Denkyem Field Hockey Academy

Denkyem Field Hockey

My name is Ceciliah Ongweny. Iam a seasoned international field hockey player. I have been playing hockey for the past 20 plus years and I enjoy the game of field hockey. I have represented my country of origin, Kenya in numerous tournaments. I have a vision of passing the same invaluable skills I have been fortunate enough to learn and acquire to the younger generation, who are tomorrow's leaders, for the benefits listed below. I have gained tremendously from the game of field hockey and I hope I can  utilize this opportunity to positively influence and mentor our  developing children positively through the game of field hockey.
I look to establishing a form of exchange program whereby players from America will have the opportunity to visit other parts of the world including Africa particularly Kenya & Ghana and vice versa in a bid to encourage diversity and inclusion, playing our world to peace & harmony.

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Benefits of playing field hockey.

Field hockey is an extremely popular sport that is played by people all over the world. The aim of playing hockey is very simple and involves the use of sticks in order to dribble, shoot, and pass the ball through the entire length of the pitch. The main aim of each player is to score goals. The rules of hockey are quite similar to the rules of soccer except for the use of stick instead of the players’ feet.

The many health and fitness benefits of field hockey include:-

1. Helps to reduce body weight.
Hockey helps to reduce excessive body fat. The fast pace of te game requires short bursts of body energy that helps in burning huge number of calories. Each player burns an approximate number of 0.061 calories per pound, per minute. This amounts to a huge loss of body weight in the long run.

2. Develops the cardiovascular system of the body.
The constant requirement of energy and muscular strength that is required in playing hockey help in the development of the cardiovascular system of the body. The system that constitutes of lungs and heart, supplies the muscles with oxygen. Pumping of sufficient quantities of oxygen helps to improve the breathing and cellular activity.

3. Improves the muscle strength of the body.
Hockey helps to improve the strength of upper and lower body muscles. Playing hockey is an excellent way of developing the leg muscles, such as the hamstring, calves and hip muscles. It also aids in developing the endurance of triceps, forearms and shoulder muscles.

4. Develops coordination skills.
Playing hockey involves the coordination between the hands and the eyes. It also improves the spontaneous responses and reactions of the players during the game. Practicing this game aids in developing coordination abilities, improves hand-eye reflexes and reactive lively feet.
Playing hockey involves the communication of messages through eyes and gestures. This leads to the overall improvement in the communication skills of the players.
Playing hockey not only develops the basic social skills such as communication, team work, and individual persistence, but is also an enjoyable physical activity. It helps to build up speed; eye- hand coordination, endurance, and cardiovascular performance. Playing this team sport is an excellent way of improving the body health and fitness.

5. Develops the spirit of team work.
Playing with a team of eleven people develops the spirit of team work towards successful achievement of goals and victory. It raises the bar in the commitment of an individual to support her or his team in times of winning and in times of not winning. This prepares the players to deal with life issues as they happen and also to be supportive of each other in good and bad times.

6. Improves communication.
Playing hockey involves the communication of messages through eyes and gestures. This leads to the overall improvement in the communication skills of the players. Playing hockey not only develops the basic social skills such as communication, team work, and individual persistence, but is also an enjoyable physical activity. It helps to build up speed; eye- hand coordination, endurance, and cardiovascular performance. Playing this team sport is an excellent way of improving the body health and fitness.

Daddy thank you for your peace!

Peace is not the absence of trouble ; it is being calm within the storm 

Peace starts with forgiveness - & love of oneself and others 

My Peace I give unto you;not as the works gives-

This is peace that passes all understanding...

Many times people may wonder how peaceful you are about situations that would warrant disturbance... That's exactly the power of  the  peace of God within you!

Sometimes you are required to make tough decisions or endure difficult circumstances of life...

Just how do you pull through? Day after day? With every sunrise and even sunset ? From dawn to dusk? Without wishing the days would race by?During or after a storm, a tragedy or an unforeseen hurdle? It is the peace of God that passes all understanding! Thank you daddy for this peace that calms our hearts when life gets to a fearful bend! What blessed reassurance ! we are forever thankful! May peace , your peace prevail in your whole wide world!

Weathering the Storm~:))))

Life is a fight 

Life is for the living 

Life presents itself in many different shades

Life has seasons....

