Light up your world
Aug 2017
Vol.2Issue8
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Forget the Hurt, Not the Lessons
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African fashion Ideas.
DIY Facial Cleansers for sensitive skin
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Motivation Telling Your Story Corporate Fashion Ideas Awesome outfits for teachers Vibes Latest Celebrity News from your favotite stars. Women How To Make the Frst Move Tactfully Ideas How to Make your own facial cleanser Gist Banky West and Adesua Style Breath taking dashiki outfits
Letter From The Editor You are a lens through which others see you and how you view yourself determines what you get out of life. Be of good measurement of self. Be confident in who you are and consider yourself a pleasure to be with. Love yourself by treating yourself with dignity and respect. Don’t do stuff on your body to to win public admiration or approval because you will
end up in mockery and regrets. Don’t give people power over your life by making their opinions count on your happiness. Do the things that uplift you and that make you feel good. Be in charge of your life but always remember that though you are free to do as you please, not everything adds value to your life. So choose wisely. Be proud of your imperfections because they are meant to serve a purpose.
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MOTIVATION Let your story, bless the lives of others. “Every experience makes you grow.”
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scales that fell off our bodies as we emerged victorious. That path of victory is what we hen need to share with life is beautiful we others without shame. make merry and Don’t use your tough those are the experi- experiences in life to ences we long to attract sympathy on to share with othyourself. Rather use it ers. However, just as to bless the lives of we delight in our those listening to you. happy moments, let’s .Your tough experienctake a similar interest es in life surly taught in our pain and hard- you the things you ships, not to open up needed to be a better old wounds, but to version of yourself. see the changes it Without which God made in us and the would have never allowed it to happen. It
doesn’t matter what that situation you faced; ask yourself this question… Are you the same person you were yesterday? Do you appreciate the person you have become today? Every experience is a teacher and it helps you to grow. Thus share your growth with others…
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How to Influence Others to Positive behavior There is so much power in influence that goes beyond peer pressure. The influence we have on each other as humans is way more than just authority. It remains a fact that our thoughts and perceptions of life influence who we
become but do you also know that your thoughts and perceptions of those you socialize and live with influences the tone of your relationship with them? Do you sometimes wonder why some people are so sweet
to others yet so rude to another? Have you ever wondered why a particular relation, friend or colleague seems to get along with? The answer lies in your thoughts of them‌. .Readmore
Back 2 School It’s August and the perfect time for back to school preparations. As you go about purchasing all the school sup-
plies, remember to prepare your kids psychologically as well. This is the time to guide them
on their career choices. It is never too early or to late to open discussions on this ... . ...continue on pg6
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Back 2 School, continued from page 5 Whatever career as in their minds choice it is, you can before their either help them friends walk in build a desire on it, with the mess. or help them find As you talk their motivation. about the future, Every child has a make your childream about what dren to underthey would like to stand that they be and now is the are unique in time to tap into all they do and those desires as so should not you usher them in- strive to be to a new school others, but strive year. to excel in their Take the lead and abilities. plant the right ide- Now is the moPage 6
ment to tell a child that all he/she needs is to believe in themselves and in God, to
achieve their dreams.
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Vibes
Angela Okorie Takes on While Nollywood actress Angela Okorie is having a swell time, traveling around the world, some spectators are hoping to see the man paying the bills. However, this insinuation was not welcome by the actress . Angela Okorie reminds her fans that in addition to the movie industry, she earned much money as a model and a singer and thus has enough money to pay her bills.
Belinda Effah, Opens Food Store Nolllywood Actress Belinda Effah adds another source of income to her account. She just opened a fresh Vegie food store and gave out free stuff to her first clients. This is what we call “following your dreams.”
Yvonne Nelson ‘s weight gain raises eye brows and she seemingly confirms pregnancy suspicions.!!! .entertainment.naija.com Page 8
Kanayo O Kanayo and 2Face , on set for the next episode of Professor. What a combination of masters in both fields. Source: Pulse Naija.com
Tekno Nigerian music star finds long lost childhood friend Paul Akere shortly after his social media search.
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Cameroonian diva on music tour in Africa . July through August. Her hit song “Calee� will be storming the stage across Africa. What out for your turn Page 9
Women
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How to Make the First Move on a Guy Making the first move on a guy is perfectly okay. However, don't carry on after your expression of interest. Give the man a chance to chase you. Because they better appreciate the things they work for. Don’t be like most women who think it is weird. If you found the man your heart longs for, it will cause you no harm to let him know. Making the first move can be misinterpreted but if done tactfully, it would be a win-win situation for the woman. I know most women frown at this espe-
cially those that are traditional, but there is nothing wrong with making the first move. If you read the story of Ruth in the bible, you will notice that she made the move on her second husband Boaz. A good point of focus on Ruth's story is the manner in which she asked Boaz to marry her. Try these tips below and go after your heart’s desire tactfully.
