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The beauty of Art by Pat Obilor

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  Art in all its forms including literature, poetry, music, role playing, dance and Photography etc is not just about expressing oneself or capturing moments. It is also about reaching into your core to expressing your inner desires, and what your soul feels, as you copulate your feelings in the present and your hope for tomorrow. It is the ability to create a beautiful and mesmerising effect for anyone who sees and experience it.   It is to convey one’s feelings and thoughts in the most sublime way possible. Thus, in the art of photography, a good picture can make you remember your past, set new goals or romanticise about your impending future. When I do Photoshoots or take pictures, I hope that it expresses most part of me that makes up my life and my intentions for living and I want to share that dreamy image with anyone who sees it, to build a priceless and special connection that cannot be quantified or watered down. Hence, the rewards of a true creative is not about mone...

Pat Obilor’s Celebrate Me Now” Annual August Birthday campaign

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August Celebrity Birthday   Hello Fam, welcome to the prestigious August! My month of birth!💃 AND Welcome to my annual social love campaign tagged: ‘Celebrate Me Now’. My name is Pat Obilor, the creative lead for the ‘Celebrate Me Now’ challenge which was launched in August 2020 to inspire us all, to celebrate one another while alive. I know we all have our personal struggles and life can be too demanding of our time and resources but still, we tend to be unavailable, less bothered about people that matter until they are gone or until we know they will die soon... When this happens, suddenly, we remember the good they did for us, the smiles they gave us, the recommendations and opportunities they introduced to us... etc.  We begin to bring out pictures and videos of the phenomenal things they did while on earth and try to hide the fact that we did not care or appreciate them enough. While it is not wrong to give accolades to the dead and let the world know how important they ...

Be Happy Now! By Pat Obilor

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 I will be happy when I finish school! I will be happy when I graduate! I will be happy when I get married! I will be happy when my Kids are grown! I will be happy when my business starts making sales! I will be happy when they forgive me! I will be happy when I get new clothes! I will be happy when I become a father I will be happy when I get the award!  I will be happy when I get a visa and relocate!  I will be happy when I get a new job! I will be happy when I become a Mother!  I will be happy when I lose weight!  I will be happy when I save the world!  Then Boom, while waiting for “Your Happy”… depression or Sickness sets in, your health takes a downturn and you lose out on the little reasons that would have made you Happy and then you retire and Die! #riptoyourhappiness.  The arrival fallacy is the illusion that joy lies in the unknown destination ahead.  BE HAPPY NOW! Your happiness is in the moment, not a destination.  This post was in...