on your World** 


 Sincerely,


 Prissy Birago

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Positive affirmations…Transforming life



I use to wonder how I could attract positive energy to manifests in my life. I have concluded that the development of positive mindset is the most powerful life approach to a better life. I have been an advocate for positive thoughts for the past few years because I am a living testimony to this strategy.

We all know it is very difficult to develop positive energy or think positive in this distracting world. Some people believe that having a positive mindset about every situation in our life is not realistic. But, do you know that developing positive affirmations in your everyday life attract positive things on the personal and professional level?

Positive affirmations can be associated with the concept of “Law of attraction”. When you adapt to this technique, you begin to witness a positive transformation in your life. Positive thoughts change the mindset of individuals to have more passion about life. For instance, imagine waking up every morning, blasting excitement and joy for a new wonderful day. This will allow one to develop a positive attitude to life.

My success story about positive affirmations. 

At the start of 2011, I had a lot of goals I had set to accomplish before the end of the year. Attaining an excellent career was the number one goal on my list. However, I kept in mind that my accomplishment would not come easy because good things are not straightforward but I was determined to obtain what my heart craved for.

I am a firm believer in taking risks in life. On September 9th 2011, I woke up at 6am in the morning getting ready for work, and suddenly felt in my spirit I needed to quit my job. I made a major move that morning; I called my job and advised them that I will no longer be working with them again. It felt great the first couple of days, but afterward, I started having thoughts if this “big move” was the right move for me at that time knowing that I had no secure job waiting for me.  Later on that week, I started reading books and some bible chapters to strengthen my thoughts and faith.

Having faith as a Christian means positive thoughts and having confidence that goodness will result out of the situation. Although I wasn’t working and didn’t have any source of income coming in, I still woke up in the morning happier than ever. I even decided to use my spare time to volunteer at my church convention for a month.

I had been applying for numerous jobs and attending jobs interviews that did not fit my criteria. On October 4th, I applied for an analyst position at one of the major banks in Canada. Based on my qualifications and my educational background, I thought the position was way out of my lead. But I kept thinking positive and praying that God would open this major career path for me. Behold and behold, I was able to receive 2 interviews with this bank. Although, I had not been offered the position at the bank yet, I kept referring to the position as my job. At times I even told people that I was an analyst at the bank although my offer was not finalized.

From the moment I applied for the position, I refused to apply for any other job because I wanted to eliminate any second thoughts. This was how positive and certain I was about this job position. With some prayers and positive mindset, after a month of processing, I was offered the position. I started the job two months exactly after I terminated my position at my previous job. And to top it off, my starting salary is 50% more than my previous earning. This is what I call the genesis of tremendous possibilities.

Think positive, have faith and believe in yourself that you too can be great. God has granted us all the resources to become successful in this life, it is up to us on how we think about the resources and how to use them. Positive thinking and positive affirmations is a helpful technique to help us create and develop powerful and positive attitude towards life. With this power at hand, we can change failure to success and move up to new levels in life.  Be and think positive.

To God be the Glory

**Express and Reflect on your World**

Sincerely,

Priscilla  Birago

Friday, September 23, 2011

I AM TROY DAVIS



I am still in disbelief and extremely horrified at the inhumane and injustice act that took place on Wednesday night. The American Justice System has failed us once again! It’s not the first and it will not be the last. Georgia Parole Board denied clemency for Troy Anthony Davis, after being on death roll for two decades. Mr. Davis was accused for the murder of an off-duty officer in 1989.

This case has caused an international outrage and has many people asking if justice was really served. Personally, I believe justice was not served because Troy Davis was not guilty beyond reasonable doubt.

Anyone that followed his case clearly knows that this case was not prosecuted properly. How can a man be executed for murder when there was no solid evidence supporting the case? In addition there was no DNA evidence connecting Mr. Davis to the murder.

Mr. Davis claimed his innocence till his death bed and before his execution, he said to his family and friends “continue to fight this fight.” In order words, his family and friends should fight to prove his innocence and his freedom that he has been fighting for two decades.

Freedom does not come easy to some individuals. Freedom is independence, free-will, liberty, choice, self –determination, autonomy, sovereignty, and lastly, lack of restriction. We all seek for freedom but freedom is not easily obtained for individuals like Troy Davis. It takes determination and a long fight to achieve it and sometimes it is not achieve at all. Nevertheless, freedom comes easily to certain individuals or groups that are more favored in the North American society.

