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Its December again!!! Most importantly the week where my mentor (who I'm a parody of) "The Real Jesus" was born. Let's not get carried away by the eating and drinking, singing and dancing, throwing and blowing, working and chilling.....in fact we should be very alert even though the euphoria of the moment is very overwhelming. (I'm sure you can do it)

 Okay!!! I would be sharing with you 4 points developed by inspiration on what to avoid this yuletide season, pls pay rapt attention. (Don't pre-empt me,jus follow my lead) I'm sure you would be smiling at d end of this piece. Oya naa leggo:

 1) Do NOT go about asking for/expecting gifts from everyone u know. The essence of this season is giving not demanding, so its best you are on the giving end (that's when u are really celebrating). Even if you don't have money, you can give your time, attention, kind words and even smiles (wonderful disposition). You wudnt believe how encouraging this could be to others.

 2) Do NOT be a pest/ nuisance to others cos you are trying to have your fun. ie be considerate and see that you disturb others less in your grooving this season beit with your music/screaming/yelling/cooking/partying or what have you. Try to ensure that your activities don't disturb the peace/tranquility of others and also be conscious of your environment (don't be dirty,clean up after every event).

 3) Do NOT forget the importance of family and friends this season. For most of us who are busy/pre-occupied all year round this is a time to show our friends and family that we care, even though we might not keep tabs on them, they should be able to look forward to Christmas and New year with optimism that you would "send them".

 I paraphrase the bible "Two people can help each other succeed, when one falls the other helps him up, its a tragedy to fall alone cos no one would be there to help you get up. In time of cold, shared warmth is most effective. Two or more standing together can defeat a lot of things, a three fold cord is not easily broken" (Ecc 4:9-12 NIV)

 Drawing from this already established fact, if there is anyone you should spend your time with this season, it should be someone close/dear to you. Remember people are very important in life; you can't do without them.

 4) Do NOT forget to rest this season. All year round we do so many things; work hard, study hard, develop ourselves, set goals, plan, execute plans, evaluate ourselves and even petition God but majority of us are guilty of relegating "rest" to the periphery.

 Rest is very important and when I say rest I mean "ceasing work or movement in order to relax, refresh yourself and recover strength". Psychologists have discovered that your waist line gets thicker (Obesity), you feel sicker, your memory is wiped and you stand a higher risk of cancer when you don't rest. (Someone is pulling on me now; she is declaring faith haha)

 Do you know that even God (the personality that fetches water with a basket just to disgrace the bucket) rested after 6days of creation, so who are you not to rest? You don't need to be jaded/tired before you rest, just take time out and chill this season, Indulge in more sleep, relax more often and appreciate nature. I'm sure next year would be better than this for you!

 I hope you would consciously cultivate the positives gotten from this piece and avoid the 4 DONTs discussed above. Once again Black Jesus says "Seasons Greetings to you and also thanks you for making this blog a success by your faithful patronage" Love you!