When you rise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to love!
A brand new day
May your angels guide you every step of the way
Bring you love and happiness
Keep your life calm
And most of all, protect you from harm
Life is full of beauty, notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.
Hey SL Fabz!
I trust you’re having a beautiful weekend.
I recently had a conversation with someone about the importance of feeding your mind with positive things which I want to share with you today.
Do you know that anything you expose your senses to, begins to program your mind thereby creating your reality? You can fill your mind with negative or positive things. The choice is yours.
What comes out of your mouth is determined by what goes into your mind. You are the books you read, the movies you watch, the music you listen to, the people you spend time with, the conversations you engage in. Choose wisely what you feed your mind.
Your mind will always believe everything you tell it. Feed it faith. Feed it truth. Feed it with love. The more you feed your mind the healthy thoughts it needs, the stronger you become.
Don’t let people and situations weigh you down. Take charge of what goes in to your mind today. What you tell yourself will either lift you up or tear you down. Choose the positive side!
I hope these words encourage you and I wish you the very best of the weekend!!!
xoxo
SL ❤❤
This is great news!
When I started advocating fistula awareness, one of my focus, as a filmmaker, was to spread the word and create the necessary awareness, pricking the ignorance surrounding the ailment. I did Dry, the movie, because film and pictures are still the most powerful tools for building discussions and engaging people, especially when it is a subject as sensitive as VVF. The next step was to get on as many platforms to speak. All of these efforts – film and speaking, came only after I had seen the damage this ailment causes young girls and even old women. Years have gone into helping victims deal with their pain.
In all of this, I had also imagined the importance of being at the UN to address this issue. Mainly because the UN is such a huge platform, and the messages shared on this platform reaches places my single effort will not be able to reach.
So here I am at the UN in New York, getting ready to speak on Dry, a movie that took me a great amount of time to shoot and perfect. It’s a good feeling. People are coming from all across the world for the events lined up.
It’s a great day!
Pictures will follow shortly.
xoxo SL
It’s going down today, Sunday, at Circle Mall, Lekki. Miniso will open to Nigerians, and it is going to be a thrill of a lifetime! MINISO promises affordable shopping and best of quality.
Meet Stephanie today at Circle Mall for the opening of MINISO. 100 fee vouchers will be given to the first 100 shoppers to visit.
It’s all going down by 2pm.
See some of the things you can buy on the flier below. There’s still so much more! You need to experience it first hand!
See you there!
xoxo SL
To the love of my life…
Happy Birthday to the president of my heart!
Have a blessed celebration, my soulmate.
Love you always!!!
#LinusIdahosa #HappyBirthday #Love
I am excited about the new exciting adventure of retail shopping launching in Nigerian market. You may call it Fabulous, but we call it MINISO!
MINISO represents the perfect mix of ‘quality and affordability’ with a wide range of products that appeal to all age groups.
I am glad to be part of this phenomenal journey to endorse “simple”, “natural” and “quality” products.
Get ready to shop till you drop. The great part, however, is that with MINISO, there’s a lot less spending! That’s the dream of every Nigerian.
Ah! It is a breath of fresh air!
Thank you MINISO Nigeria for giving me this opportunity to serve as your Brand Ambassador.
It’s going to be an electrifying ride. Get set, people! Your shopping experience is about to get euphoric!
We Love MINISO!
Here are some pictures from the press conference held this week.
LOVE LIFE! LOVE MINISO!!
Hello Dearies!
If you have to choose two ingredients in your relationship, which two will you go for:
A partner who RESPECTS you
A partner who pays you absolute ATTENTION
A partner with a good SENSE OF HUMOUR
A partner who has the FEAR OF GOD
A partner who has MONEY and can buy you anything or take you anywhere
A partner who is very BEAUTIFUL or HANDSOME
A partner who is great in SEX
Remember, just pick two!
So, what’s your pick?
xoxo
Hi SL Fabz,
I was recently in Congo in my capacity as the UNFPA Ambassador to mark the International Day to End Obstetrical Fistula. It was a very interesting experience and I’m very grateful for the opportunity to impact more lives as I work with the UNFPA to End Fistula in Africa.
