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JUDGE THE BOOK BY ITS COVER

 He looked at her with disgust in his eyes and told her to call her husband! In five minutes, she did. Nkechi had literally begged him not to park his car there. It was a Saturday morning, and she  had gone to the supermarket with Emeka and their youngest child. The car park was half empty with clearly marked spaces for each car, but Emeka just swung in behind another car and boxed it in completely thus blocking its exit! "My dear please  park properly," Nkechi  said.            "If the owner of that car wants to come out, there might  issues." He turned to look at her in utter disbelief and yelled, "Who are you to tell me what to do?  The owner of that car can go and hug a transformer for all I care." She swallowed hard. This was normal for her and after  eleven years, she knew the arithmetic of her marriage -one sentence from her, twenty from him, and the whole day would be completely ruined.  Emeka never took corre...

The Red Car Theory

 Are you familiar with the Red Theory? Let me put it this way… Have you ever decided to buy a red car or any other make of car, or any item for that matter in a particular colour, and suddenly started seeing red cars , or that particular car or things,everywhere? The truth is, the cars were always there. You simply became aware of them. Life works the same way. When you focus on problems, disappointments, betrayal, and failure, your mind begins to collect evidence and data that confirms your fears. Soon it feels as though pain is everywhere and hope is nowhere. If you then intentionally, focus on opportunities, growth, kindness, favour, possibilities, and purpose, something interesting happens…you begin to see them everywhere too. The opportunities were there! The helpers were there! The ideas were there! The open doors were there! Your attention simply wasn't tuned to them yet. This is the power of perspective. What you consistently look for often determines what you consistently ...