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in Self-help and InspirationWhat personal growth lessons can you learn from foxes?
Have you ever had the panicked feeling that comes with believing that you’re not keeping up? The desperate feeling that comes with trying to keep your head above water. The […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Religion and Spirituality, Self-help and InspirationLessons Learnt as I Inch Closer to the 4th Floor
Today, I inch closer to the 4th floor than the third. There’s been lots to celebrate this past year. There’s been lots of loss this past year. There’s been several […] More
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in Self-help and InspirationThe Metamorphosis of Ayo….
“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.”~ Joseph Campbell Metamorphosis? I guess you are wondering why I would put up such a word that is usually related […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Self-help and InspirationSuicide Note: Take 1
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in Self-help and InspirationLessons from Earth on how Being Small doesn’t mean being Insignificant
Our planet is nothing more than a speck in the vastness of space. Our planet is actually a star to other planets. Our planet isn’t even visible throughout most of […] More
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in Self-help and InspirationI turned 37 on Sunday, here’s 23 random things I wish I’d known back when I was 27
1. Time doesn’t feel the same. They’ll tell you we all have the same 24 hours, but the days can get longer and the years shorter. You really don’t have […] More
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in Fiction, Health and Medicine, Poetry, Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and Literature#stories4health
It started when I couldn’t smell, I remember that day clearly, it was the 2nd of June on a Monday , when things started changing for me. It was Nana’s […] More
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in Self-help and InspirationI HAVE DIED SO MANY TIMES
The other day, I almost suffocated in a taxi—a pregnant woman next to me had farted. Life has stiffened many of us—at least, we all have stories about something weird […] More
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in Religion and Spirituality, Self-help and InspirationHOPE
It was five days into the New Year and I was still seated, looking at my year planner which was yearning for me to write my plans, dreams and goals […] More
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in Self-help and InspirationHair Stories – Part 2
Recently, someone asked me what was my intention for this year. I told them, it’s floating. They laughed. I didn’t. I calmly told them that I was serious enough to […] More
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in Self-help and InspirationDay Dreaming
Each of us has a whole private magical world that no one else knows of- our own real life wonderland that we retreat to at certain moments of the day. […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Identity & Culture, Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and LiteratureThe lessons we learn from “letting go”
The first time you ever consciously walk away from something or someone, be it a bad behavior, an unhappy relationship, an unjust system, or a way of life, I think […] More
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in Self-help and Inspiration, Sports and Fitness, Travel and AdventureBECOMING A MOUNTAINEER – Where Silver meets Gold
Welcome to my first mountaineering blog. You may be excused for thinking that I am an experienced mountaineer and therefore, this blog is about my top tips for other enthusiasts, […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Self-help and InspirationI’m not perfect, but…
What are you guilty of? Do you become too needy, too clingy, too fragile in your relationships? Are you of a dominant personality, do you huff and puff and terrorize […] More
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in Nutrition, Wellness and Fitness, Self-help and InspirationI am fat, so what?!!!!
I wrote this blog post in February but for some weird lazy me reason, I didn’t get around to publishing it so here we are, a few months later. Here […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Self-help and InspirationThe Trauma Behind Being Called ‘Strong
The person I was in 2014, 2017 and 2020 struggling with suicidal ideations is not the person I am today. The three years came with different triggers. 1. An excruciating […] More
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in Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and LiteratureA letter to Myself
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Self-help and InspirationOld Schooler
It’s midnight, the dark of night and all I hear is the whisper of the shadows dancing to the silent ballads playing in my head as I’m reminded that yet […] More
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in Health and Medicine, Nutrition, Wellness and Fitness, Self-help and InspirationThird Floor Conversations…
A few months ago, a close friend came to visit me to celebrate my new age, which I am obviously not disclosing , but we move nonetheless. While we were […] More
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in Religion and Spirituality, Self-help and InspirationSomething Gave
Grief is a funny thing. In the odd and strange sense. The kind that encircles you and closes you off. When you feel like the only person you can look […] More