The real deal with life~ where the rubber meets the road

Is learning to weather the storms of life 

Learning to dance in the rain and not waiting for the storm to pass~

No one is entitled to anything in life 

It's not a guarantee...

Good things happens and bad things happen too~

It's easy to deal with good things ~ the real challenge is dealing with storms... The bad things ~

Rather than being a statement of resignation and give in...you can choose to view the circumstance as a battle - as an opportunity to get better and therefore strive to overcome the challenge 

Unleash your resilience virtue and fight on till the last lap~

Do not give up- do not give in~

Strive to see clearly after the cloud has passed and look beyond to see the Rainbow!

That's how life is lived ~because it comes in different shades and we must learn to weather the storm and move on ~ do not get paralyzed in one season of life 

Weather the storm~pick yourself up and live life .... For life is for the living!-:)))

Mothers Day 

by Carol Matthews

A Mother loves right from the start.

She holds her baby close to her heart.

The bond that grows will never falte

Her love is so strong it will never alter.

A Mother gives never ending Love.

She never feels that she has given enough.

For you she will always do her best.

Constantly working, there's no time to rest.

A Mother is there when things go wrong.

A hug and a kiss to help us along.

Always there when we need her near.

Gently wipes our eyes when we shed a tear.

So on this day shower your Mother with Love.

Gifts and presents are nice but that is not enough.

Give your Mother a day to have some peace of mind.

Be gentle, be good, be helpful, be kind.

Happy Mothers Day. 

Safe in the shepherd's arms...:)

The 23rd psalm is all about trust in God... 

The 23rd psalm reminds us of who God is...

The 23rd psalm reminds us that God is unchanging, uncaused and ungoverned...

change is constant... Days, health, weather, relationships etc change but God is a constant...

his love , his convictions, his mood, his plan is constant- God is our constant when everything else around us is changing...

Though God creates ... He was not created...

Though he makes...He was not made...

Though he caused....He was not caused...

Our God does not check the weather...He makes it...

Our God doesn't defy gravity...He created it...

Our God is not affected by health...He has no body...

Our God is omnipresent in all places in all times in all circumstances ....

God calms the storms and winds with a single word...He stills the storm~

Our God defeated the grave...as philosophers debate the meaning of life... He declares the meaning of life

Our God placed a zillion stars in the galaxy and a zillion galaxies and constellations in the universe

Our God of wonder puts billions of nerve cells together in a skull and calls it a brain~

And yes that's out shepherd who can visit you any time of day or night and calm you with a tenderness only Him can ...that's Our Shepherd~

Just think how special you are...:)))

Just think...

You're here not by chance ,

But by God's choosing.

His hand formed you and made you

The person you are.

He compares you to no one else~

You are one of a kind.

You lack nothing

That his grace can't give you

He has allowed you to be here 

At this time in history

To fulfill his special purpose

For this generation 

To every thing there's a season and a time to every purpose  under the heaven~Ecc. 3:1

Lord Thank you for 2013-Happy new 2014!!

Lord, we thank you for the year 2013-you have been our shepherd, you have led us to pastures green, you have set a table before our enemies & you have carried us through- we are forever grateful!

As we reflect back, we had our challenges but you O Lord was loving, caring & faithful enough to carry us through- we are thankful from the bottom of our hearts.

For we understand that challenges will always be there-that's what constitutes life-life comes in many colors, tones &presentations -bit it's not what happens to us; it is our reaction to what happens to us-the attitude we keep in whatever we face & always remembering to cling to the hem of your garment.

For we know that you are our creator & that you have perfect plans for us as promised. So we do not fret or fear, but we stand firm on your promises each single day, walking each & everyday by faith & not by sight! 

Renew our strength oh Lord and redirect us always to focus on whet truly matters!

Help us to be positive contributors to this world & leave it a better place.

Let us aim to preach forgiveness & love & help most people understand the very important issues of life -for we know most people are fighting some kind of battle.

Building relationships that are truly meaningful, helping others carry their loads, creating time to listen to others, sacrificing our resources to help the less fortunate!

Remind us O Lord that your report is  the most important report & it does not matter what anybody says-what you say is the most important report!

Thank you a Lord for all the doors you have opened for us- for healing us- for renewing our minds.

Where we hurt-you have consoled us & healed us-

In our mourning you turned it into dancing O Faithful one! We are thankful

We never lacked in any way-what we have needed thy hand has provided- you have answered our prayers.

