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Hi Dear Readers, As much as I try to keep my personal activities (was about to say personal life! Hehe) away from this blog... I beg this one has to. So I am fundraising over the next couple of months because I have been selected to take part in a UK government funded programme; International Citizen Service (ICS). ICS provides young people aged 18-25 and above the opportunity to volunteer overseas with a choice of 8 or so development agencies. UK volunteers will be matched with one of the NGOs (for short), where they will be assessed, selected and trained to work on development projects with volunteers from the countries they are selected for. I have volunteered on this programme before with Tearfund, a Christian NGO. This year, I applied for a team leader role and was successful in securing a place with Restless Development. Restless Development are an amazing youth-led, youth-focused NGO which aim to empower young people to use their voice to change their communities and nat

Intraordinary Life is going Live!    🎬  Streaming Live on YouTube. First broadcast tonight at 9pm BST    🎙🎞 Subscribe here  Subscribe to my channel on YouTube, search 'Ekua Newton' on the channels section    See you there!      Happy living! Claudy xoxo

He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey;   Deutoronomy 26:9 (THE BIBLE) *** Hundreds of years ago, when the people of the Newfound land (America) celebrated their first autumn harvest, Thanksgiving day was born. I am sure it was nothing like it is now, no grand parades, humongous turkeys in site, tables covered with a dozen side dishes or brightly scented candles in sight. I am sure it looked much different. Tomorrow, most families in America will celebrate Thanksgiving day and I so wished to be there this year. Just for the food alone! Mmm mm mmm ... Good Lawd 😋 But life being life, things didn't go according to plan. But today, just like other days, I have every reason to be thankful. For one, I am alive!! But the thanksgiving story has become significant to me of late. Not for the harvest, or the settling or the years till it was made official but the entire journey of the pilgrims. To me, it bares some simila

The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Watching the evil and the good. Proverbs 15:3 (THE BIBLE) Today's post is dedicated to the unsung heroes, do-gooders, won't stop till we drop workacholics and simply those who do everything to help, may your hardwork be rewarded in the days to come. *** This weekend, I watched a young lady very carefully; not in a suspicious, stalky manner but, simply just admiring, the time, dedication and love the person had put into making an event a success. I had always admired her but that day, I had noticed how much she had actually grown to love. Actually, let me put it this way. I am sure what she displayed is her true nature, but I had never taken so much notice until that day. I began to look at how she was present at every church meeting, church gatherings, visiting members on their special days of celebration and just being that person you can count on.  To me, Her work in the four corners of the church and outside its walls, e

Tag: Lessons from life   * * *  Poetic story * * * I forget how it feels like, to feel disappointed until it happens, but this time I'm not the victim. I believe I caused it. As at now, I have a list in my head of who I have disappointed, going to disappoint and disappointing (present). All three forms have and will really cause pain to them but the tables have turned and I can all of a sudden feel their pain because I'm the victim now. I want to call the people I hurt and say sorry but it might just be too late. For now, I have had to put pen to paper and list all my faults. After writing this post, I will have a little time with God because I know I have disappointed Him.  How and why did I disappoint him?  By leaving Him at the sidelines, while I chased after my own dreams. Things got great and I run even faster, chasing after the things which will soon disappear as quickly as they appeared. And I will also spend a little more time to say sorry because I d

Today officially marks the first year anniversary of IntraOrdinaryLife. I would like to thank all my readers for their continued readership through the year. I haven't been constant with my posts but I feel more confident about the coming year and would definitely be posting articles more regularly. If you are an intraordinary reader, I would love to hear from you. Don't hide your voice, celebrate with me by sending your comments on IntraOrdinary so far (contact form on the side), so that I know what I need to work on in this new year. I am celebrating this anniversary by dedicating this previous post, Advice for my younger self to young intraordinary readers aged 15 and above wherever you are. It also happens to be the 25th post and I will be celebrating my 25th birthday in a few weeks - a cool coincidence!. Once again, Thank you for allowing me to be myself and to speak freely. A MASSIVE  Till next time, Claudy  xoxo

I can't believe it's taken me this long to finally write this post. The topic has been on my mind since last year...to be honest I don't know what was hindering me from doing this - but, here is it. Today's post will mainly be focused on lessons I have learnt from my university experience. I have learnt so much about what I should and could have done better from my two experiences of university. I always ask myself; WHY DIDN'T I LEARN from the first one in the first place? But I have definitely learnt my lesson now, maybe I'll get to have a third experience in the future!? Hmmm. Hopefully.   Thank you for visiting today, if you intend to keep reading you are in for a treat. Don't forget to SHARE, SUSCRIBE and COMMENT. I have so much to cover today that I'll have to break it down into bullet points to get my points across easier. To be honest, the first lesson I learnt is to actually have had an intention for going to university. In my case, I felt