Evidently, black people in our society have fought a great deal to achieve freedom. Since emancipation from slavery, black people still faces the biggest restrictions in the justice system. North American justice system is manipulated and systematically set up to favor the higher class society. Presently, there are a higher percentage of black people that are concentrated on lower level of society, which means that the justice system of the state favors black people the least.

I am still outraged by the route the state of Georgia took. Troy Davis was innocent and he has been claiming his freedom and innocence for two decades.

Troy Davis said “All I can ask ... is that you look deeper into this case so that you really can finally see the truth." If troy Davis was white, I am certain that the system would have taken time to analyze his case careful and granted him freedom or reduced his sentence to life imprisonment.  It sad to say this, but the justice system is unfair.

It would be understandable if there was solid evidence supporting the murder and if all nine people who testified against Troy Davis did not alter their initial testimony. But that was not the case, because seven of the nine trial witnesses recanted their testimony against him. The US Supreme Court took an unusual long period of time to come to a decision. Troy was still executed after all these factors surfaced and indicated that he might be innocent.

There is no justice for capital punishment or an eye for an eye principle. It is tragic how the US justice system keeps on failing. Retribution punishment is certainly not the solution to crime in a civilized society. In my opinion it is barbaric and this form of punish does not deter crime. No-one and I mean no-one has the right to take a life, including the Government.

Before Troy’s execution, he also said to the prison officers “may God have mercy on your souls. May God bless your souls.” And Yes, May God truly have mercy on their souls for taking his life.

 I have now come to the conclusion that the “greatest nation” is not the greatest after all. It is uncivilized and has engaged in barbarism.

Many people have lost trust in the US justice system for many years because there are people that have been wrongfully convicted and incarcerated. As a result, people have been losing hope that the justice system will not be there to support them if they were in a similar situation.

I am certain that one of the many reasons Georgia Parole Board denied the clemency is because they did not want the world to identify the inaccuracy and errors in the system.
If they reopened the case to prove Mr. Davis was innocent, it will give people more reasons to loose faith in the American justice system. In addition, it will also cause the government millions of dollars to reopen the case and keep Mr. Davis alive.

It is a tragedy that they sacrificed Troy Davis’ innocence to glorify the US Justice System. “May God have mercy on their souls and may God bless their souls.”

Troy Anthony Davis, You’re in a better place. May your soul rest in peace.



**Express and Reflect on your World** 

Sincerely, 

Prissy Birago

Sunday, September 18, 2011

ROAD TO EVERLASTING HAPPINESS

 Most women anticipate their wedding day from a very young age. They create in their imagination the type of man they would want to spend the rest of their life with. And when a woman diligently seeks the lord and prays for their heart desire, there comes a point in her life where she will find her true love. It may take many years and some a few years to find their King of the Kings but when that moment arrivals you know that they have been highly favored by the Most High God.
This piece is dedicated to my one and only Constance Love. Today is her 1st week wedding anniversary and I can’t wait to celebrate her 10th year wedding anniversary with her and her hubby.

  Groomsmen and Bride-maids are just too beautiful :) No more words can describe it.

My beautiful and lovely childhood friends, can't wait to see everyone of you walk down the aisle. Love you all.


Over the past years, our friendship and sisterhood has blossomed into something beautiful and wonderful. I will forever be honored and grateful that my lovely sister chose me as her maid of honor; to stand by her and celebrate one the most significant days of her life with her.


Below is a piece of the speech I wrote for Constance Love on her wedding day.

Constance is one of the kindest and warmest people I have ever met in my life. Her Godly soul is full of humbleness and generosity. Constance cannot get angry or mad. She looks very funny when she tires to get angry because it not in her. Often times people’s names are just for identification purposes, However Constance love is dissimilar because she acquires all the great virtues to her middle name “Love”.

"Love is patient, love is kind. She does not envy, she does not boast, she is not proud. She does not dishonor others, she is not self-seeking, she is not easily angered, and she keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. She always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres”.(1 COR 13 :4-7).

I was reminded of the saying ‘the first impression goes a long way’ because when I meet Solomon for the first time, I knew in my gut that this would be the man Constance would spend the rest of her life with. He is extremely respectful, peaceful and his persona demonstrates that he truly loves and cares for Constance. His demeanor about life indicated that he was God fearing and that is one of the greatest virtues to find in a man.

