#be humble

Blessings come with patience

When your neighbor (family/friend/coworker) receives a blessing, that’s a sign God is in your neighbourhood.

Be patient, not sad, as your turn will soon come.

Remember, your timeline and God’s doesn’t always align. However, if The Lord sees fit to bless you, just wait. In your waiting period, be thankful for all the awesome things He had blessed you with throughout your life.

The Lord never changes, our circumstances do, so don’t feel anxious or sad that your prayers and heart desires are yet to be answered.

God’s timing is perfect,

He will never disappoint you,

The Lord will be there for you in your time of need,

He will bless you beyond that which you believed to be possible.

Stay calm and carry on,

God will give you countless reasons to smile

Amin Ase ❤️

Author@iameriwa

We get it, if you’ve accomplished a lot, you might really be feeling yourself. You might want the world to know. You feel GOOD. But I think there’s a very thin line between being proud of your accomplishments and being pretentious.

And I toe this line often, admittedly.

What I’ve Learned:

• Honestly, don’t bring things up if they’re not relevant to the conversation. Don’t try to “sneak” it into the conversation. You know how you can tell when someone is lovestruck because they constantly name-drop their boyfriend, or say “oh, my boyfriend and I…” in every sentence, when the conversation is about school loans or something TOTALLY irrelevant? Yeah, exactly. It can get annoying. Having a boyfriend, or receiving an award, is not your WHOLE identity (I hope).
• It is way more impressive to be humble about your achievements in most settings. Unless this is an interview or you are helping someone who is interested in your experiences, there’s really no need to brag that you got a full ride or how you’ve gotten a 4.0 GPA unsolicitedly. There’s a time and place for everything. Even with forums like LinkedIn which are meant to showcase your professional accomplishments, you need to watch your tone and wording so that the post does not come off as snarky or pretentious!
• Life is not a competition. I’ve realized my need to share accomplishments is because I like the validation, but it’s like ??? That’s no bueno. I am actively working on not seeing everything as a competition because that makes life unnecessarily more dramatic and stressful. There’s a difference between confidence and pretentiousness! 

Tldr; share only when needed, be humble (sit down), and take a chill-pill. Keeping this points in mind have helped with my mental health too!