Help us to continue clinging  to the hem of your garment O Lord-for that's all we need to pull through

For the hungry, feed them 

For the sick, heal them

For the discouraged, encourage

For the needy, provide 

For the lonely , may they experience your love

Help us O Lord to scale the heights of 2014 O Lord with confidence-knowing that you have gone before us! When you open doors for us-equip us with the confidence to go through for you have perfect plans for us!

We love you this day & forever! 

Happy New Year 2014-The Year of the Lord's favour!

Choosing JOY

Joy is what makes life worth living. Joy is a choice you make.
For many Joy seems very hard to find, but it's not about joy finding you- it's about choosing joy in whatever circumstance that you find yourself.
Two people can be part of the same event; but one may choose to live it quite differently from the other. Choose to trust that what happened or is happening ; painful as it may be, holds a Promise. Build your strength from the promise!God promised us his love- that would be the anchor we can always hold on to whenever we find that our strength has diminished.
So today, and always , remember to choose JOY- it's all about the attitude you keep while on the journey...Make the right choice - to be happy-Happy Living!

Why I Dream!
From so far I have come so exhausted I think I will drop
But I can see a streak of light, a glimmer of hope, my dreams give me to hold on to a rope
To steer me as in the dark; I grope! When the days are cold and grey with my dreams I manage to live day after day! And when my moods swing low & blue; my only hope is that my dreams will be true~
I face live's challenges today; but in my heart silently pray, that all my hopes for tomorrow~ will make it a better day.In the midst of despair, I build castles in the air. A smile lights up my face... Mentally am detached from this place.
An image forms in my mind's eye~ to another place I fly ... There I see success and happiness - my every wish fulfilled. Suddenly to reality I return- seemingly nothing changed...but wait...I find myself revitalized .
To make my dream a reality- wishful thinking it might seem; but simply that's why I dream!!

A marriage is like a house!

A marriage is a lot like a house

While new it sparkles 

Fresh smells,fun surprises and new discoveries

make each day

Snap, crackle and pop.

As time passes by however things change

Slowly...

almost imperceptibly~

The grit of responsibility mixed with 

the grind of routine starts to take its toll

Suddenly we realize we are faced with a decision 

move out or stay  and remodel

Walk away from the embers or rekindle the fire...

Choose to endure & work with the embers to rekindle the fire

Be very courageous and encouraged!

Happy New Year 2013!!!

New year...new things...a new dawn!
By God's grace~
Reaching for higher goals, digging deeper wells...creating newer paths~
Forgetting our disappointments, our fears, our failures & all the wars lost~
Carrying our victories, accomplishments & trophies & moving forward...knowing that's it's by God's grace that we have come this far~
and that he has a perfect plan for our lives~
This year...with God's guidance...attempt something new...
Help a person in need, motivate, earn that degree, push yourself against the fear & go for it~ This is your year!
May perseverance, endurance, courage, persistence, fortitude & self control be part of your life~
May God go before you , stay beside you & go after you & guide you through out 2013!!
Have a blessed, healthy & peaceful 2013!!

Live your best life now!!

Many times we get so busy and we forget how to live our best life now!!
We get caught up running from one errand to another to another non-stop.
Master the art of " slowing down" & enjoying the little pleasantries & pleasures of life like chatting with a friend, having a good laugh, just sitting & relaxing , enjoying painting or gardening with your child, putting a craft together slowly with your child etc-away from usual routine... This is the art of slowing down & enjoying your life now....investing in the things that matter... the ones that count-
Strive to slow down & live your best life now, do not be swallowed In the routine of life!!

Our God is an awesome God!!!

He's gracious, he's loving, caring, faithful & able
In all situations, everyday, everywhere, anyhow-
Always making ways where it seems dark & impossible-
He is the master of the impossible-
He restores peace~
He is our everlasting father
Indeed He is an awesome God!!

Attitude of gratitude

Gratitude is the way of life....

