I seem to be writing a whole lot of articles of late so I decided to map a new category on the blog called “Magazine articles”. Enjoy reading today’s post. Oh, Lagos! All over the city people are grappling with all kinds of diverse situations that it’s become noteworthy to mention but a few. The current hike in the costs of automotive gas oil (fuel and diesel) has caused an upward spiral in living costs. There’s so much frustration in the air that lets you wonder if anarchy is silently looming. Many are suffering and enduring hunger, poverty, unemployment, lack…
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In fact when I think about the term "mood swing" I find it very puzzling.
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“Tough times never last, tough people do” ― Robert H. Schuller. Thinking once more about it, I’m trying to apply the above quote to the present situation that seems to be lurking the world over. I know I had stated earlier that we should be careful with our resources and try to put aside revenue for the future. However, with the current recession and increase in living costs, this advice may not apply anymore. I don’t mean to be a soothsayer but watching the trend all over the globe, the value of money seems to be depreciating (taking the context of Nigerian…
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I had a full plate last weekend so it was quite impossible to juggle that with sending a new blog post.Just last week, I decided to take up more activities to have more work-life balance in my space. You would never believe the particular activity I chose in question. This particular activity had tremendous benefits but I started the wrong way so rather than revel in it, the aftermath turned out to be rather uncomfortable. The activity in question? going to the gym. My decision to use the treadmill for 8-10 minutes started me off on a bad note. I…
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I started a project two years ago and abandoned it, why? because I lacked the vision to move it forward. Fast forward to our present day, I’m reinitiating it because my vision now is less cloudy. Sometimes it takes opening up to others to expand your horizon and see things from a much different perspective. At certain times, we could start activities with no clear vision in mind, unknown to us that someone else, out of sheer admiration has a different view on how we could harness our strength. What exactly am I saying? One should never underestimate the days…
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I’ve discovered that speaking in paradoxes can be so much fun especially when the hearer can decode the language immediately.“The enemy of my enemy is my friend” can be viewed as a simple example of a paradox. Now I’ll take it up a notch by stating a more complicated one.“You should learn to walk before you run because when you don’t, the problems you encounter will prevent you from going further”. It is quite complicated, isn’t it? The master potter gave me this above paradox when I was at my wit’s end concerning a very delicate issue.First of all, you…
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Recently, I stumbled on a Facebook page strictly for life quotes. It’s called ‘Life Mello’. Reading some of the quotes shared on my news feed of late, seem to get me. I’ll briefly share one of such quotes that got me thinking but before I do so, let me give a brief background. On many occasions, if one has a peaceful life, they tend to question out loud if they’re doing everything right. One of such questions could be, why there seems to be so much tranquility in their circle. This sometimes keeps them longing for a bit of activity.…