Katina Mickens

  Katina Mickens | I was walking on the beach this morning enjoying the sound of the sea lapping on the shingle. My mind was in neutral and I was feeling gratitude for such a beautiful morning and for the blessing of living by the coast.   My thoughts drifted and wandered to the realisation of one my most cherished objectives, and then to the business deal that could make that possible... and then I was mulling over how this business deal may or may not succeed. My thoughts then drifted further into analysis of how much this mattered to me and all the good things that depended on getting the result I wanted. I thought of how a successful outcome would enable me to help a particular person I have been mentoring. Then I started getting frustrated: "... why is this taking so long... if seeing is believing I can't see this happening... ?" Within only a few short minutes my peace of mind and present moment awareness was shattered and I was feeling frustrated, anxious a...

  Katina Mickens | A young mother visited Mahatma Gandhi and complained that she was attempting for a long time to make her son quit eating too many sweets and sugar. Like each mother, she was deeply concerned with the consequences of sugar taking that might harm his health. Taking into account his reputation, she asked Gandhi if he would speak with her son about his eating sugar in the hopes that the words of that great man would encourage the young boy to stop eating sugar. She was surprised when Gandhi said to her: Come back in three months, because I need to prepare myself to speak with the boy about his eating sugar.   It elicited great interest of the people living in her community and broader area and many of them wondered why he needed three months to prepare himself for that task. Various rumours spread and everyone interpreted and speculated about the reasons for such an act. After three months, in the presence of a large number of people, Gandhi sat beside the...

  Katina Mickens | Everyone desires to succeed in life. When you seriously want something, you can sacrifice for it. Definiteness of purpose is an unwavering desire one has in life. It is a strong wish that needs to be realised. One needs to write it down to ensure that it is firmly planted in one's subconscious mind. It is said that whatever the mind can conceive, it can achieve. Achieving such is not about how deep a person's formal education and poverty levels are. A person possesses some thing powerful to change anything in life.   Regardless of the number of times you may have failed in achieving something in life, definiteness of purpose shall help drive you achieve your desire. God the Creator has given a gift to every man, which is different from other creatures, that is, the ability to use and control the mind to achieve anything in life. You can control anything. Other creatures only follow instincts, which they do not even understand. It is, therefore, important ...