Lesson from my Father
Today, I am on the side of parents. As Millenials, we like to prioritize our mental health, self-care, self-love, over every other thing and as much as this is great, it leads to certain blind spots, we become too self-absorbed. We think everything is about us, we believe we are more evolved so we know… Continue reading Lesson from my Father
BE THE FOOL. AREN’T YOU HAPPY?
You know what? when you are truly happy, you'd know. Nothing else will matter. Not who is watching you laugh loudly or who'd be disturbed by your excitement. It won't matter if you perform all the cliche acts and do the corniest things ever. It won't matter if people think you are stupid or making… Continue reading BE THE FOOL. AREN’T YOU HAPPY?
ADHERING
I am learning to use my voice even when I am not sure what I should be saying... I am learning to steer myself in the right direction when my thoughts start to stray. I am learning to accept gracefully what life throws my way and not play the victim... I am learning about love… Continue reading ADHERING
LESSON ON FORGIVENESS
There are so many wise sayings on forgiveness. To err is human, to forgive divine... Forgiveness is what we do for ourselves not the other person... The most puzzling one is the duo, Forgive and Forget. Ah ah, I laugh in spanish. Is it just me that have come to realize how much those two… Continue reading LESSON ON FORGIVENESS
Love, Trust and Betrayal
I struggle with the idea of love a lot... Love as it is, love as it could be, and love as it ought to be. How one keeps loving someone even after they have been hurt; how being hurt doesn't automatically take away the love; If that happened, life would be a lot easier. I… Continue reading Love, Trust and Betrayal
DEOLU
Waiting as an aesthetic experience by Adeoluwa oluwajoba. Can I tell you a story about a time in my life when love was mesmerizing? Can I tell you of fantasy and collage of aestheic memories? Just one story about my valentine... My Valentine is an artist. Slender, somewhere between 5'9 and 5'10, afrocentric, cute smile,… Continue reading DEOLU
TOLUWANI (God’s own)
In the warmness of friendship did I find you. The nostalgia and camaraderie. Did we find love? The kind that cannot be expressed or felt because it is etched deep in the journey. This companionship brings so much contentment, a feeling of never having to be alone even as we traipse this lonely world. Even… Continue reading TOLUWANI (God’s own)
WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE
Image from Pinterest Let me start by saying: love does not have a twin! If it doesn't look like love, it is not love. Now that I've gotten that out of the way, I can speak easy😂. First of, Introduction: I am not a preacher of love, I am an.... ok let me be serious.… Continue reading WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE
New Year, New Me?
It's 2022, and like every other new year, there are resolutions flying around mingled with the greeting Happy New Year! For some reason, it is like we blinked from 2019, Covid happened and voila! We are in 2022. It feels so surreal because for most, life has been about redefining work, family, health, and relationships.I… Continue reading New Year, New Me?
Connoisseur of Memories 