ELIZABETH ODUWAIYE LIFESKILLS COUNSEL

There are 2 aspects of health in the human nature that are not taken seriously. They are MENTAL HEALTH and DIET. Today, I am going to talk about mental health, the next article after this will be on diet.  Please take note of the fact that mental health is not the same as mental illness.  Most times the word 'mental health' is used to depict a good mental condition.  Nevertheless, the World Health Organization (WHO) stress that MENTAL HEALTH IS “MORE THAN JUST THE ABSENCE OF MENTAL DISORDERS OR DISABILITIES.”  So, what is mental health? Mental health refers to  emotional, psychological, and social well-being . It affects how we THINK, FEEL, and ACT. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. It is worthy of note that mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. This is because a person's    mental health can be affected at any of these stages. Everyone has some risk of developing

 JUST SUCCEED  ****************** You don’t have to trample on others in order to climb up. Don’t step on people’s feet because you want to progress. And take note that somebody’s success doesn’t stop your own; the sky is big enough for every bird to fly without hindrances of any kind. Live and let others live, you can all rise together or apart. Someone’s rising will and should not affect your own. In fact, you should even help others to rise instead of seeing them as competition. I keep saying this: when you help others, you are helping yourself. And when you hinder people’s progress, you hinder your own. Like the popular Nigerian English otherwise known as pidgin/broken English says “Life na turn by turn”. This means that in life, your success’ timing is different from the success timing of someone else.  So, WAIT FOR YOUR TURN. Life is in stages. Just like even the two children born on the same day will not crawl, walk or run on the same day, so also the time of your rising defers

I CAN'T SIT STILL concerning this matter any longer.  Why do people choose to give money to those who have plenty and refuse to give to those who need it? Is it that they find pleasure in allowing the poor wallow in poverty and making the rich richer? Why are people so vain?  Sometimes the average human nature can be very annoying! What is the rationale behind this kind of action? Do you think there's a reward for such giving? No! There's no reward! WHEN YOU GIVE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE MORE THAN YOU DO, YOU WILL BECOME POORER AND THE RICH WILL BECOME RICHER.  THOSE WHO GAVE DAVIDO MONEY ARE NOT ENTITLED TO ANY REWARD! I repeat NO REWARD WHATSOEVER!  I learnt he has donated the money you gave to him as a birthday gift to orphanages. If you are one of those who sent money to him, I pity you, because when the time to reap the benefits of this giving comes, it is Davido that will get the reward for giving to orphanages, not you? Did you give the money to orphanages? No, Davido did,