Quotes by Ufuoma Apoki

When a situation becomes too uncomfortable for you, its either its way bigger than you can handle or youve become too big for it. The catch, though, is that you decide which is - To outgrow it or let it grow all over you.

The more you try, so desperately, to prove a point to get someones approval, the more fleeting that approval might be, causing a chain of depreciation of self-esteem. Sometimes, all you need do is truly love yourself and get only the approval and acceptance of the inner self.

A lady laced with grace . . . Such, is impossible to despise.

She seems to always get itTo have become adept at empathyAlways giving excuses for people who’ve aggrieved herTo the point it’s hard for her to hit back when necessary All because she assumes she ‘understands’Then, one day . . .She finally stands up for herselfAt that moment, she revels in the natural instinct of self-preservationShe realises all this while the power she’s been withholdingIn a transcendent moment of epiphanyIt’s all beautiful ‘causeNow, she can get back to empathy with understanding, rather, than without.

Patience, my friend; Once again, I say, Patience. In an era plagued with speed, doggedness of character and drudgery of persistence is the only guarantee to mastery.

One very beautiful virtue one can master is to learn to ignore; to ignore perceived and intended slights no matter how infuriating they might feel. Not to ignore in anger, rather, to ignore with understanding. However, to keep account for future purposes, to ignore with adept skill and less hurt. Life just becomes easier and more beautiful.

Right or Wrong, most times, merely depends on perspective. It takes humility (not necessarily logic) to let go of our egos to see through the other persons eyes. But I guess even I, myself, cant let go to see why youd object.

Anyone can be anything, irrespective of their stars;Anyone can be anything, irrespective of their sex (or orientation, if you may);Anyone can be anything, irrespective of their age;Anyone can be anything, irrespective of their size;Anyone can be anything, irrespective of their religion (or choice of nonconformity);Anyone can be anything, irrespective of their colour (or absence thereof);Anyone can be anything, irrespective of any previous defining moments;Anyone can be anything, irrespective of anything;Even if, just, for a while.It all comes from a place of choice, will, and determination.And if you, probably, wonder if I blunder when I juggle such trivial and contrasting ideologies,That’s simply because I can be just about anything.CHECK: Anyone can be anything, but not everything is expedient for everyone.

If everyone just accepted you the way you are, then, probably, youd still be the way you were. So for anyone who didnt accept you at one point, just give em a smile in your heart and say, Thank You!

With the constant pile of past experiences having a toll, most people get too scared to see beauty in themselves. A very honest compliment and they try inevitably to cook up conspiracy theories. Although there are ulterior motives (to the compliments) most of the time, look past it, accept, and appreciate your magic.

The will, we have, is a very strong force. If we set our minds to get to a goal and focus intensely on it, it’s hard for anything to get in the way.

Knowing that one thing you want is a great step. Sure, whether you prefer or not, youll get offers, and many will seem just like that one thing you want.

Knowing that one thing you want is a great step. Sure, whether you prefer or not, youll get offers, and many will seem that one thing you want.

Give as much you can possibly give, even if, or when, you do not receive. For the more you give, the more the heart gets bigger and stronger. So, never for one moment you hold back from giving, until the heart has nothing left to give again.

Ive learnt not to draw my sword first to strike. That in no way portends I have the most feeble of minds or might . . . Probably, Im waiting for the perfect moment to startle with a fatal strike.

And then, that feeling comes again when you seem invincible and totally awesome. You simply cant hold it in and you just smile to everyone you come across; infectiously, they have no choice but to smile back. You are more than convinced in your guts that something beautifully indescribable is coming your way. You just drown yourself in the feeling of awesomeness. Faith, probably . . . or the hands of providence?

You make the decision to love everyday, whether you feel the magic or not. Its the decision that creates perseverance, not the feeling of love in itself, because sometimes, butterflies do not suffice

Try this: Be What or Who You feel/think is missing from your world. Then You wouldnt have to exhaust You in searching for something or someone. Youd be so indulged in finding You inside You and be so fulfilled in being You to You and everyone else. The catch: What is missing from You is definitely missing from many outside You

The heart, so small, yet, able to grow so large, sometimes always wants to take or give more than can be managed successfully. Thanks to the rational head, though, its always there to save her from taking more than she can contain. . . . or so it thinks.

Everyone just wants to be like that Somebody else. Ironically, that Somebody wishes to just be like everyone else. If this is achieved, however, individuality is annihilated.