Monday, May 26, 2014

see why you need to always thank God for your life!!!!

some how we've heard or read about people with disability that still make it in this world,one of them is Pastor Nick,Bettany Hamilton and now Barbie Thomas!
Barbie Thomas lost both her arms during a horrific electrical accident as a toddler - but that hasn't stopped her from living a normal life
The 37-year-old lost both her arms during a horrific electrical accident as a toddler - but that hasn't stopped her from pursuing her bodybuilding dream.
Barbie says she can do anything an average person can do - except she uses her feet.
That includes brushing her teeth, making dinner, taking milk out of the fridge, texting, shopping, putting on makeup and even driving.
The competitive mother-of-two was given an emotional standing ovation by competitors and spectators at the NPC Junior USA Bodybuilding Championship, South Carolina.
She said: "I'd say to anyone, you can do whatever you put your mind to.
"The only limitations are the ones you put on yourself. Everyone has limitations and handicaps in some way or another - mine are more visible than yours maybe."
Armless bodybuilder Barbie Thomas smiles and poses for a photograph at her home in Chandler, Arizona
No limits: Having no arms hasn't stopped Barbie from living a normal existence
 
Competition organiser, Tres Bennett, was first introduced to Barbie when she requested that her trainer be allowed to come backstage - a request he normally rejects.
But was astonished when she said: "I need him to help me put on my costume. It's because I have no arms."
They have been firm friends ever since.
Barbie - who has been married three times - began bodybuilding back in 2003.
She said: "I used to read about all the fitness competitors in magazines - and I thought that was the coolest thing ever. I wanted to be like them and do the things they were doing. I thought it was amazing."
Armless bodybuilder Barbie Thomas works out in the gym in Chandler, Arizona
 
Thomas decided to take the plunge into the sport after years of doubting herself and wondering if she'd even qualify because she didn't have arms to do the competition mandatories: "I finally called the locale chairperson and talked to him about it; and he gave me the green light.
"So in 2003 I entered my first fitness competition and loved it. Now it's in my blood and I can't live without it."
Thomas lost her arms when she was two years old. She climbed onto an electrical transformer and grabbed the wires. The electricity entered her hands and surged through her body - scorching her arms down to the bone and turning them into something 'like charcoal'
"The doctor said I wouldn't live - and if I did live, I'd probably be a vegetable," she said.
"But God had a different plan for me; I'm still here, healthy, and alive and well."
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Not only is Thomas alive and well but she continues to push her body to the limits by dancing, swimming and playing soccer.
"My first few fitness competitions I did get some funny looks," she added. "I'm sure people were wondering what I thought I was doing up there. Obviously it's a physique competition and I'm missing part of my physique and I don't have the symmetry of what they are looking for.
"But after I did my routine for the first time, people realised that I was an athlete just like the rest of them - and I did belong up there."
"I don't know why they go as crazy as they do for me; maybe its something different."
So far, Thomas' greatest bodybuilding victory came in March 2012, when she came in fifth out of six competitors.
She added: "It was actually the first time I placed ahead of people - and that was a big milestone for me. Even though I still was fifth place, I was happy I placed ahead of someone - someone who actually has 2 arms and their whole body."
Bodybuilding gives Thomas a goal to work towards and makes her feel good about herself. Her workouts vary each day from cardio and abs to stretching and track work.
When not competing, Thomas loves doing the things a normal mum would do and enjoys looking after her two sons.
She added: "Yes there are the challenges and trials that come with bringing up kids. I don't think mine were any different - I just had to use my feet. But I got through it and my kids got through it."
"Sometimes I have to sit on the floor or sometimes I have to sit on the counter - but its still the same stuff you do. The mind is a really very powerful thing and so is attitude - and if you keep a really positive attitude and believe in yourself and believe that you can - then anything is possible."
By David Raven

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..help see these people,music on the pitch!... or what are they doing?

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There comes a time in celebrity life when the stars need to prove their clout on the pitch or court and show who is more physically sound. Ghana’s stars and a few of Nigeria’s got together to stunt on the field at the 1st edition of the Ghana Celebrity Soccer tournament,at the Lizzy’s Sports Complex

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 here,your darling music stars took it to the sport complex to let us know that they are not confined to studio alone but can also do some good things outside studio, even when it come to sports!
 for the season see the best from the The teams; Samini’s Highgrade Family Team, D-Black’s BAM United, R2Bees Nation, Shatta Wale’s Shatta Movement, Castro’s Baby Jet United, Yfm All Stars, E.L’s BBNZ Live Team and Tinny’s Bardman Family, Davido’s HKN Gang and 4Syte TV AllStars. Try to imagine Davido charging to the goal post and screaming ”Ema Dami Duro” before taking a shot..lol!
Take a look and see how some of the entertainers look in soccer kits......NO be small thing!....LMAO!
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up my music stars...lol!
culled from lobatan

take a look at 2014 Most Beautiful Face In Nigeria,so splendid!

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Rita Ijeoma Onyemachi is truely a very gorgeous looking damsel as she prove it in  beating over 30 other contestants to emerge the winner of the 2014 Most Beautiful Face in Nigeria. The pageant held last night May 24th at Eejnm Hotel, Uyo  in Akwa Ibom state Nigeria revealed the queen as this year's winner..see pics
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congrats to her!
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