Harvey Vera

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CRITICISM (TRUTHS, MYTHS, MISCONCEPTIONS)

“Do not let arrogance go to your head and despair to your heart; do not let compliments go to your head and criticisms to your heart; do not let success go to your head and failure to your heart.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart Criticism is something that is seen in our everyday life, right from Infancy till now and beyond, criticism abounds. If not properly understood, criticism can fuel alot of negative attitudes and behaviours in different persons and why is that, we all react to things differently.. According to Wikipedia,there are over 18 types of criticism.. Many right? Yes! And the beautiful thing is that you would have enageged in one or the other of the different kinds of criticism there is and you wont have known. Well, let me list out all the varieties of criticism there are so you could get familiar with them.. 1 Aesthetic criticism 2 Logical criticism 3 Factual criticism 4 Positive criticism 5 Negative criticism 6 Constructive criticis

ARE YOU YOUR TYPE'S TYPE?

We live in an age where everybody wants a well to do partner. Every lady wants a wealthy man, a man that has a good apartment, good job that pays monthly. Every guy wants a lady that is productive and intelligent. A man/woman can date several people over time, but would stick with one because they do not possess the attributes of their type. The list of guys you may be attracted to may not like you because you are not their type but pretend they do. Before you start developing strong emotions for a guy or a lady it is advised you first find out who their ideal partner is, so not waste your affection in the end. This is one reason people get heartbroken. Find out if you fit it, If you don't then find your ideal partner. People say "ehmm I will mould him or her to my type, now this is a very wrong thing to do because someone can just play along either because they want what you give them or they probably are sleeping with you so, they don't want to lose t

ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP PART 2

#7 REASONS PEOPLE CAN’T LEAVE AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP. #1. IT’S NORMAL. Most people can't get out of an abusive relationship, because they feel the hostile treatment they get from their partner is normal, most times due to what they may had discovered from parents or several people they've crossed path with are just same. They believe a non abusive partner only exists in NOVELS or MOVIES. They have no slight idea of what a real relationship is like. #2. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHO THEY ARE. Everyone has self worth. Most people who can't leave an abusive relationship do not know who they are. If you know you are a price, you are special, you know shouldn't be taken for granted... You wouldn't tolerate being humiliated and abused in a relationship. He beats you today and he apologizes and does same again and you sit in that relationship and tolerate that, then you don't know you. She humiliates you, forces you into doing things, always feels s

ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP

Abusive relationships is not one that should be entertained or tolerated, everyone is priceless, limiting yourself to several relationships entertaining abuses from this guy and that girl is senseless. A child who grew up in a home where the mother ir father is a victim of an abusive relationship feels that it’s the best, no other way to be loved and they entertain abusive relationships because they now feel it is normal. Most of these people are not comfortable in non abusive relationship because it seems strange to them and can't keep up with it. Not only a relationship you receive constant beatings and insult is abusive, there are other ATTRIBUTES of abusive relationship we are a novice to and we see it as Normal. ATTRIBUTES OF AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP * CONTROLLING BEHAVIOR. DO Not ever engage in a relationship where your partner is excessively controlling, they expect you to do everything they ask, they ask, they don't care about your opinion,

WHY ARE WE MORE INTERESTED IN READING NOVELS OR STORY BOOKS?

We live in an age where story books excite us like movies, unlike back in the days when our fathers were more into vanguards, newspaper or journals. Story books seems to be the most read amongst journals. In this age, growing youths wouldn't want to read the magazine, newspaper, listen to news, find news, read articles, study books that will improve and broadening their thinking, they did rather read story books. Story books are for entertainment, they make you excited and inquisitive, you just can't wait to know more. Story books entail happenings of the past and even the present that we may have heard but a little twisted. Story books are great books; they make you anticipate, even when heartbroken, stressed or bored they always have a style of drawing your attention from hurt, street or boredom. We are not too exposed because we long for entertainment instead of life desire. Stories should be the icing not the cake itself. Stories are mainly

CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA🇳🇬

DEAR NIGERIANS After a long terrific day, I pounder On the struggle that faces the hustle Of every proper Nigerian. The image became clearer each time I pick up My pen to defend my generation Corruption!!!a word gold plated in the hearts Of babies born in a nation ever growing in infant hood Nigeria, a country with 59 years of Independence And experience of unlimited national budget funding foreign projects, Still growing with promising debts I wonder the destination of our country With this toss for power and the leaders Taking what they don’t own All we feel is the emptiness of their promise And testimonies of their greed, I see the rich getting richer and the poor Becoming poorer in a mine of gold Mined by incompetent hands With youths cruising the streets In flashy cars and political apathy With the opportunity of young dreamers Who should have accumulated a 5.00gpa In a country they are only allowed to roam the streets Many have come with transfor