My fears for mathematics
became extant at my penultimate year in high school – I soon realized there was nowhere
to hide – Yes! I flunked my final exams which eventually led to my joining a
tutorial class and soon a solution emerged. In my curiosity I asked the tutor what
I needed to do to overcome this “giant” and his answers were quiet straight and
simple: “In solving any mathematical equation you will need to follow a step by
step approach i.e. a process, system or methodology to arrive at the answer
i.e. a solution” The result of
adhering to that simple and sound instruction ensured I got an A in mathematics and almost all the
other subjects.

 

You will be right to ask how
this relates to starting our new month and I can almost passionately say it
does…. but then give me a few seconds …..Yes!  as it is akin
to my problem solving methodology i.e. the solution to every problem is in the
problem. May we then delve into what the month has in store?

September –
if we genuinely want to experience dramatic changes you must start by taking a S.T.E.P. in the right direction – Merristem Dictionary defines STEP as an action,
proceeding, or measure often occurring as one in a series i.e. taking steps to improve the
situation and or a stage in a process…..

Welcome to a season of Sitting To Experience Peace!!!
Peace is a prerequisite for Progress and without Progress there
cannot be Prosperity and Posterity therefore becomes elusive.

SO
Let’s Take THE STEP:

S
= Sit down

Some of the greatest
discoveries were made by men and women who sat down – if in doubt find out
about Isaac Newton who was sitting under the apple tree when he
discovered the law of gravity – Archimedes was sitting in the bath tub when he ran out on the streets shouting Eureka!
Eureka!!! and came up with the law of buoyancy.
Soon I began to delve into the scriptures and discovered that most of the
live changing moments were predicated on sitting
down in fact the Holy Writ has more than fifty [50] instructions to this
effect. My thoughts progressed to the activities of the civil rights groups
which start off by deploying various sit down strategies. So what does it mean
to SIT DOWN? I can almost hear a whisper – “are you serious?” The definition
that aptly describes my thought:  a mass obstruction of an
activity by sitting down to demonstrate a grievance or to get the activity
modified or halted [Merristem-Webster Dictionary].  

My conclusion on this matter = For you to STAND OUT; you must first learn
to SIT DOWN which leads to the next STEP.

SITTING DON’T ISN’T INACTION BUT AN ACTIVITY DESIGNED TO SET TO
SETTLE OUR CONFUSION FOR SOLUTIONS

Never
Be Afraid To Sit A While And Think – LorraineHansberry

T
= Think i.e. Thinking Helps
Inspire New Knowledge  -Yes the answers are within the equation – I have
a catalogue of thoughts on why we should think – how we should think and even
when we should think however for the benefit of this message I will limit my
thoughts to these sayings of mine – If you don’t think – you will either SINK or STINK.  To think therefore is
to ponder – to ponder, imagine or examine and the question is on what? 

You will
now need to follow this guide:

Is it True?

Is it Helpful?

Is it Inspiring?

Is it Necessary?

Is it Kind ?

CAVEAT: THINKING IS NOT SYNONYMOUS TO WORRY – THAT’S WHAT MOST PEOPLE
DO AND THIS LEADS TO DEPRESSION AND ULTIMATELY DESTRUCTION

E
= Engage

As
a member of the critical thinking community one of the essentials is this group
is to become critical of one’s thought i.e. ENGAGE your thoughts by
successfully responding to questions, equations and problems as the case maybe.
Sometimes all you need to simply do is refrain from being monolithic [colossal]
by breaking the thoughts into smaller elements and be willing to change your perspective
– it is almost like coming to terms fact that the SUN is not Yellow but White –the reason the
Sun looks yellow to us on Earth is that our atmosphere scatters light from the
Sun; so the apparent color of the sun changes.  Is your environment / association or
conservation scattering the light? So what must you do to engage your thoughts?

FINALLY, YOUR ASSIGNMENT – THIS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

THE P= PERFORM I.E. BE PRACTICAL – be practical this is 90% of the work – it is time to
start. PLAN, PROCEED, PERSPIRE, PUSH, PERSIST

DECIDE TODAY TO SHAPE
YOUR LIFE – TAKE A STEP

IT
IS 120 DAYS TO END 2015 – JOIN ME AS WE COMMIT TO MAKING THE LAST 100 DAYS
EXCEPTIONAL. #THELAST100DAYS #SeptemberSTEP

STEP TO EXPERIENCE PEACE