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Friendships that hold you up
If you have been following my posts since after February of this year, you’d know that the year has been the ghetto. As much as I’ve tried to hold on and make it through it all as the power to move forward lies primarily with me, I’ve had to rely A LOT on my friends. I wrote earlier in the year about building great friendships and being grateful for having great friends. Little did I know that I would need them intensely in this phase of my life. So, this post is dedicated to my friends who have held me up in these times. I initially wanted to list out…
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‘Died by suicide’ – Reviewing our phrases around suicide
September 10 was World Suicide Prevention Day and so I thought to tailor this post around that. I wasn’t so sure what to write though. I still am not but hoping that by the time this post ends, I would have come up with something coherent. As we go into a more ‘politically correct’ world, several terms are being reviewed. While some seem cringe to me, others make more sense and I personally do not mind adopting them. One of such is the rephrasing of ‘committed suicide’ to ‘die by suicide’. The first time I came across this, I didn’t see the big deal. It felt like, the person killed…
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I quit my job and went on a vacation
Dramatic headline, I know. It got you to open this so mission accomplished. Lol. So, I came up that title the day I decided that I was going to resign from my last job. I did not have another offer on the table at the time but I knew it was time to move on. I also wanted to take a pampered break after. I was actually worried because typical advice is to have an offer in hand before leaving a job. I guess that’s why it’s just advice sha. Yh, it helps. But there are some situations where it can’t be applied. Also, on my part it appeared as…
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The Battlefield of the Mind
Last week, I wrote about choosing to believe. It’s been a rollercoaster. An important aspect of choosing to believe despite odds is the mindset. I have realized this much more this week as I navigated life and all that comes with it. A lot really goes on in the mind. In a bid to recenter my mind, I spent the week listening to some recordings of Joyce Meyer, the author of the Battlefield of the mind. The woman was actually brutal in her teachings. Lol, I spent a good while laughing as I felt subbed at several points in the tape. One point that Joyce emphasized severally was how this…
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Choosing to believe…
My first thought on waking up this morning was, ‘it’s just about 4 months to 2022’. In many ways, the past few months have been a blur. It’s hard to imagine that so much time has passed since January 1st, 2021 when I sprained my ankle while playing ‘Twistas’ at an end-of-the-year/crossover game night with a couple of friends. Despite that, I still recognise and feel how long this year has been. It has felt like an endless stretch of time and for the most part, I have just wanted it to end. I clearly remember cancelling the entire year right from the beginning of the second quarter. I was…