Every day there are so many things we take for granted...
thy say you don't know what you've got until you loose it~
A perfect example is health or a job...that you call bad....
if only we could take time to appreciate the little things...
learn to change out attitudes around the not-so-good things....
learn to fit into God's perfect plan and put our fairy tales aside for a while...
we would be more fulfilled,more happy and more content with our simple lives...
if only we would thank God for what we've got and forget about what we do not have
Life ...would have new meaning...like literally divert our efforts to the things that really matter...
the issues life...which all spring from our hearts...
its an effort every single day of our lives....a conscious effort to bring into focus...
the issues that really matter without getting distracted....its like a race...you've got to focus on moving forward...without distractions from the left or right..sprinting towards the finish and staying strong to the finish without fainting or growing weary....this calls for daily reminding ourselves what really does matter...diverting our energies to the right stuff and choosing which battles are worth fighting ...not all are important...
Let us strive to stay focused and stay strong to the finish by fixing our eyes on the goal~Good luck!!

Inter-ludes....is life itslef too~

24 INTERLUDES OF LIFE

1. Don't go for looks, they can deceive. Don't go for wealth even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile.
2. There are moments in life when you really miss someone that you want to pick them up from your dreams and hug them. Hope you dream of that someone.
3. Dream what you want to dream, go where you want to go, be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want in life.
4. May you have...Enough happiness to make you sweet Enough trials to make you strong Enough sorrow to keep you human Enough hope to make you happy And enough money to keep you comfortable.
5. When one door of happiness closes, another opens. But we often took so long at the closed door, that we don't see the one which has been opened for us.
6. The best kind of friend is the one you could sit on a porch, swing with, never saying a word and then walk away feeling like that was the best conversation you've had.
7. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.
8. Always put yourself in other 's shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably does hurt the person too.
9. A careless word may kindle a strife;A cruel word may wreck a life A timely word may level stress A lovely word may heal and bless.
10. The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves and not to twist them with our own image, otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
11. The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything, they just make the most of everything that comes along the way.
12. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we should know how to be grateful for that gift.
13. It takes a minute to have a crush on someone, an hour to like someone and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.
14. Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched and those who have tried. For only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.
15. Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, the romance and find out you still care for that person.
16. A sad thing about life is that when you meet someone who means a lot to you only to find out in the end that it was never bound to be and you just have to let go.
17. Love starts with a smile, develops with a kiss and ends with a tear.
18. Love comes to those who still hope even though they've been disappointed, to those who still believe even though they've been betrayed, need to love those who still love, even though they've been hurt before.
19. It hurts to love someone, and not to be loved in return but what is most painful is to love someone and never finds the courage to let the person know how you feel.
20. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You can't go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
21. Never say goodbye when you still want to try;Never give up when you still feel you can take it;Never say you don't love that person anymore when you can't let go.
22. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll love you back. Don't expect love in return, just wait for it to grow in their hearts but if it doesn't, be content it grew in yours.
23. There are things you love to hear but you would never hear it from the person whom you would like to hear it from, but don't be deaf to hear it from the person who says it with his heart.

24. When you were born, you were crying and the world was rejoicing on ur birth Live in a way such that when you die, let u rejoice and let the world cry.

Quotes...Quotes...Quotes is a way of life & life itself!!

1)“Stay” is a charming word in a friend’s vocabulary. Louisa May Alcott

2)If you can find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded. Maya Angelou

3) Nobody minds having what is too good for them. Jane Austen

4)When an opinion is general, it is usually correct. Jane Austen

5)Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up. James Baldwin

6)Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James Baldwin

7)It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. William Blake

8)Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves. Charlotte Bronte 

9)Look twice before you leap. Charlotte Bronte

10)If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results. Emily Bronte

11)Reading is important—read between the lines. Don’t swallow everything. Gwendolyn Brooks

12)Books succeed, and lives fail. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

13)A woman’s always younger than a man of equal years. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

14)Where there is great love, there are always wishes. Willa Cather

15)Give people a new word and they think they have a new fact. Willa Cather

16)Advice is like snow—the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks
into the mind. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

17)A word is dead when it is said, some say, I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson

18)Without a struggle, there can be no progress. Frederick Douglass

19)A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people. Frederick Douglas

20)Oh, how with more than dreams the soul is torn, ere sleep comes down to soothe the weary eyes. Paul Lawrence Dunbar

21)Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love. George Eliot

22)It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot

23)The ancestor of every action is a thought .Ralph Waldo Emerson

24)Books are for nothing but to inspire. Ralph Waldo Emerson

25)This is the way the world ends; not with a bang, but a whimper. 

