Are You Making History?

This question does not only render a person confused, it also pushes you into deep thought. It brings you to a point where you have to dig deep within yourself to find meaning for the life you are currently living. What can people read about you if you are to die today? Living your today like it's all you've got puts you in an alert mood. Are you making history?

Making history goes beyond being a celebrity or public figure. Seemingly small gestures and initiatives can catapult anyone into the history-making arena. Personally, I used to be distraught about never finding myself doing anything with my gift of writing. My friends and colleagues will consistently force me to use it to the best of my ability. I was always looking for acceptance before I could set out to do anything I really wanted to do. Which was not supposed to be the case. 

Today, you are reading this piece not because I'm an excellent writer. But like Laurel Thatcher said, I am not waiting to be well polished or perfect before I start making an impact. In the same way, I believe that every person has a calling to do something in the places that they find themselves. What history are you making in your family, relationships, church, school, workplace or society? It's the little efforts we make that churn us into  becoming big personalities.

You know very well that you have something to offer to the world. There is nothing wrong being a teacher in that primary school, neither is there anything wrong being that good example among your friends and family. Set the pace, do something extraordinarily different from the rest of the people around you. People will eventually notice a difference in you and will begin to want some of your charm and expertise. 

Whatever you thought of yourself not being able to do, try and do them. That's the beginning of how people make history. I prefer to describe it as "setting or breaking the records straight". At the start, you may look stupid in the eyes of people. But pressing on towards the goal makes all the difference. All the great people we have ever heard or read about were those who at a point in their lives decided to break some rules. When I look at present day game-changers like Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Serena Williams, Mark Zuckerberg, Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, Chief Justice Georgina Woode, and many others, all I see is history makers. These people had to force themselves to come out of the box that society had placed them in.

Whatever you find passion for, do it with all your might. Let no one talk you into changing your focus when you are so sure that that's what makes you feel fulfilled. Making history involves doing what you love and doing it so well that you get noticed for it. I love writing and teaching so I try as much as possible to channel them through my blog and social media posts. I do this with the hope that someone out there will find my writings helpful and get answers that they may need to be able to do something meaningful with their lives.

I hope that after reading this you will go back to your first love; that thing that makes you who you truly want to be. Do you love taking care of others, cooking good meals, making people laugh, writing, painting, creating new things, or singing? How do you intend to use these gifts to touch lives and make a difference around you? Think about it and start acting fast. There isn't enough time to waste around doing nothing at all.

Always remember that your focus in life is your personal gift and that your journey will be tough. The good news is that you have all the strength, wisdom, resources, strategies, power and determination to make it through anything that you set your heart to do. Go out there and make history!

Justica Anima
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