Constance, you are highly favored. May God continue to bless and enrich this marriage for many many more years to come and bless it with prosperity, wellness and children. God bless you Solomon and Constance. You both have found your soul mate and I am extremely happy to see both of you start a new life together.


**Express and Reflect on your World**

Sincerely,

Prissy Birago

Thursday, September 15, 2011

BIG MOVES

Dear Blog,
 
I took a very big risk this week.  I called my work and advised them that I will no longer be working with them. Guess what?? I did not attempt to give them advance notice. Don't  get me wrong, it was a good job with good pay but I felt like l didn’t belong there and that I could do better.  It was a spontaneous move; A big move that would define and change my future.

I woke up early this morning in a different world, looking outside my window and thinking to myself if this so called “big move” was the right move.  I felt like going back to bed and waking up with all my anxiety and worries disappearing.  I knew it was impossible because that is not how life works.  I immediately called my friend and could not stop crying on the phone. She said to me, “This is not you Priscilla, This is not the Priscilla that I know. I feel like am talking to a totally different person.” I couldn’t stop crying because I knew this was not me.  I said, “Priscilla better days are coming, pull yourself up because you have tough skin".

In life, you must  take risk to know where you belong in this world

I know a new era has begun and the old era has been diminished. This year has been going as planned and most of my goals has been accomplished. I will not allow the devil to twist my mind, and have me think that I made the wrong choice. I now know I made the right decision because I am about to achieve my biggest goal by far this year. God will continue to guild me and lead me to the right path. 

Prissy is all about taking big risks.. Lets goooooooooo baby!!!!




**Express and Reflect on your World**

Sincerely,

Prissy Birago

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

WHAT IS YOURRR LATTE FACTOR???

Dear Blog

One of my Goals for 2011 was to gain better financial stability. Honestly, we all know it is hard to eliminate our spending habits from our daily activities. Most of us are addicted to spending. I tried to use one of the saving techniques, which was writing and planning accordingly, and trying to eliminate unnecessary spending. And trust me; it was not an easy one! So, I have been searching and reading books on financial freedom to help strengthen my mind in the financial realm.

I discovered that we are all programmed to spend what we earn.  The more we earn, the more we spend on lavish things to “try” to live comfortably. We all desire to attain a good job so that we would be able to“save”. So we say! But the truth is, wealth is not built on how much money we earn but how we plan to spend our money and what we invest the money in.

I came across this angelical book called “Start Late, Finish Rich” by David Bach. Believe me, this book is amazing!  I believe this book did not just land in my hands for an irrelevant reason but rather a tool from God to teach me on some of the important techniques to financial freedom. While reading the book, I discovered a financial strategy called “Latte Factor”. Latte Factor is a concept created to enable us to become aware of the unnecessary “little expenditures” that we waste our money on, without realizing how much they add up to.

The purpose of this concept is to allow us to track our daily spending, and become more conscious of the money we waste on little things like, Starbucks coffee, chocolate bars, Spas or Dinning out every day. And while monitoring our spending, we take some of the money and deposit  it into an investment account, example RRSP. By doing so, we will be saving a fortune when we least expect it.

I found my Latte Factor

Before Work
Apple or Orange juice =$ 1.50
Bagel with strawberry cream cheese = $ 1.89
At 10:30
Timmy’s medium fruit smoothie =$3.48
Timmy’s Chicken wrap =$2.59
M&M =$1.00
Noon (No lunch)  
Mr Greek Roast chicken dinner =$7:78
_______________________________________
Average total daily spending  = $18.24

If I take $ 15 a day from my daily spending and deposit it in my investment account, guess how much I would be saving …

Assumes 10% Annual Rate of Return
Daily Investment
Monthly
Investment
10 Years
20 Years
30 Years
40 Years
50 Years
$15
$450
$92, 180
$341,716
$1,017,220
2,845,836
$7,795,976


Hypothetically, if I and my significant other or a friend is saving together, in a span of 50 years we will save $ 15,591,952

Over 15 million dollars will be saved if I cut out my little lavish things. 

Dear Blog, It’s really mind blowing.

I really wish they taught this in school…but I’m glad to say, I have now found my latte factor , WHAT ABOUT YOU??





**Express and Reflect on your World**


 Sincerely,

Prissy Birago

Sunday, August 7, 2011

IS GOD A VENDING MACHINE???