I’d like to share with you a Press Release from my team which tells more about the three-day event and photos below:
As part of her commitment to raising awareness on maternal health issues, the UNFPA Regional Ambassador for West and Central Africa Stephanie Linus visited the Democratic Republic of Congo in commemoration of the International Day to End Obstetrical Fistula.
The theme of this year’s commemoration was tagged “hope, healing and dignity for all”, and it featured several activities aimed at giving hope to girls and women around Africa. From 23rd to 25th May, Mrs. Linus participated in a span of activities which included the screening of her award winning movie ‘DRY’, a private luncheon with African Ambassadors in the DRC and a visit to women repaired of fistula at the Biamba Marie Motombo Hospital in Kinshasa.
While speaking to the Ambassadors, Mrs. Linus requested them to work through their governments to do more for the girl child with emphasis on education, ending child marriage, ending obstetric fistula, improving access to health care.
The over 300-persons audience at the private viewing of DRY consisted of African Ambassadors in the DRC, Donors, Regional Director of UNFPA for the East and Southern Africa Region, UN heads of Agencies and Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Ministers and High Ranking Government Officials, Young parliamentarians of DRC, Representatives of International and National NGOs, Members of the Civil Society and various media representatives. During her address, Mrs Linus declared that the theme of the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula “hope, healing and dignity for all” is food for thought and that it is time to act and actively seek ways to do more to change unhealthy behaviors, to improve health systems, and improve human rights for all. “Women should not die while giving life. Girls have rights that need to be respected-education, decent jobs, chose who to marry and when to have children and how many of them. Every woman and girl has a right to be treated with respect and dignity”, she stated.
She challenged the audience to constantly ask themselves the question – What is it that I can do more and do better?
Mrs. Linus also met young artists in the National Institute of Arts in Kinshasa whom she encouraged to look around, pick up the issues that are affecting the society and pass messages to end those ills through arts, music, movie and drama.
Stephanie Linus was named the UNFPA Regional Ambassador in March 2017 in recognition of her far reaching advocacy for the rights of girls and women. As Regional Ambassador, Mrs. Linus will help advocate and raise awareness on maternal health issues across Africa, whilst encouraging policies and laws that protect the rights and dignity of the girl child.
“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”
– Lucille Ball
Whether or not you are capable of giving and receiving love starts with how much you have come to love yourself. Loving yourself should not be mistaken for narcissism or selfishness. It is about accepting and being comfortable with yourself, and above all embracing your uniqueness by not wishing you were someone else.
A popular old saying goes “You cannot love others if you do not love yourself.” This is a truth that should not be despised; you cannot give what you have not felt or experienced for yourself. Love starts with “Me”. It flows from within and only flourishes when is coming from a place of security and consistency.
Here are three reasons why you should be head over heels in love with “You”:
1. You deserve to be loved: If you do not love yourself for who you are, you would find it very easy to believe that you do not deserve to be loved. If you are in a relationship, you begin to think everything that goes wrong is your fault and then you justify your partner if he/she is abusing you emotionally or physically. Loving yourself means you realizing that you deserve everything good – including someone who would love and respect you for who you are.
2. When you love who you are, you accept who you are: Loving yourself is knowing yourself perfectly well. It is about being truthful about your positive and negative sides and choosing to focus on the positive side. This is not an excuse to stop improving yourself, but instead accepting your unique traits rather than comparing yourself to others.
3. You are Confident and Live a Happy Life: When you love yourself, you are more confident about your body, your choices, your job and everything you can think about. It also means you live a life free of worries and endless comparisons with other people because you do not feel like you are missing out on a particular quality of life.
SL Fabz, the best approach to life is loving and leading every step of the way, and it all starts from the inside.
xoxo SL
Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won’t stay there.” — Clarence W. Hall
It’s another time for us to remember the sacrifice and resurrection power of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The resurrection gives our lives meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances.
May you and your family be blessed as you celebrate the true meaning of Easter, from the reflection of Good Friday to the joy of Easter Sunday and the promise of eternal life.
Happy Easter!