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Wednesday Love 💖 ...and the happiness story continues. There are some ideas that get stuck in my subconscious in response to my immediate emotional state and I suppose I go over these as a 'note-to-self' / 'incase-anyone-else-is-feeling-the-same-way' until I am blue in the face, so....did you see my note yesterday on embracing the little things or people who act as a happiness booster? See it here: https://www.facebook.com/SallyChiwuziedotcom/posts/801574136614758:0 AND https://plus.google.com/+SallyChiwuzie/posts/JRdhtzYDVBv Today I am seriously overwhelmed by the fact that in adult the hustle is real and life is too short and unpredictable to be anything but happy. Therefore in all the real time chaos and the crazy arse challenges life chucks at us, I will tell you honestly that there are days when I wake up and my aim is simply to get through the day. I do this by setting little milestones. First of, the biggest mug of soya latte I can find. Then lunch. A phone call to/from my nearest and dearest. Ice-clad otherwise naked trees for my viewing pleasure to aid my soliloquy in solitude even in a crowd of fellow commuters. The thought that tomorrow marks the beginning of the end of the week. The fact that there is a chance that come this weekend, I just might give 'the parents' the biggest kiss and cuddle at Heathrow Airport after a week that has felt like the decade from hell. Nearly there...first coffee. What's keeping you going? Sally Chiwuzie here, sunglasses on - no lengthy explanation 😊 Dream chasing and legacy building on track. Continuous improvement sees me understanding that not everyday will bring an epistle of inspiration / motivation. Sometimes we simply need to get through the day. For me, this is one of those days and I shall be employing coping mechanisms until I hit my pillow tonight. Can't wait! Still...#EternallyUnshakable #WhateverItTakes. What's your favourite coping mechanism? Lots of love, Unshakable Sally xxx #SallyChiwuzie #UNSHAKABLE #TogetherWeAreUnshakable #SilentSymphonies

Tuesday Love 💖 I am still hanging on emotionally to my post yesterday about identifying and loving your inner circle hard? See it here: https://www.facebook.com/SallyChiwuziedotcom/posts/801142566657915:0 AND https://plus.google.com/+SallyChiwuzie/posts/W2cJY2pKXfC In a lengthy conversation with Jacqueline last night, I was commenting that happiness is an inside job. I feel that depending on someone or something to make you happy puts undue pressure on them and actually, is quite selfish. The external things that keep one happy should be a bonus, a booster if you like, as opposed to the sole reason for happiness. If we are not happy within ourselves, if we do not love ourselves, I don't think anything can truly make us happy. Having said that, the picture below which was stolen from my mate, Aaron's DP (thanks Aaron), made me smile and I re-thought my words. I still do think happiness should be a feeling deep-rooted within us, however, I also think that we should still make time to celebrate the people who add value and purposeful, beautiful colour to our happiness rainbow. We should embrace their gift in our lives. Sally Chiwuzie here, no sunglasses - fellow commuter attempting to engage in conversation and it might be rude to hide my eyes. Ahhh, there you go, he just commented on how nice my eyes are. 😊 Dream chasing, legacy building on track. Continuous improvement sees me making a mental note to send 'love messages' during the course of the day, in the hope that I will get a few back. Life is too short. We might as well give booster happiness! Be unshakable! Lots of love, Unshakable Sally xxx #SallyChiwuzie #UNSHAKABLE #TogetherWeAreUnshakable #SilentSymphonies