T. S. Eliot

26)The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.William Faulkner

27)I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.Earnest Hemingway

28)In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost

29)Never be afraid to sit a while and think. Lorraine Hansberry

30)The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely. Lorraine Hansberry

31)I love sleep. My life has a tendency to fall apart when I am awake, you know? Ernest Hemingway

32)Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly. Langston Hughes

33)It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive characteristics. James Weldon Johnson

34)Get busy living, or get busy dying. Stephen King

35)Borrow trouble for yourself, if that’s your nature, but don’t lend it to your neighbors’ .Rudyard Kipling

36)The one thing that does not abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience. Harper Lee

37)Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. Harper Lee

38)The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time. Jack London

39)For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books. Herman Melville

40)What difference does it make if the thing you are scared of is real or not? Toni Morrison
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. George Orwell

41)Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. George Orwell

42)I have great faith in fools. My friends call it self-confidence. Edgar Allen Poe

43)A fool thinks himself wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. William Shakespeare

44)This above all: to thine own self be true William Shakespeare

45)It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves. William Shakespeare

46)No one wants advice—only corroboration. John Steinbeck

47)Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or die. Alfred Lord Tennyson

48)Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Alfred Lord Tennyson

49)Somebody’s boring me. I think it’s me. Dylan Thomas

50)Goodness is the only investment that never fails. Henry David Thoreau

51)Books are thee treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. Henry David Thoreau

53)It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.
Mark Twain

54)If we’d stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time. Edith Wharton

55)I have learned that to be with those I like is enough. Walt Whitman

56)Experience is one thing that you can’t get for nothing. Oscar Wilde

57)No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow. Alice Walker

58)Being happy is not the only happiness. Alice Walker

59)A sure way for one to lift himself up is by helping lift someone else. Booker T. Washington

60)The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged up again and I hungered for books, new ways of looking and seeing. Richard Wright

Touching Lives....Empathizing...:)

Your soul needs regular times of retreat-
Strengthening your soul periodically changes you inside & inspires you to reach out-
Try putting yourself empathically in another person's shoes...
Read the newspaper, watch the news & interpret those stories as happenings to individuals loved by God-
Picture yourself as the mother trying to care for her family in the face of drought, famine, floods, ...through the hardships- the wife whose husband has died in war, children whose parents have died in an accident, the person who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness...
How do you feel?
What would you do next?
What do you need from others?
What do you long for from God?
Ok...now time for action...pray for all those you have read about or watched in the news....this is one of the simplest ways of touching lives that are far removed from your own-
Again do not stop there...Go further & resolve to open your eyes to the needs around you-to wear your compassion glasses...
It may not be your job in entirety to solve the world's problems...but you can make a difference in the lives of some of them-& that's all God expects from us... That we do our part to help those in need & to make the world a better place to live in-
For a cheerful heart does not count the cost of what he gives...His heart is set on pleasing & cheering him to whom the gift is given~

Flex your Muscles

In life...when trying to gain physical strength, we go to the gym or do a physical activity-
Spiritually when you want to strengthen your soul, we go to God-
Ask God to reveal your weaknesses & strengths; ask for insight on how to use your strengths in a way that will cause others to praise him instead of you-
Take a closer...honest look at your weaknesses...face them in the "eye"...this is the beginning of creating a personal work out program to strengthen your character as well as your soul-
It does not happen over- night ...it's a journey needing patience, perseverance , endurance & commitment-
For example if feat stares you in the face & hinders you from exercising your faith, find a scripture that reassures you of God's protection & meditate on such-
If you're struggling with a quick temper... Practice holding your tongue long enough to think wisely before speaking rashly whenever you get irritated-
Getting our souls in shape...takes practice, patience, persevere & commitment...the benefits last a lifetime ...Remember ...
"A journey of a thousand miles starts with one step"

Its a brand new day!!

After God created the world...he took a day off to rest & celebrate what he'd done-
The beginning of each new day, every new dawn, every sunrise, presents the same opportunity for you-
Today is filled with fresh opportunities, new mercies,new blessings-
Getting in the habit of celebrating the little things as well as the big things will help you become more aware of how priceless every day is...how extraordinary ...how praiseworthy...
Follow God's example ...look around you & acknowledge that what you have accomplished with God's help is good & is worth celebrating & being thankful for...
Yes it's a brand new day!!

~The soul of one who loves God always swims in joy, keeps holiday & is always in a mood of singing~^