Gamel SanKarl

IF YOU CAN READ THIS,GO FIND YOUR TEACHER AND SAY THANK YOU! Is that not sir Augustine?Yes,he's the one.Awww,how I wish I had seen him earlier.Come to think of it,ITS been 20yrs already.How amazed i guess he would be to know that he once taught me.Yeah,I'm sure he would....Just a few of the many reflections that came to mind when I saw my Class 1 teacher while in taxi a few days ago.He's simply an awesome teacher. Ever since I left his class I've been taught by several others yet I've forgotten about most of them but not him.And why so?I asked myself,then it dawned on me when you knew nothing but just the national anthem song and ABCD...'A ne ne ba'.... he believed in you.When you feigned sickness during your maths class,he knew all about it yet he said,you're a bright kid,work harder.I was young then but His words had a phenomenal impact on my life.Only if he knew how powerful his words were.I recount when he once said his pride will be ...

HAPPY DEATHDAY – BIRTHDAY BOY For a couple of years now, the thought of having another year being added to my age brings a mixture of feeling. For me, it’s a moment that calls for a deep introspection. One of the many reflections that take the centre stage of each session is the fact that; a birthday is more of an ‘addition - deduction’ period in life. By that, I mean, it’s a moment that one gets a year added onto his/her age and a year deducted from the total years he has to live on planet earth. Then, it dawns on me to rethink about life. I think about my life and that of those connected to me either directly or indirectly. Today, I woke up by 1:00 am to enjoy the reverie of the hour and I’m flooded with thoughts that rather set my focus on the end than the present. I reflected on so many things including: the purpose of my life, my contribution in life, my long/short-term vision, where I started from, where I am now and where I intend to get to. What I have done a...

You failed and so what? You're not the first and you won't be the last.Stop the pity party and start preparing for peak performance.Its possible to fail forward.When you fall and fail,Lie not for long.Dust off and dare it once more.You can fail forward and win with wisdom from hindsight.Make it happen.The top is sure if you don't lie flat each time you fall but rise up to your feet and gear up for accomplishment.You can do it.Be determined to make it happen.The likes of Thomas Edison,Abraham Lincoln and countless others are but the few examples worth emulating.Lets pick the lessons from our past failures to better tread cautiously so we can get to the top.Decide to fail forward.Let not your failure deter you from persevering for the target.Be determined to get to your desired destination.Run with your vision, walk if you can't run, crawl if you can't walk,move a muscle if crawling becomes difficult.No matter the obstacle,persist in moving forward.Tha...

From NO WHERE and NOW HERE! And he said in askance and utmost awe;Is this not the same boy I used to play with since childhood?Yeah,he's the very one whom I was moving with in Senior High School.Then how come his signature suddenly turned into an Autograph?Tell me more,Gamel? Those were the words my high school buddy asked when I launched my first two books in 2011.He thought he knew every thing about me...He knew about my tantrums,my worries and even who had the switch to my heart buttons and knew about my heartbreak.He felt he had it all in his palms.He could figure it all out when it concerns me but he couldn't predict what my inner most desire was.He couldn't tell when God will lift me from a nobody to a somebody.From a mere scribbler to mind blowing writer.From a heartbreak to a heartwarming author.From no where to some where. He was amazed and thought I became an overnight young achiever.What he however didnt know was that,each time i was alone I was w...

Leave HERE and Live THERE!!! Mildred Taylor once opined;'We have no choice of what colour we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor.What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here' Well,here we are in a new week and my admonision is;There're somethings you can never change,so why allow them get in the way and impede you from those you can change? You need to make a new stance in life.Reposition yourself and take your stance in life this week.Until you move from where you are,you can't get to where you wish to be.Don't focus too much on the spot behind you and loose the spot you have before you.Let go off the past and its barrage so you can lay hold on the future and its blessing. Leave here(your undesirable present) and Live there(your desirable dreams/future). You're in for new experience this week.Don't let the past failures and bitterness of last week get in the way.Let go and...

ALL YOU HAVE IS ALL YOU NEED Do something with what you have in your hands.Don't wait for what you don't have.Never focus on what you have not.Rather,focus on what you have.Decide to manage,maintain and maximize it and you'll be amazed how you can do big things with your little.In the process, you may loose some things but note this;its better to try at something and loose than to try at nothing and win nothing.Never look at what you have lost and stay inactive, rather look at what you have left and stay active.And in the end you'll see what your little can do.Moses had only a stick and that was all he needed to get the Israelites across the red sea.Peter had no silver nor gold,all he had was Jesus and that was enough to bring a turnaround in the lives of many.Not only do you have something more than a stick on the inside and outside of you,you also have Jesus and he's all you need to have all your needs met.Don't live life looking at closed door...

IT IS WHAT YOU DO WITH WHAT YOU KNOW THAT MATTERS It is not what you don't have that limits you.It is what you have but don't know how to use that limits you. What you know does not matter nor make any difference. What you do with what you know is what matters and can make a difference. Its all about making a positive difference with what you know. Get THIS right and you'll make an impact with your life!