Oh God, Oh God, Oh God

“I need you right now. I know I haven’t been very good lately, but I promise if you help me pass this exam, I will be really good. I have not been trying my best to study for this exam but God you said we shall ask and you shall give it to us. So God, I am praying and asking you right now, please please please pleaseeeeee help me pass this exam and I promise I will not party before my exams again. Pleaseeeeeee God pleaseeeeeee  . Amen”

This was one of my many prayers during exams period in first year university. Thinking back, I treated God like a vending machine. I constantly expected God to grant me all my “wants” after praying. I finally grasp that God does not work that way. God does not respond to all our prayers instantly. He examines our current situation, and decides if our desires will be beneficial to us at that present time; then he takes action! If it's not beneficial, he would refuse our request until we are in the right position to receive our wishes.

 Imagine how this world would be if every prayer was answered?!

About month ago, I was waiting for the face of God for 15days.During this time, I prayed for certain possessions, however I was aware that not all my prayers would be answered instantaneously.

 
Few weeks after, I was conversing with my male friend and about 15mins into the conversation, he randomly said, “After the 15days of fasting and praying, have you received any results from God yet?  I said yet?!! Honestly, I was shocked he would ask me such an irrational question. I made it clear to him that I am not expecting things to happen right away. Excellent results will come when God is ready to grant it to me.

Many times we treat God like a vending machine, expecting to press the right button and receive exactly what we requested for.  We select A-6 and expect to receive Hershey chocolate but when we receive the wrong product or receive nothing, we tend to get irate. God does not perform in such manner.  He works on his own will and gives us the gifts he knows we are prepared enough to handle when the right time approaches. God will not respond to our prayers when we are not mature or equip enough to handle it.  

Why do we get angry or lose faith  when we feel like God is not answering our prayers?

 
Is God a Vending machine? NO!! Vending machine has many malfunctions. Sometime it steals our money; it may be out-of-order or run out of products. And when this happens to us, we may try to kick it or even shake it, hoping that the machine will grant us what we wanted.  God does not work that way; he never malfunction when he’s at work. God evaluates our capacity and our current circumstances before he grants us our desires. He ensures our faith is strong and we are prepared enough to handle what he bestows to us.

We should remember to treat God like God and not a mindless machine. There is no price on his endless love and gifts. He’s not a seller but a free giver.  We should operate in confidence and faith and once our capacity is develop to a level that is acceptable to God, we will claim our possessions.


**Express and Reflect on your World**


Sincerely,


Prissy Birago

Sunday, July 24, 2011

LITTLE MIRACLES

 I profess; God is changing my reality into a transforming living testimony. One word to describe it; Miraculous! God works in mysterious ways and it always amazes me. Sometime we may wonder why things happen and why it happened to us. We should be appreciative and realize that everything happens for a purpose. God performs “little miracles” in our lives everyday, every-minute and every-second. Often times, we never acknowledge it or recognize the “little miracles” in our lives. For example, being able to wake up every morning, being able to talk and walk and being able to drive home safe are all "little miracles." We take our “little miracles” for granted!! Many times God manifest to us through our "little miracles", but often, we don’t comprehend the new direction the spirit of God is leading us to. As result, the devil discovers a new approach to divert us from God and try to dispossess our destiny.

Heaviness is one of the major distractions the devil uses as a platform to derive us from reaching to the top. Feeling heavy hearted or unhappy is the devils antics to move us from our ordained destiny.

 I was once a victim! Couple of weeks ago, on my sister’s graduation, my heart was excessively heavy. A day of rejoice was transformed into a day of sorrow. I felt my heart was in the wrong place and I couldn’t identify the roots of my sadness. To make matter worse, I went to bed the same night not only feeling heavy but angry as well.  I woke up the next morning feeling worse than before.

While I was on my way to work that morning, my mind started to wonder and make up negative reasons as to why I was feeling heavy. The more I wondered, the more I found myself trenched in depression. I knew this feeling was not from God. So I decided to turn to my everyday therapy, Reading!! The book I was reading for the week was called “In Pursuit of Vision by David Oyedepo. I began to read where I left off. Ironically the chapter I was reading at that particular time was about being free of cares, worries and anxiety. Right there, I knew God was manifesting and speaking to me through this book.  I came across a section in the chapter that was discussing about heaviness.