Monday Love💖 Listen yeah, this weekend was several shades of emotional chaos. I am originally Nigerian and I have a good few ties back home. Friday threw up an emergency - the kind that required pulling inner strength from somewhere inside, taking charge, scrambling from one chaotic phone call to another to ensure a timely resolution to the problem. It's all fine now. For the sake of love, there are people you ring and say, this is what's up and they say: 'Jump? OK. How high?' These are the people that constitute your tribe - pure, crazy, unconditional love exists and it is simply down to what you mean to them. Love them back. Hard! There are people who are so in-sync with your heart that when you are unable to finish your sentence, they know exactly what you mean and spring to action. These people carry your heart in theirs, they are on the same frequency as you - imperfect as you are, your inner circle love you. They keep you unshakable. Love the back. Hard. Bring all these together and you see what happens when love brings people together in pursuance of a common purpose. Together we are unshakable! It's a fact! Sally Chiwuzie here, sunglasses on. I need to hide and look fabulous in my emotional state this morning. Dream chasing and legacy building on track. Continuous improvement sees me even surer than ever that this new approach to life - to love hard unconditionally from the bottom of my heart is the way to go. Everyone needs love and today, I sit ever so grateful to the members of Sally's world who prove time and time again that in a crazy world that throws up indecipherable shades of grey without notice, that there are several questions and yet, it makes sense that there is only one answer - love. Love is the foundation. Love is everything. It starts with love, it ends with love. Love is the only answer. Lots of love, Unshakable Sally xxx #SallyChiwuzie #UNSHAKABLE #TogetherWeAreUnshakable #SilentSymphonies

Thursday Love I'm sorry. I just deleted my entry blog for this morning because it felt a little dishonest. The truth is that I am having an off day and I just can't deal... However, I will leave you with this pretty picture below that's emblazoned with words that my heart will always subscribe to. I remain unshakable, in truth with myself, in love with myself. Sally Chiwuzie here, sunglasses on because it's my prerogative to look crazy to onlookers. Lol. It's cold and grey but there is an accompanying alluring beauty that's soul soothing as the train literally races down the tracks. Dream chasing and legacy building are both on track. Continuous improvement sees me allowing myself a break from daily sharing of my soliloquy - sometimes even the motivator needs motivation. It's called being human and today I am allowing myself to be imperfect. If you feel the same, here's a hug for you *hug* Still.... Be unshakable, be in truth with yourself, love yourself! Lots of love, Unshakable Sally xxx #SallyChiwuzie #UNSHAKABLE #TogetherWeAreUnshakable #SilentSymphonies

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Re the wise words of Dr Seuss below.... Interestingly, there was a point in my life when I felt totally intimidated by life in terms of waking up and actively chasing my dreams; too scared to say what I felt, or worried about showing exactly who I was just in case I was wrong, rejected, sounded silly, etc. I wouldn't exactly consider my stance then mousy, but I was occasionally conservative with the truth, especially to my own detriment. One of the many lessons I learnt from endless feuds with my ex-husband is the correction of this silly flaw. We had this cute music game where we used lyrics to express our feelings. For example, deep emotional turmoil would see the use of some Gloria Estefan number (well, there was no Drake at that point). Towards the tail end, I had Beyonce's 'Listen' on repeat and for me, that was the beginning of liberation. The more I swapped silence for the thoughts in my head, and presented these exactly as they were, as soon as I gave up the pressure to look, sound, feel an 'acceptable' way, the easier it was for me to understand and believe in the fecundity of my own dreams. Now, I am unshakable. I live in truth with myself and everyone else around me and I accept and love myself. For that reason, I am growing...quickly too. Sally Chiwuzie here, no sunglasses on today. Mother Nature is simply not having it. Dream chasing and legacy building are both on track. Continuous improvement sees me taking a moment to celebrate the progressive evolution of my 'voice'. I am chuckling so hard, I have tears in my eyes as I recall the conversation with my daughter in the car the other day. Beyonce's 'Listen' came up. 'Mummy, Daddy really doesn't like this song at all, you know!' I almost suffocated trying to suppress a raucous unladylike outburst of laughter. 'Mummy, are you stifling a giggle?' 'Me? No. Why? And where did you learn such a complex word?' *insert straight face* Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Lots of love, Unshakable Sally xxx #SallyChiwuzie #UNSHAKABLE #TogetherWeAreUnshakable #SilentSymphonies

I'm handling it! *said in my @kerrywashington - Olivia Pope voice* Any scandal fans in the house? #SallyChiwuzie #UNSHAKABLE #TogetherWeAreUnshakable #SilentSymphonies

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