Have a conversation with him: Sometimes all it takes is to spell it out clearly. You know those times when you have
been hanging out with a guy and he just wouldn’t read through the lines? You have spent time trying to engage in eye contact etc to the point that he blushes each time you stare at him but he would not summon the courage to ask you out? This is the time you tell him how you feel. Continue reading
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IMAGE The Power of Self Esteem
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Self esteem is an inward acknowledgement of self worth whether good or bad. Good self judgment results to high self esteem and bad self judgment to low self esteem. Your approach to life is a representation of how you measure yourself. When there is high self esteem, there is purposeful living, in true appreciation of abilities and potentials. A person with high self es-
teem is confident and commands authority and respect within their environment. They possess great positive energy and turn to be very attractive and are often crowd pullers. A man with high self esteem takes responsibility for his actions and doesn’t fear to admit to errors because he knows he can sincerely make amends. He is always in the practice of self improvement.
He consciously unites his body, mind and spirit in one happy thought and this generates more positive feelings which work hand -in-glove to unlock his God given abilities that are needed as he walks the path to success. In high self esteem, a person becomes self empowered and can easily overcome negative peer pressure. He/she willingly seeks feedback on initiatives and welcomes the feedback in confidence, carefully
choosing which to implement for the greater good of purpose. With the right level of self esteem, you acquire the right approach to life wherein success and happiness are not defined by the absence of challenges but by the ability to overcome challenges victoriously.
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Signs of Low Self Esteem. If you consider yourself as unworthy or judge yourself poorly, your world would eventually see you as same. You are the lens through which others see you and what you zoom out is what is seen by those who look in your direction. Those who judge themselves wrongly end up with low confidence and often lose track of their goals in life because they keep living the lives of others. If you are doing things because you need others to see and approve, you are no longer living a value filled life, but a life of inadequacy. A low confident person suffers from inferiority complex and this is a turn off to those in their environment because very often they are filled with so much negative energy and always playing the role of the victim. When they fail to gain public
approval or opinion, they switch to seeking sympathy and adopt the blame habit. They very often consider themselves as failure or live constantly in the fear of failing. Such persons are timid, lack the ability to take initiatives, have no personal voice among peers. They usually turn out to be difficult because their lack of confidence makes them very judgmental, unappreciative, controlling and unapproachable.
Causes of Low Self Esteem: People are not born with low self esteem. Low esteem comes as a result of some overdue situations and circumstances; some of which include the following: Childhood experiences: Some people had a very difficult childhood and as such grew up with the measurement their immediate circle gave them‌.Continue Reading
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From Movie Set to Vows
From the movie set to the music videos, the Nollywood actress Adesua Etomi and R&B singer are looking forward to the vows… Sometimes, the secret to a lasting relationship is keeping third parties outside.
Adesua reveals she this has been her style. “You can count my closest friends on one hand and that’s because I believe you just need a few good friends, I am very friendly to everybody else. …” Says the bride to be in an interview with Guardian Life.
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Beauty
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The Dos & Don’t on Adult Acne Wash your face twice a day preferably in the morning and before bed time. Don’t sleep with make up on your face because it will clog your pores and cause more breakouts. Avoid scrubbing your face if you have sensitive skin. It will only cause you further irritations. Use natural scrubs that are mild and gentle to the skin like pure honey and gently massage your face 20 minutes before bath. Avoid popping the bombs because the bacteria in your nails may lead to infection. But if you must pop it out, do so before bed time bath.
Go natural with facial cleansers especially with sensitive skin. The chemicals in the drugstore cleansers may cause you dry skin after a prolong use. This too may lead to further irritation of the skin and make condition worse.
Avoid bleaching your skin because it causes thinning of the skin and this too will cause more breakouts and complications Avoid over moisturized skin or dry skin. These are two extremes that cause more breakouts.
DIY facial Cleansers Cocumber and Tomatoes. You may not have heard this combination as a cleanser but cucumber and tomatoes are the most efficient cleansing agents available. Tomato cleanses the dirt and grime, lightens the skin tone, and reverses sun damage (6). Cucumber is an excellent cooling agent that renders extra freshness to your face (7). Together, they remove impurities from the skin and control the greasiness.
and let it sit for 15 minutes. And wash it off with plain water.. How Often You Should Do This Use this refreshing cleanser every day. Source:stylecraze.com
You Will Need 1/2 cucumber 1 small tomato 
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Grind the two ingredients to get a smooth paste. Apply this paste on your face
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