 I discovered that “heaviness is a spirit (Isaiah 61:3). It is one of Satans strategies for stripping God’s people naked…No reason is strong enough to cast us down as wherever casts us down has succeeded in making us a failure.  The devil steals people’s joy so he can make victims of them.  But we have the gift of joy from the most high God. Heaviness takes us out of our father’s house and places us where the enemy can flog us. But if we see a glorious tomorrow, no devil can cast us down. If we can see what lies ahead of us, we can afford to insult the devil and slap his face."(Oyedepo, 2008)

The moment I read “insult the devil and slap his face” I read it over again and began to smile and laugh out loud because I knew the devil was a lair .I will forever slap and laugh in his face because he has been defeated. My joy was restored back to me after reading the chapter in the book. Some people may not find this as a major transformation, but I consider this to be one of my “little miracles.” God shifted my mind in minutes because he spoke to me through this book, to demonstrate how powerful he is. Reading the book was what I call a therapy from God aka “little miracles.” I was once searching to identify nature or the roots of the heaviness but after seeking the therapy from God, I concluded that the devil is the roots of heaviness. Hence, rejoice and acknowledge the Lord for the “little miracles” in our everyday lives.



**Express and Reflect on your World**

Sincerely,

Prissy Birago

Thursday, June 23, 2011

YES YOU’RE FULL OF YOURSELF…SO WHAT??!!



I believe that achieving self confidence is an excellent reward for one's self because it’s an important virtue one can acquire to reach their goals and aspirations in life. When one gains self confidence, they tend to believe in themselves and carry faith knowing that everything they desire is achievable. One's thoughts and actions are engraved in positivity because one who attains self confidence is not consumed in negativity. Self confidence enhances the maturity of the mind, heart and soul because one that achieves this virtue puts their mind, heart and soul in everything they do.

 

You can never attain too much self confidence when it’s in lined with the word of God.
Self Confidence is limitless. There is no desirable level where you can say enough is enough, no more confidence.

 It’s like saying you have too much wisdom. It important to seek for more wisdom from God that can assist you to excels in life. You must always have an open mind to learn and explore new things about yourself. Self confidence paves the way for you to have the courage to take risk in life and makes you much stronger to say no to fear.

So, it is imperative to seek for more.

Because maturing in self confidence in God does not mean that you’re full of yourself.

It means…

You just have more assurance that you’re unique.

You just have more poise that you’re one in a billion!

You just don’t give a thought about what people have to say about you

Because you KNOW God made you this way.

SO, WHO CARES WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY!!! LET THEM TALK



**Express and Reflect on your World**

Sincerely 


Prissy Birago

Saturday, June 18, 2011

SELF ACTUALIZATION AND INDEPENDENCE

About 2 months ago, I wrote an article called “Till death do us apart”... This article was about Marriage and Relationships and the importance of knowing who we choose to spend our lives with. I have decided to repost one reader’s comment on the article and my response to the comment. Please feel free to read the comment and let me know your perspective on this topic as well...

Anonymous said... 

This is the year when most of us (those 86ers) turn 25. I am also seeing more and more friends starting to tie the knot, and get engaged. I loved the fact that you mentioned the fine print, I am finding that some folks I know are merely doing these things simply to say "am doing it" - despite ill treatment from there significant others? What do you think about those that get engaged/married despite mistreatment from a spouse? Simply because they are trying to stay enroute with "the plan" that all others are adhering to, that is to 1) finish university 2) get married 3) have kids? what about self actualization, independence etc.. Don't get me wrong, I strongly believe in accomplishing great things, I have completed my Bachelors and Masters before hitting 25, as well as maintaining a relationship, however, I think that such a commitment should be made with a person that truly makes you feel special, and for the right reasons, and not merely as a fashion statement. 

Me …

I think many individuals are too comfortable in their relationships, even when they know it's unhealthy. Many young women are scared to end their relationships because they worry too much of what others are going to say about them. Yes, it understandable if you're in a relationship for long but some individuals want to please everyone, so they would stick with the plan and "do it" despite ill treatment from their partners. There are many factors that may also plays into this . ex// insecurities.

Moreover, I do believe that self actualization and independence is vital. Realizing your potentials and capabilities in life is significant, but sometimes some individuals may achieve self actualization through their significant others. For example, there are some boyfriends/husbands that encourage and support their girlfriends/wives to reach their full capabilities.

I think self actualization goes hand in hand with Independence

However, how long is a woman going to obtain the "independence" status for ? Don't get me wrong, we all say we are independent and strong women because we work, graduated, make our own money and feel like we don't need anyone to satisfy us... but there are times we may need someone by our side just to comfort, encourage , enhance our self esteem and boost self-awearness

So, if we do find someone that support us in everything we do, than it will make us feel special for the right reasons.



