Enough is enough about Gender based violence in Namibia

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Gender-based violence is common in Namibia. Although it is difficult to get comprehensive data on the phenomenon, Healthy Survey (2013) revealed  that a third of married women have been beaten, forced to have sex, or been psychologically abused by their husbands or partners. Cases were a result of alcohol abuse and result of men's jealousy provoked by their partners' interactions with other men. How can we help victims of gender based violence? -  We need to believe the person - Listen with compassion and please do not judge - Offer practical support, you can accompanying the person to the police station -  Share the gender based violence number 061 2095329, so that they can call to get help Gender-based violence , or GBV, is one of the most oppressive forms of gender inequality, posing a fundamental barrier to the equal participation of women and men in social, economic and pollical sphere. Gender-based violence will only stop in our country when society stands up togeth...

 If Your Dreams Doesn't Scare You, It Isn't Big Enough. This means that the size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. For most people, the stake simply aren't high enough. They are not being forced to grow and expand into their vision. As a result, they don't expect great things for themselves and watch it happen.   You have to expect things yourself before you can do them.  Indeed, everything in your life right now is following your beliefs. Your relationships, income and health are all a part of what you believe you deserve. You will never get more than you think you can get. Thus, in order to get more, you must elevate your sense of what you believe you deserve. YOU CANNOT ACHIEVE WHAT YOU DO NOT BELIEVE.  No one is ready for a thing, until he believes he can acquire it. The state of mind must believe, not mere hope or wish.  When you set a big goal and then begin expanding your future vision, you need to immediately begin ...

 BE STRONG ENOUGH TO LET GO AND WISE ENOUGH TO WAIT FOR WHAT YOU DESERVE. Sometimes in life we get afraid. Afraid of being lonely, afraid of  not being loved, afraid of being enough. And that's makes us stay in circumstances that are not healthy for us. In fact, we are just lowering our standards and telling the universe it is okay to accept less than we deserve.  The moment you raise your standards, the moment you decide you are strong enough to let go of what's serving you and you are wise enough to wait for what you deserve. That's when life gives you more than you could hope for! Dare let go, dare to wait and your dreams will come true. 

TEMPTATION  When we are talking about temptation we mean the desire to do something , especially something wrong or unwise while temptation in the bible primarily donates a trial in which man has a free choice of being faithful or unfaithful to God; only secondarily does it signify allurement or seduction to sin. Examples of temptation - When you feel a strong urge to eat a cake when on diet, this is an example of temptation. -The cake that makes you want to eat it is example of a temptation. There are ways to beat temptation and boost your willpower such as select the situation, choose to hang out with people or environments that will enhance your self-control. Choose to spend time with friend who live healthy or lead busy lives, rather than those who encourage you to go out and party. Change the situation to make self control easier. Modify the situation to make self-control easier. if you have trouble getting out of bed, put our alarm clock across the room so you have to get ou...

Self confidence   What is Self-confidence ? Is an attitude about your skills abilities. This means that you accept and trust yourself and have a sense of control in your life. You know your strength and weakness well, and have positive view of yourself. You set realistic expectation and goals, communicate assertively, and can handle criticism. How do you gain self confidence and maintain it 1. Visualize yourself as you want to be. 2.Do one thing that scares you every day.3.Affirm yourself and care for yourself   4. Have positive mind chatter and believe you are a good person 5. Accept who you are and be kind person 6. Look for solution to challenges     Why is confidence so important? Confidence is believing in yourself, feeling comfortable in your true-self, knowing you have worth. if you are confident, people believe you, confidence is attractive, brings success, helps to connect well with others and you generally feel happier. Confidence is the key to su...