Control RAGE

I have been struggling with writing up this blog since last year because it is a very sensitive issue. So I will start with this what is RAGE/ANGER? Rage means a violent uncontrollable anger or a vehement desire or passion. Anger means a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility. Up until when I wrote this blog I never knew there was a positive aspect of RAGE. Most people passionate about their profession, career or life itself could actually be tagged as having RAGE??? Which I have never considered before. Well for me this is actually an amazing discovery.

This blog is focused on the negative bit of RAGE and ANGER. I met several situations that made me extremely mad this week and to be honest I had every right to 'exhibit RAGE towards those situations'. I learnt a bit later in my life that flaring up doesn't help the situation. It would only leave the individuals badly hurt. To be able to control your rage, you will need help. I got my help from my saviour who loved me so deeply that he said I could lay my burdens for He cares. With that help, I found practical ways of controlling ANGER. One of the best ways is actively listening and been slow to speak. A lot of reaction/chemicals are released when you are outrageously anger and it would be very easy to make hurtful comments that can never be taken back. People have lost friendship, relationships and ever marriages because they were too quick to release those words backed up with so RAGE/ANGER. Another practical way would be having a grateful attitude towards the situation. I will explain that with a scenario that happened to me. I was so tried after a long journey and on arriving I discovered that my luggage were left behind. I was extremely mad as I began to imagine staying without my luggage for days. The luggage arrived some days later only to find out that one box was badly damaged. That had me on gear 5 mode of anger lol. I was ready to huff and puff like a wolf. I went to the front desk to make a complaint and I was told that there was nothing that could have been done except the items inside the box were damaged. I was just mute because I realised that people go through worse situations than I did with my luggage. What if some of my items were damage or worse missing. What would I have done? That where gratitude kicked in. I felt so much peace when I started giving thanks to God. The RAGE evaporated like a C02 gas and it was replaced by N20 (this is a chemistry joke... if you understand put your hands in the air and wave it like you just don't care lol).

Have you noticed that you can get the word RAGE from ANGER but a single letter is missing and that is N. For me N means No or Not which is a continuous reminder not to get angry. If I don't get angry then there is no way I would get to the level of uncontrollable anger. That way I have controlled RAGE. 

My gratitude song for the year 

YOU COVERED ME BY DR VENON 

Signing out, 

Xinyang. 

THE ARTIST EYE

Typing this blog as I'm coughing seriously but no bother I believe healing is mine. Nothing would stop my normal activities. So the popular saying viewing the world through an artist eye caught my fancy two days ago and I realised this was linked to my very first attempt to crystallise a boot.

This gist is long overdue as I promised in one of my previous blog to talk about being a geneticist and also being a creative shoe customiser. My love for shoes have been evident since my early teenage years but I never knew that one day I would develop a skill from been a 'shoe lover'. I basically woke up one morning and starting looking at shoes differently. I asked myself what if I tweak it a little bit. My brain was ignited with so much passion but then I met a very big limitation, I couldn't draw to save a life. Gradually I started giving up because in my head I lacked the 'artist eye'. I was never good at drawing and did my best to stay out of Fine Arts after my junior year in secondary school. I had to look at the definition of an artist and here's what I saw "An artist is a person young or old with a gift to see the world discovered and undiscovered in different ways". So basically everyone is an artist only if you believe you have the capacity to see things differently. Seeing life generally from a different 'angle', and not thinking about issues having only one solution means you have 'the artist eye'.

Discovering this was like finding a treasure. I felt like Jack Sparrow (lol). So I started thinking of other solutions to my drawing issues. I discovered it. I wrote out the details of the pattern I wanted on the shoes and BAM, the issue was resolved!!! It's been working ever since maybe some day I would have another solution but for now I would stick with this one. My first boot 'creation' was inspired by genetics. Generally I believed that a course like genetics and art/designing could never mix. I proved my beliefs wrong by customising 'Part of Darwin evolutionarily tree on my boots'. This might not make sense at all to most people but all I'm trying to say is that having the artist eye could be life changing (you might want to look up darwin evolutionarily tree and promise me not to sleep after 5 minutes lol). Maybe someday when I have my shoe line I would have the full tree done on shoes or something better.

Gold glitter darwinian boots

Gold glitter darwinian boots

To see the world with the kind of clarity that belongs to the inner artist (finding beauty in things or situations that are naturally considered ugly), is one characteristic we as humans should yearn for. Think about how different this world would be if everyone had the artist eye.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Inside all of us is an inner artist. This artist is either dormant or active within us... Depending on how we choose to view the world. 

Happy new 2016

HAPPY NEW YEAR. WELCOME TO 2016. I'M SO GLAD WE MADE IT. LAST YEAR WAS AMAZING BUT THIS YEAR WOULD BE GREATER FILLED WITH PEACE AND PROGRESS. REMEMBER TO MAKE LASTING MEMORIES THIS YEAR. LEARN THE ACT OF GRATITUDE (TO GOD AND TO OTHER PEOPLE). BE THANKFUL EVEN FOR THINGS THAT SEEM INSIGNIFICANT. REMEMBER THE THANKSGIVING JAR CHALLENGE? IF YOU'VE FORGOTTEN HERE'S A REFRESHER (Thanksgiving jar). 

IT CAN ONLY GET BETTER THIS YEAR. ONCE AGAIN HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM CHIARISWORLD. 

