Mutuma Miriti

Learn. Unlearn. Relearn.

[Mutuma Miriti @mutumam]

What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.
- Eleanor Powell

[Eric @amerix]

The system was not built to make you GREAT.

The system was built to make you remain average.

The system is a game, and the game is rigged.

The people who become GREAT are not the most educated, talented or deserving, they are those who are aware of how the game is played.

[Slim @onu_slim]

Do you know by 45, life has already answered you. Not with words, but with outcomes.

At 45, you are no longer becoming. You have largely become. Your finances, health, relationships, and reputation are no longer promises. They are evidence.

This is the age where self deception collapses. You can’t keep blaming your parents, your country, your spouse, or bad luck.
Because by now, you have made enough choices to own where you stand.

By 45, time is no longer theoretical.
You feel it in your knees, your back, your energy levels, and your recovery time.
You realize youth was not just age. It was resilience you did not respect.

At this stage, regret becomes loud.
Not the dramatic kind, but the quiet ones.
The calls you never returned.
The skills you postponed learning.
The risks you were too comfortable to take.

By 45, your children, or the absence of them, mirror your priorities.
Your marriage, or lack of peace in it, reflects how well you learned emotional discipline.
Your friendships are fewer, because tolerance for nonsense is gone.

This is also when money tells the most honest story.
Not income, but preparedness.
If work stops today, how long can you breathe without panic.
At 45, that answer matters more than titles.

By this age, people stop listening to your explanations.
They watch how you live.
You are either a reference point or a warning.

Your health is no longer forgiving.
Every ignored checkup.
Every year of stress without rest.
Every habit you told yourself you would fix later.
Later has arrived.

At 45, dreams that survived discipline look powerful. Dreams that survived excuses look childish.
You now understand that hope without structure is cruelty to yourself.

This is the age where legacy quietly replaces ambition.
You start thinking less about applause and more about impact.
Less about proving, more about leaving something solid behind.

By 45, life stops negotiating.
It simply enforces the consequences of earlier decades.
And the most painful realization is this. Most people did not fail because life was unfair. They failed because they delayed honesty with themselves.

At 45, peace becomes the real currency. And you either earned it through discipline, foresight, and humility. Or you spend the rest of your years trying to explain why you don’t have it.

[Libriscent @libriscent]

Take it personal — at this age, trust me, people know what they’re doing.

[Mike Posner @MikePosner]

on my 26th birthday, i wrote I Took A Pill in Ibiza...11 years ago. The song became popular several years after i wrote it.
This year I celebrated my 37th birthday. I feel proud to look at the song lyrics and know that NONE of them are true anymore. I've grown into a completely new man...one that i'm proud of. check this out...

[Malik 🇸🇳 🇮🇪 🇨🇩 @Malikarred]

I've become less forgiving towards people and I'm less willing to overlook their faults, especially when these involve hurting others. At first I felt this was unfair since everyone has their shortcomings. But I've gradually narrowed down the reason for my unforgiving attitude to

[Boring_Business @BoringBiz_]

Humans saw this and still decided to invent adjusted EBITDA

[tido bling @tiido_bling]

The music your parents introduce you to stays with you forever

[Dear God @TheRich_Gospel]

Brick by brick son, don’t cheat the grind, don’t try to skip the struggle, don’t try to speed it up, don’t look for short cuts, you gonna need to learn all those lessons so when you get to where you’re going you don’t fumble the opportunity.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”

— Ernest Hemingway

[Eric @amerix]

Men,

You are a BUSINESS.

Run yourself like a BUSINESS.

You must manage and lead yourself as a wealth-creating machine.

You are the CEO of your life.

Control everything about your life and make decisions aligned to your goals.

GUARD YOUR REPUTATION

#MasculinitySaturday

[Moad @moadghajjate]

My father always told me: "If you want to go for a run, go for a run, don't look for company. Sooner or later, on your fifth run or your twentieth, likeminded people will find you themselves." And only recently have I realized that this principle works everywhere.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

Educate yourself about things. Study hard what interests you the most. Don't worry about what others think of you, that's none of your business. Train your mind to think, doubt, and question. That's how you grow.

[Fact @Fact]

A "kakistocracy" is a system where the government is run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.

[Poetic Outlaws @OutlawsPoetic]

Nothing has changed the nature
of man so much as the
loss of silence.

—Max Picard

[Mutuma Miriti @mutumam]

@WatiriNjeri My rule of thumb. For every price quoted, there are six different prices above and below if you have the patience to look around.

[Living Empowered® @livingempowered]

What is Self-respect, a Definition | Rooted in Decency https://t.co/IMciJf88AJ

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

This is Francesco Queirolo's "Disinganno", a marble statue carved 264 years ago.

It's very impressive when an artist can make marble look like real rope, but that doesn't make it a good sculpture.

Here's why "realism" in art is overrated...

[Better Start Today @BetterStartHQ]

It is said that the ancient human tribes always possessed superior knowledge about human psychology, by their experience alone.

One of the most profound ones ever recorded is the Native American Indian Traditional Code of Ethics.

These have been first cited in the 1982 book "The Sacred Tree" by the Four Worlds Development Project.

These 20 "codes" that have been recorded are as relevant now as ever.

Sit comfortably, take a deep breath, and absorb these to transform your life:

1. Rise with the sun to pray. Pray alone and often. The Great Spirit will listen only if you speak.

2. Be tolerant of the people who are lost on their path. Ignorance, jealousy, anger, and greed stem from a lost soul. Pray that they'll find guidance.

3. Search for yourself, by yourself. Don't allow others to create your path for you. It's your road and yours alone. Others might walk it with you, but nobody can walk it for you.

4. Treat your guests in your home with consideration. Serve them the best food, offer them your best bed, and treat them with respect and honor.

5. Don't take what isn't yours either from a person, community, or culture. It wasn't earned or given. It isn't yours.

6. Respect every little thing placed upon the earth.

7. Honor other people’s thoughts, desires, and words. Let each person express themselves.

8. Never speak of others in a mean way. The negative energy you put out into the universe is going to multiply when it returns to you.

9. All people make mistakes. And all mistakes can be forgiven.

10. Negative thoughts cause illness of the mind, body, and soul. Practice optimism.

11. Nature is not FOR us, but a PART of us. Animals, plants, and every other living creature are all part of our worldly family.

12. Children are the seeds of our future. You need to plant love in their hearts and shower them with wisdom and precious life lessons. When they're grown, give them space to mature.

13. Avoid hurting other people's heart. The poison of the pain you cause will return to you.

14. Be honest at all times. Honesty and truthfulness are the tests of one’s will within this world.

15. Keep yourself balanced. Work out the body to empower the mind. Grow rich in spirit to cure emotional pain.

16. Make conscious decisions regarding who you'll be and how you'll react. Be responsible for your actions.

17. Respect the privacy and personal space of those around you. Don't touch the personal property of others – especially holy and religious objects. That's forbidden.

18. Be true to yourself first. You can't nurture and help others unless you can nurture and help yourself first.

19. Respect others' religious beliefs. Don't try to force your beliefs on other people.

20. Share your good fortune with others. Also, participate in charity.

[Deep Note @1DeepNote]

31 Stunning Lessons from the book "Quiet" by Susan Cain

- Thread -

[Mutuma Miriti @mutumam]

Love of fate. https://t.co/rsz2oHgpeM