The Life I Actually Want #290
Most people around me will go for celebrities like Davido, and WizKid. Some will say Elon Musk. I know a lot that will go for Cristiano Ronaldo because of his achievements, how…
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Made in Nigeria, Rejected by Nigerians
There is something that I have noticed about my country people over the years, and it's not something quiet but very disastrous, which is an inferiority complex. We hardly talk…
Creating Calm in Different Spaces and Moments
I am just realizing that I don't have a safe haven for relaxation, as the prompt is asking, because I have slowly become someone who just take relaxation in any form available to…
Would You Sell Your Memories for Money?
In the event that it's possible for one to sell their memory for cash, will I be willing to do that? Knowing fully well how difficult things are, looking at the harsh economy…
The Oath Was Never Free
I don't know if this happens all over the world, but here in my country. I know of someone who needed surgery on a Friday morning, and before the evening of that Friday, he was…
Where Nobody Knocks Twice #290
My safe place is not so beautiful a space. There is no view, no proper arrangement of cushions, and no music. It's the bathroom. Specifically one of our bathrooms when everything…
The Excuse That Was Actually a Cry
I stopped the habit of saying I was tired around people because in an environment like mine, that word tired means that I am complaining. Time, though we all have an idea of what…
The Art of Leaving Something Unfinished
Not every moment needs closure. In fact, some of the most memorable ones are the ones that end just before they fully unfold. There’s a certain beauty…
The Elegance of Enough
There is a quiet confidence in knowing when something is enough. Enough effort, enough words, enough presence. It removes the need to overextend, to impress…
Unspoken Agreements
Some connections don’t need definitions. They exist in shared glances, in quiet understanding, in moments that don’t ask for explanation. There’s a…
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