The Unique You

  On a sunny Friday morning, back to the regular Lagos hustle . I boarded a bus heading to Ogudu Ojota , I have never been to   that axis of Lagos before anyway.   A job interview was worth it,so all I had with me was the direct address of the company.   I boarded a bus, hoping to highlight at Ojota bust stop , in my mind I will just follow the directions in the address. Finally, I got down at the bus stop. Immediately I got down , I just   told one of the bike guys where I was going to, according to the address.  The bike man, nodded his head in agreement, then I asked him again; “oga are you sure you know this place”? He said; “yes na I do.” So I hopped in and he drove off. That is how we kept on going, turning everywhere anyhow…. In my thoughts, I was like this place is far ooooo . At some point I got sacred and had to question the man, are you sure you know this place? He said again; “yes na, we go soon reach there”….. . I got extremely inpatient and I asked him to

My heart drains as I write this. In my subconscious,  I thought I could control things, I thought I got it covered, I thought my good heart, my  intentions, sacrifices, selflessness, hard work, strength and commitment is all I needed to put in it. At some point I sort of used God, I tried  to manipulate him in my requests and prayers to just make things work for me just the way I wanted, I felt it was right. Gave my everything to make things work,  I said; "God I give all to you, take control" but I still hold on to it all ,  I still struggle with it and still face the battle my self. …..Not knowing I was fetching inside a basket, I invested wrongly, I wasted it on the things that I should have let come naturally. Wait a minute, I thought there was nothing wrong being you and giving your best in everything you do. I thought I was better,  I felt highly of myself…. Oh gosh !!!! Oh! stupid me, Ignored the signs….. oh don’t look at me that way, yes, I saw the

This week let’s take time to reflect. We all have goals and ambitions we want to cross off of our bucket list, but happiness does not just come from groundbreaking, life-changing events. As the School of Life explains, it is important to focus on small pleasures as we work toward greater goals. “We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” How often do you pause to appreciate what you have in life? When I was young, I took things for granted. I believe many other kids did so, as well. After all, we were young and we didn’t know what life could be like on the other side. Now as adults, being responsible for everything is not easy. Those days, I used to feel my parents have not done enough, but now I just appreciate the little things that make a difference. Another things we took for granted was education. In this part of the world, it is compulsory for all kids to go to school, so it was given. We never thought about ho