**Express and Reflect on your World**


Sincerely,

Prissy Birago

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

48HRS BEFORE JUDGMENT DAY

 
Dear Blog

Yahhh Vegas !!!. That’s another story for another day. Anyways, I and my girlfriends decided to take a walk on the strip of Las Vegas. While walking, we saw a young man in his early twenties, preaching about the judgment day. Suddenly, a young irate woman, appeared from an unidentified planet and snatched the microphone from the preacher’s hand, shouting, "There is no judgment day". At the moment, I found it very amusing because she was intoxicated and acting a fool out of herself. Now, reflecting back on the incident makes me wonder about the end of time prediction by Harold Camping. According to Harold Camping, Saturday, May 21st 2011 was “rapture and judgment” day. And off course his theory was invalid.  But what if his prediction actually occurred???? Then what???

As a believer, I know that nobody acquires the knowledge or ability to identify the day and hour of judgment day. In retrospective, many of us thought the prediction was false and never once believed it. But there were some followers that were convinced that the prediction was legitimate. Some followers gave away their life time possessions because they believed in  Camping’s judgment day ideology.


Nobody knows when judgment day would come but, when if it does, there would be no such thing as discrimination.

Swagger or no swagger, we'll be judged!
Rich or no rich, we'll be judged!
Short or no short, we’ll be judged!
Dead or no dead, we’ll be judged!

Everyone would face judgment from God.

But…Wouldn’t it be beautiful if we knew at least 48hours in advance before Judgment day?
I think it would be great!

What if the world was really coming to an end on May 21st 2011? Many of us heard about the prediction weeks and days before.

What will I do in the last 48hrs before judgment day?


7 things I would do in 48hrs before judgment day
1) I would run on the streets of Toronto half naked shouting and
screaming, “Rapture is coming, rapture is coming!!!”

Ok there! I’m not that crazy.  I would actually call all my family and friends, including my enemies give them big hug, kisses and profess my love for them.

 2) I would eat all the best food in the world. I would go to The Keg, pick up my favorite meal -Thai grill chicken with virgin Miami-Vice…hmm yummy. I would also pay a visit to Starbucks coffee and order 48 strawberry frapiccino with wipe cream on top for every hour left. In addition, I would order banana cheese cake as my dessert.  I would eat till I can't eat no more because this is no time for weight watchers scheme. After all God will not be watching weight at judgment day. Right!?

3) I would sell my entire asset; everything including my crappy car and
my inheritance. I would go on the streets and homeless shelters and give half of
my money to the poor. I’m not saying I don't give to the needy but I
would give beyond my abilities.

4) I would go to the Summerhill spa , get a pedicure, manicure and wax. Get a
professional hair dresser to do my hair. Order one of Alexander Mcqueen best dresses and one Christian Louboutin “Very Richie” shoes.

I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING. STOP JUDGING ME IN YOUR MIND
God said we should look our best when we going to his house :)

6) Call my potential husband and tell him to marry me right there and
then because there is no time to waste.

7) Nobody is perfect and I am not perfect, so I would spend my last hours at church waiting for the face of God. I would be confessing my sins, praying, worshiping and praising his name.


But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope....  For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God.  And the dead in Christ will rise first.  Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.  And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
"Therefore, comfort one another with these words" I Thessalonians 4:13-18

**Food for thoughts **


**Express and Reflect on your World** 

Sincerely,

Prissy Birago

Thursday, May 19, 2011

THE CHANGES THAT MAKES ME TICK

Dear Blog,

I promise to share more great insights with you at least once a week. I'm Sorry for mistreating you but I am glad to let you know I have been keeping up with some of the things I listed on my possessions for 2011.I have been keeping myself very busy and also in the process of launching a major project with my partners. To be frank, I am proud of the things I have accomplished so far. I need to pat myself on the back for keeping  things up. I told my self this year would be my year for positive change. And indeed I feel the change has begun already.

Yes, New Prisssyyyy in the house. Woot Woot!!

The sweet tingling feeling of change is unstoppable.

                                                                        

So I am trying to justify why i am so joyful today
Uhmm, let me guess. I think am happy because of the Victoria long weekend that's coming up


Hmmm or maybe it because of my two spontaneous trips creeping up on me.