WIW/Happy festive celebration

So today is WIW. I don't have much to show and ask for today. It also 9 days to a brand new year. I'm so excited. A lot of festivity in the air and also all i want for the remajning part is of year is for everyone to have a lovely time with their family and also a better 2016. 2015 has been a great year and I'm convinced that 2016 would even be greater. Remember to grab every positive opportunity you get and step out of your comfort zone. Don't be put done by the current situation especially if it's bad. Just remember to keep your head up high and keep on fighting to the finish line.

I wish you a merry Christmas and a prosperous 2016. From Chi Ari's blog it's time to take my leave (lol) till next year.

Ciao
Xingyang

The future!!! A bright tomorrow

So today's blog is dedicated to amazing children around the word. I attended a Christmas Cantata/Concert and seeing the children performed melted my heart. I thought to myself, I was once like this so bold, loud,  confident and eager to take corrections and learn new things. Most times as we grow up we loose those important characteristics we had a children. Let's sit back this festive season and ponder on what childhood means and how you can better the lives of our children (the future).

This writeup is dedicated to the Future generations (our children)

We heard the rumbles of distant drum announcing your birth.
In a land of abundant luxury we celebrated your birth.
With the thrill of being the child of all you desire.
The thought of being the beloved of all you admire,
You braced up for a bacchanalia,
With the lavish of love people a pool you have made for yourself
Ecstacy of outstanding performance you have learnt to its depth.
The excitement of young and old friends you have in full measure.
All in a land of perpetual utopia and unfocused philosophy.

At birth you were the darling of all,
Now you are the hope for tomorrow,
A star waiting to shine.
Alas! You can correct the mistakes of this present generation.
The thorns of the rose flower does not take away his beauty.
Stand firm child! Stand bold! Bold like a lion!
There is light at the end of the tunnel

Letter to self

Dear self,

It been forever since i wrote a letter to you but this letter is a reminder of who you are. Remember those years where you never felt confident and you were always fearful of what you would become. The fear of the unknown future always hunted you. Now, you have become a confident version of your former self. Why because you realise that the only thing you were afraid was you and how much potential you have. This rude awakening has created a new version of you. Look in the mirror 'self', and tell me what you see?

"My deepest fear is not that I am inadequate. My deepest fear is that I am powerful beyond measure. I ask my 'self', Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually who are you not to be? I was born to make manifest the glory of God that is within me. And as I let my own light shine, I unconsciously give other people permission to do thesame" (Marianne Williamson). Now do you see that you have a bright future?

Just remember you can only get better each passing day. Don't waste your time criticising others rather use that time to make a better you. Dear self, remember that you can't give what you don't have. So I ask you self what do you have? You say you want to change the world but have you changed you? What do you have in you that can bring about the change you seek? You're 100% full of potential and the world awaits your manifestation.

Dear self, don't join the crowd who fidgets at the thought of limitations and impossibilities instead let those word make you break boundaries and do things that 'the crowd' never knew could be possible.

Dear self, keep this letter and read this as a continous reminder of how you ought to see the world and ultimately your'self'.

Sigining out,
Letter from A Flawless Representative of my Creator who is perfect in all ways....

‘Maintain your champion’

Hello Bloggee long time no gist. So today’s blog was inspired by two things: a vlog (Ngee show link would be posted below) I watched and also a celebrity show on some random channel. So let’s talk about the blog title. Maintain your championship simply means sticking to your talent(s). Everyone has a skill or talent whether discovered or not. I’m all about discovering what they are and this involves researching and trying things out. So one of the examples shared in the vlog was becoming a makeup artist. This has become a recent trend if yall have noticed the famous MUA hashtag. I love makeup and trying out new makeup related things but I cannot give myself the MUA title because I have not invested in becoming a makeup artist so I cannot magically become a MUA overnight because I feel like I know ‘much’ about makeup.

The second inspiration was a show I also watched recently. A veteran actor (Saint Obi every high school girls crush lol) was featured in the show. He has been silent for many years and all of a sudden he made an announcement that he is now a musician. I was a bit sceptically but I’m all for discovering all your talent so I became excited to hear what songs he had already released. My dear bloggees I could not believe my ears. It was 100% autotuned and lacked any form of creativity, or rhythm or even ‘amazing’ afro beats. I was super disappointed. It reminded me of all those MTN project fame audition or 9ja idol audition were some people just decided to embarrass themselves on national TV. Sometimes I wonder if they have no friends in life. It just funny and sad at the same time.

You can watch the vlog to get some few areas where people refused to maintain their championship. If you decide to share your talent on a professional basis or use it to make money then be at least 70% that what you are doing has met an acceptable standard. Make sure you do your research, invest in yourself and your talent. Make sure that the services you are offering is approximately equivalent to the amount you charge. World best footballers are paid that huge amount of money because they have developed and trained their talent. They have full knowledge of their worth and can happily share that amazingly developed talent with the world.

The moral of the story is just maintain your champion #inchigurl’svoice#

Links to Ngee show’s maintain your champion vlog

Ngee's show

Ngee's show

Links to a funny compilation of MTN Project Fame 2015  

MTN Project fame auditions 2015

MTN Project fame auditions 2015

Saying goodnight while I eat my budget suya 

Xoxo

Xingyang