BlogHide Reblurtsdicksonbem in # r2cornell • 10 months ago • 2 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: THE GIFT OF SHAMEWhile some may view shame as something to be ashamed of, I have long been of the opinion that shame needs to be viewed as a gift which helps us avoid some indecencies and keeps us in check, when we…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • last year • 3 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: SEE FINISHI always find it curious, reading this gospel, that the people of Nazareth missed their opportunity simply because Jesus was to them a carpenter's son. They themselves attested to his wisdom and…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • last year • 1 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: ENCOURAGEMENTLife is hard, and virtually everyone is working very hard to keep it going smoothly. At some points on that arduous journey, we are tempted to give up and just float, and it is at such junctures…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • last year • 2 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: WISDOM FOR YOUTHI really do not know how we came to believe that wisdom is the exclusive preserve of the old and elderly, thus making young people believe that they can afford to be reckless in their youth and then…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • last year • 1 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: OVERCOMING ENVYThe picture below is a pit viper and a python. Both died because of each other, though they are snakes. The python suffocated the pit viper while the pit viper bit it. Both died, one from…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • last year • 2 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: GOOD PEOPLE EVERYWHERESometimes it seems quite logical to conclude that evil is pervasive and good people have vanished or diminished in number and influence. Truth is, nothing could be farther from the truth. There are…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • last year • 2 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: MANAGING SUCCESSIt is my considered opinion that it is far easier to attain success than it is to maintain success. I also believe you have not yet attained success until you have sustained success. Maintaining and…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • 2 years ago • 2 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: WHEN IT IS OVERWhatever has a beginning must have an end, even life itself comes to an end, and so does every endeavour in life. Today we focus on your office, your career or business; what happens when it is…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • 2 years ago • 2 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: PROPER UPBRINGINGThere is an African adage that when a child is conceived it belongs to the parents, but once it is born, it belongs to the community -- parents, neighbours, church, school, market, everyone. The…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • 2 years ago • 2 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: REPAY GOODIt is intriguing how some of us fear being thought of as weak, but do not mind being perceived as wicked or evil. Like Okonkwo, in "Things Fall Apart", we go to great lengths to show or proof that…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • 2 years ago • 1 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: YOUR INNER CIRCLEOur life is a serious business and should not be allowed to degenerate to an all comers affair. The choice of people in our lives have to be our carefully deliberate choice, one of the most…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • 2 years ago • 1 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: WHAT IF I'M CAUGHT?There have been many principles of morality and ethics employed across the centuries, and much documented as well. However, there's an unwritten ethical and moral principle many have employed and…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • 2 years ago • 2 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: A CULTURE OF COMPASSIONsource There are many virtues one can practice, but there are few comparable to compassion. However, it seems it is one of the virtues that is often taken for granted or relegated to the…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • 2 years ago • 2 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: DISCIPLINEI consider it safe to say that so much is wrong with our world, and much of what is wrong is traceable to indiscipline; from private to public, corporate to communal life, indiscipline has eroded…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • 2 years ago • 2 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: EYES ON THE GOALThe older I get, the more I am convinced that there are many people who are spending their lives living and pursuing other people's goals and dreams instead of their own. As a matter of fact, there…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • 2 years ago • 2 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: THE LAMP AND THE LAMPSTANDA lamp normally shines and some could shine really bright. However, no matter how bright a lamp is made to shine, its brilliance is determined by where it stands -- its lampstand. A dull lamp on a…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • 2 years ago • 3 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: HAVING SOMETHING TO OFFERWe live in a largely capitalist world, with it's concomitant emphasis or overemphasis on excessive gain and profit, which brings about a culture of consumerism and exploitation. Under such a regime…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • 2 years ago • 2 min readFOOD FOR THOUGHT: RECOGNIZING THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE "GREATER THAN I"This phrase "Greater than I" is very difficult for many people to admit, not because we do not know people who are better and greater than us, but because we hate to admit it. This is one of the…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • 2 years ago • 2 min readCAMEROON 🇨🇲 CHRISTMASChristmas is that season when we celebrate the fact that God sent Love to bring us Joy, Peace and Salvation. That, God has done, what is left is for us humans to accept and extend these gifts to our…dicksonbem in # r2cornell • 2 years ago • 1 min readAdvertise blurt on other platformsLast night I got bored being without network because the government had seized all networks at Ikiliwindi in Cameroon for their operation so I decided to do something for blurt on my laptop. I am…