Anyways, who care what's making me delightful. Either way I’m happy. 


I was Pregnant with joy today. I was actually nice to everyone at work today, including my co-workers and the clients .So... One of my co-worker said I looked like a banana because I have been wearing yellow jacket for the past three day.

Silly, right?
Prissy banana??
Hell noo!!
I'm Prissy sunshine.
Shining through out the day.


Wow talk about change. Trust me, this change is good because it ticks me in the right places.


Hence, these are 3 little changes that made me tick this week :)

1) Every two weeks, I  rotate between inspirational books and fictional novels. This week, I decided to reread "Medea's uninhibited commentaries on love and life” by Tyler Perry .Trust me this book has been making me laugh to myself like crazy Medea.

2) For the past 3 months I have been wearing my nails natural and plain with no nail polish. But this week I painted my natural nails with fuchsia pink polish. Something fun and different. This is a big change for me, because I’ve been wearing fake nails for a while.

3)  As you may already know, I can never stop cutting my hair bald. It in my blood to wear short hair. However, I decided to wear long hair for a change. My choice of hair  this week is curly jerry curls (no stress to fix it).

I know these changes are not big changes but they are sufficient enough  for me to feel different. Little by little is all it takes for a major change in my life.

Dr. Dennis O'Grady, Once said "Change has a bad reputation in our society. But it isn't all bad — not by any means. In fact, change is necessary in life — to keep us moving ... to keep us growing ... to keep us interested. ... Imagine life without change. It would be static and boring and dull."





**Express and Reflect on your World** 

Sincerely,


Prissy Birago

Saturday, May 14, 2011

NO REGRETS


“I have learned that not everything you want in life is necessary good for you. Some people you meet in life entail evil spirit that contributes to your failures in life. It’s not a matter of yourself but it’s a matter of who you associate yourself with. I have learned to acclimatize myself in positive surroundings rather than negative surroundings because my association determines who I become in the future. Out with the old; in with the new. Yes Failure is not my portion” - by  Priscilla Birago

So...

The above has been my personal mission statement for the past year. I am constantly referring to this statement in my note pad to empower and motivate myself to work towards my goals in life.

 This past week has been my reflection and meditation week; reflecting on the amazing works of God in my life. I am honestly losing counts of the blessings God has restored in my life. Moreover, I am pleased and happy at the direction things have been moving for me. I feel some sort of victory and peace within my heart because I know that I have won the race already.

During my reflection period, I also thought about the unpleasant things I engaged in the past. The foolish things I did when I was younger(not to say I'm old now ) but the wrong people I have associated myself with and the people I permitted to influence my thoughts and lifestyle. The people I once thought were part of my survival tool kit in this complex world, has surprisingly diminished.

From my perspective, I believe God works in seasons. Every season is a harvest time, where God provides me with new plans in my life.  And it’s up to me how I will execute the plans and yield tremendous results.

There are some seasons I allowed  certain individuals in  my  life that I thought I could not survive or succeed  without. Ironically, the moment the person is out of my life, I can see my self still standing firm, firmer than before. I can suddenly survive and strive for better resources.  I become stronger and stronger to tackle my next challenge.

 I have learned not to dwell on irrational things, especially things that will distract me from serving my soul purpose in life because if certain individuals were relevant in my world, God would definitely permit/plant them in my life forever. I believe their moment was just a brief session; to fulfill certain plans God had for me. Their assignment was temporarily, to lead me into the next level in life.

It's inevitable that I can not avoid thinking about certain things I've done in the past and certain people I associated myself with. But I know my God is a forgiving and loving God. He will not lead me into the wilderness without his guidance and grace. SO...I write with boldness and confidence that I have no regrets because there is a reason for every season. And I believe that everything works together in the end for the good. Failure is not my portion because God is on my side.

There is no need to regret my past life because life goes on beyond my imagination



**Express and Reflect on your World** 


Sincerely,

Prissy Birago

Saturday, April 30, 2011

The Fairytale Wedding

Reports say that royal wedding cost the taxpayers 163 million dollars and the total royal wedding cost was about 50 billion dollars. Wow... I am absolutely in shock. 50billion dollars can possibly eliminate 100% poverty in Africa. God have mercy on us!

Presently, I am proclaiming celebration because I can obtain peace and mind again. It finally over! The wedding of the century is finally over! For the past four months, every television station had special shows pertaining to the royal wedding. As if I am gaining any potential benefit from this event. 