HI! It's been a while. Welcome! Today, I am going to divert from our current theme: Lessons from Life to do something different. This is one of those moments when I wish I had a menu bottom or a tab for 'Style'. But I rarely get stylish so I think it might get end up collecting dust, like an old bookshelf that is hardly visited. Anyway, let's dive straight into it So this week I had something interesting happen to me. I had an interview at the beginning of the week and just as I prepared my brain for the questions to come and the answers to those questions, I also had another question on my mind. What was I going to wear?? Like everyone has experienced, appearance at an interview is very important and I was so worried about how I was going to present myself. I was with a friend when I found out that I had been invited for the interview, after the excited screams and congrats my friend reminded me to take note of my appearance. 'You know everything must

Time will pass and seasons will come and go. Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/roybean249999.html?src=t_time                     "  Time will pass and seasons will come and go "                                                                                - Roy Bean Hi Lovely Readers, I'm glad to share another slice of my life with you again. As usual, it's been quite a while since I last wrote something substantial and I have been burning to share what I have discovered with you guys. I hope you enjoy what I have to say and if you do, please share and most importantly suscribe to IntraOrdinary. As shown from the outstanding quote above, today's topic is Time and I continue on my latest theme; Lessons from Life.  Time is such a valuable resource and if there is anything I have learnt in my 24 years of life, it is, that time lost, gained and used really matters. The topic for today need not come as a surprise. As usual, I le

Hi Guys, After a tough couple of weeks, I am settled in the fact that nothing is ever permament. I have been going through quite a difficult season, questioning myself and trying to figure out some things for myself. As usual, I am too hard on myself and my answers only come when I relax, cheer up and a read my Bible or a very good book. I will like to give credit to the authors of these books for enlightening me and giving me the right words at this point in time. Lessons from the Ant - By Davy Calys-Tagoe (Pastor) The Secret to true Happiness - By Joyce Meyer I will give you a run-down of my week but I will like to insert this scripture which  FIND VERY INSPIRING Romans 12: 12 Let your hope keep you joyful, be patient in your troubles, and pray at all times.

Don't let that come out of your mouth (Things never to say and do) This topic covers the power of our words and the need for positive confessions. If you are accustomed to saying negative things due to frustation, remember that your words have the potential to lock you into a life of frustation. At the end of this article (Yes, click me ), we learn not ever to say "I will never ... It is impossible ... I am useless".  Let's begin the picture summary A quote by Robin Sharma Wow...and I just discovered this quote in the Bible by James (aka St. James to some) " For all of us make many mistakes. If someone does not make any mistakes when he speaks, he is perfect and able to control his whole body." James 3:2 (ISV translation) Sources Image 1: https://steelewendy.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/power_of_words_300x300.jpg Image 2: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/41/21/c4/4121c40efcaf38713652cb07ae591c2c.jpg Image 3: http://inspir

Welcome to the New Theme on 'Lessons from Life' I will be keeping the actual articles separate but will post images to summarise the lessons of each post. For the full post on this topic, click here . Otherwise, the images pretty much summarise what was discussed. Feel free to use them as  screensavers, wallpaper images and most of all, they are words of encouragements for you to remember and recite to yourself. All credit go to the authors of these poems and quotes and the graphic designers who decided to turn them into attractive images. From the Bible, King Solomon writes; "There is hope only for the living. As they say, "It's better to be a live dog than a dead lion!" Lamentations 3:4 (NIV translation) A famous quote with a different twist, written by Bryant McGill Another twist on the famous quote, 'As long as there is life, there is hope' by And another ... by Dean Kootz                                 H

Hello lovely readers, I sincerely apologise for my absence from the blog for a long while. There were so many things I was contemplating including stopping this blog but while I struggled with this dilemna, the ideas kept coming and after some deep thinking as well as words of encouragement from a friend and reader I have decided to keep this going. Having said that, I am excited to present to you, the latest theme I have named - "Lessons from Life". As usual, I write these based on my life experiences and I hope that you are able to get some perspectives on my life as well as identify some areas in your life that might need some adjustments. 'Lessons from Life' features some of my personal life experiences, filled with deep regrets, turns to hope and learning and deciding to keep the faith as long as a new day dawns. Essentially, at the end of every blog post I conclude that each new day offers the reality (not just a chance) for us to start all over again. Forget

Explanation of poem The inspiration for my latest poem came from a few things that came to mind before bed (I was literally trying to sleep but couldn't ... 10 minutes after, this was the result) Anyway...back to explaining. The thought process behind this poem is me trying to express how I can be so strong sometimes and so weak other times. My strong moments are filled with hope, confidence, energy, optimism and momentum to...a willing to explore life a bit more. Prior to this, I would have experienced some difficult times where I feel down, full of fear and a feeling of - "where exactly am I heading?!" In my high moments, life feels good, i know I have made mistakes but I try to put them behind me and I dare to dream big. My low moments are full of what-ifs, buts and could've beens ... and I do give my mind a beating sometimes In summary, deep thinking describes the high moments and shallow describes my low moments. Without further a do...I present ... my l