People need a reality check. We need to realize that this wedding was not going to improve any aspects of our life but rather creating more wealth for the royal family.

 I strongly believe that the media over sensationalize unworthy fixations that do not improve our economy but rather make it worse. Consequently, it creates a bigger gap between upper class and the lower class society. This is a representation of supremacy, where by the rich uses their power to dominate, construct and mend the world to their preference. 

We have to face the fact, we are giving more credits to people that do not deserve it. Our taxpaying money is making the rich, richer and the poor, poorer. The media only pays attention to the upper class society and destroys the lower class society.  Ask yourself how many people would even hear or know about your wedding. You will be honoured to have two minutes of your wedding previewed on your local television station. The media would rather showcase statistics of black single parents or gangbangers that are murdered or in jail. It sad to say, but we are all just a number in this world. 

I am still in disbelief at the amount of people that went out camping out for the royal wedding; wasting their precious time and their hard working money for the "wedding of the century." Since the wedding is over, we can all come back to reality. In other words, working more hours to earn the money lost, which means paying more taxes to advance prosperity within upper class society.

 I pray for every African/black person that used their time and money to support the royal wedding. I believe they have been manipulated through the media to enslave themselves in the cold for many hours to make the royal family look more important them. They enslaved our people, stolen our gold, diamonds and many significant resources to make their country
rich. And here you are, standing behind a gated road/park, waving your flag like they would have noticed you.

If we had all the resources in Africa and was never taking away from us, do you think our family would move abroad for this so called "better life"? We are treating them like God, worshiping and praising them every day of our life. We should invest our time and money to praise/worship God and solving bigger problems in this world.

#Peace



**Express and Reflect on your World** 

Sincerely,

Prissy

Thursday, March 31, 2011

"TILL DEATH DO US APART"

Dear Dairy
It has been a while since I shared my inner most thoughts with you. Work life has been diminishing my social life. I must admit, I have been thinking a lot about marriage recently.*BBM Confused face** I have become more aware of married couples, especially young couples lately. Is it because I have been watching a lot of marriage shows on TBS as of late? Ironically I spotted the cutest black couple today at union station while having lunch with my co-worker. Honesty, I could not keep my eyes off them, especially the way they were so cosy together in public.  My eyes were fixed like a camera, searching for the big thing on the young lady’s finger to validate my thoughts. YEAP! There is was the nice big platinum ring on her beautiful long finger.  I thought to myself, Gosh I can’t wait till that big day comes.  Walk down the aisle in a traditional dress and get the ring on my finger than I will anxiously say the five most beautiful words; “Till death do us apart”. Two seconds later after daydreaming, guess who called me?? ROGERS COMMUNICTIONS calling to remind me about my $300 bill. I wanted to take a walk to Lake Ontario and submerge in the water and never come out again. If I only knew what I was signing up for, I would have thought three hundred times before signing up for this lethal contract.
Honestly I have no idea why my mind has been on the idea of marriage these days.
Marriage in my own perspective is like signing up for a new contract with a cell phone company. Marriage is a contract between a man and wife however there are fine prints in the contracts that some individuals disregard or misinterpret before signing up. Prior to signing up for my Rogers' contract, I was mesmerized by the “wonderful” features that came along with blackberry. It sounded perfect and I wanted every bit of it to spice my life. I was thrilled to posses my new berry in the attractive box in my hands. I couldn’t wait to use the camera or the blackberry messenger. My 50 dollar bb plan was just right; exactly what I need for my budget. I was ready to sign my life way for my attractive bb phone because everything seemed faultless. And I did. I signed 3 years of my life to Rogers without reading the “gorgeous fine prints”. I was clueless as to how much headaches and stress I was going to attain from this contract. If I discontinue my service and break my contract, I face a penalty. If I decide to keep my services, I will be paying my dues for signing up with Rogers. On the other hand, if I read the fine prints before signing up for the contract, than I had less surprises. Nevertheless not everything is documented in a marriage contract because people change from time to time but as long as one understands the contract, one will acquire more knowledge to deal with issues in marriage. The lesson learned for me: marriage is such a wonderful thing; however I have to learn, explore and comprehend all the hidden prints in a marriage contracts before signing my life away.
P.S. Congratulations to all marriage couples that have made it pass the 10 years mark.  Hope God will continue to bless you and fill your cup with life!




**Express and Reflect on your World**


Sincerely,

Prissy Birago