The Ones We Lost To Time. I used to have a friend, we were really close. He was a friend, an older brother and a confidant but unfortunately, he got mixed with these new friends and that changed his life drastically. It took an extremely bad turn for him. This is why your association says a lot about how your life would turn out. Within the short moment he got into this group, he became a chain smoker and a drunk. Gradually, the person I used to know faded and he started to…
Swan Song. *To you my swan,* *How come there are only stories of the ugly duckling* *when you sit here and* *radiate beauty that breaks boundaries?* *How come there are songs and performances* *about black swans alone* *when even the Nightingale* *competes with your voice.* *The healing waters of Damascus* *even wishes it held your healing power.* *Let me, my love,* *tell the world of your magic;* *your smile that mends,* *your voice that heals* *and your beauty that…
What Motivates Me? I wasn't invited for the challenge but I saw my friend @Zhyne06 did this and I was motivated to join in. This writing was prompted by @JonicaBradley and the rules are simple: Write about Motivation. Write 100% original content. Write at least, 600 words. Tag @JonicaBradley Have fun. ***So, what motivates me daily?*** **1. LOVE.** I love writing. Apart from playing football and running, I would say writing came naturally to me. I have been writing for a…
What Is Freedom? I am so happy to join in on this challenge again by the ever-impressive @JonicaBradley God bless your heart. This writing was prompted by @JonicaBradley and the rules are simple: ***Challenge rules:*** Write about Freedom Write 100% original content Write at least 600 words Tag me @JonicaBradley Have fun **What is Freedom?** Freedom is the right or power to act or behave as one thinks or wants. With freedom, there is no restriction but let's look at I…
My sincere appreciation goes to @JonicaBradley for her generosity in being my first sponsor here. It's a huge motivation for me and I am grateful for the help and support. Your guidance delights me and I am not taking this for granted. Many thanks. Your influence spreads like fragrance.
I feel blessed. Today is definitely a good day for me and I am so delighted because I know I can achieve my dreams right here. I want to appreciate another awesome personality @Bjorn for being my sponsor. This is a huge help for me and I promise never to drop the standard. I sincerely appreciate you and I hope to serve as inspiration to others too.
@fantagira People like you makes the world easy to live in. I deeply appreciate your sponsorship. I would never take this for granted. God bless your heart. I am super excited and no words could adequately do justice to how excited I am.
Giving. Yesterday, I took on a challenge by @JonicaBradley where I spoke about what motivates me. I made mention of the ability to give back to people as one of the motivations for me. My view of life is very simple, as much as I have been helped, I also want to help another. If we care enough, share enough, the world would have enough. The world is blessed with enough of our needs but never enough for our greed. My motto is "Don't feel proud because you have bread to eat.…
Christians: Restrictions and Blessings. I want to specially appreciate @heartbeat1515 and @wakeupkitty for this opportunity to share and share my personal miracle and blessings during the pandemic period. I count my blessings because I know that there is nothing that happens without a reason. Indeed, what the enemy meant for evil, God turned it around for good. ***Restrictions:*** I was working as a recovering agent for a Microfinance Bank here in Nigeria. All was going so…
Welcome To Nigeria. I apologize to those who might see this as a rant but that's why I intend to do, rant to get past the anger and look at the bright side. Nigeria will test you, as with most countries too but see this as me pouring my heart out so I can feel lighter and move ahead. I thank you all for your understanding and love. **My Rant.** Welcome to Nigeria. The land of humour and unpredictability. A land flowing with corrupt politicians on every front and they are not…
@deedum I feel blessed. Thank you for your kindness. I am always appreciative, so pardon me. No words could adequately do justice to how grateful I am to have you as a sponsor. God bless your heart and all yours. I really appreciate you. It means a lot to me and you might not understand. I feel blessed with you all. So blessed.
Incompetence. I can confidently say that most of the issues we at facing as humans can also be traced to ignorance and incompetence. Let's take a good look at our leaders, if they are competent, they would do their best. They travel over the world and see how things are being done, so their issue is not down to ignorance. This is not about the Nigerian government this time, I ranted about that yesterday already hahaha. The problems we are facing as a nation runs deeper than…
Love and Commitment. https://www.pexels.com/photo/monochrome-photo-of-couple-walking-on-street-3692593/ I love love, I love being in love and I don't care what it does to me hahaha. Love is strong and powerful. Love is a feeling you feel when you feel you are feeling a feeling you have never felt before. Love is like rain, so gentle and pure, like a secret, so hard to share. Love is such a beautiful thing that no one can ever deny no matter how it is conceived. Love can…
Motivation: Make The Best of It. I am writing on this prompt again because @JonicaBradley said these prompts are here forever and we can work on them for as long as we can. Not to spam but to make sense out of everything. We sometimes want things to go a certain way. We wish we can go back to make a brand new start. We wish to close our eyes sometimes and wake you from a wrong decision so we can make a better one. Life happens. In as much as we want to control everything and…
What Are You Grateful For? ***What Are You Grateful For?*** Gratitude they say depends on what is in your heart rather than what is in your hand. A grateful person is not limited by his or her surrounding but that person's heart is open to still see a message in a mess. No one has it all. Life has its way of humbling us and if we have an open heart, we can learn even from the ants. Life is an endless flow of learning as opportunities would always present themselves for us to…
@Pantera, In my language, we used to say "People are my clothes" and it means, "people" are those who help us and make us feel safe and valued. Your sponsorship means a lot than words can explain. I am blessed to have amazing people here and I deeply appreciate your help. Thank you so much. I am over the moon.
I've Always Wondered. This life is full of mysteries and we might never fully understand some things. When people grieve and someone says *"I understand"* I sometimes find an exception to that in my mind and I am always tempted to ask them if they have ever lost anyone. I am always careful to use the word "I understand" because not everyone can relate to the pain another person is going through. Sometimes when we can relate to it, it can vary too because it might never be…
@tired_momma Words failed me even though I am a man of words. Your kindness touched me. Indeed, what comes from the heart touches the heart and my heart is full of gratitude for your support, love and kindness. I sincerely appreciate your sponsorship, Momma. God bless your heart. 🤗🤗🤗 She is phenomenal, phenomenal, that's you, Momma.
It's Painful. Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/yellow-bulb-1556704/ I don't want to sound like a broken record anytime I post about Nigeria but it is hard not to talk about it when you are seeing the obvious. This is wickedness with a total disregard for consequences on the part of our politicians and maybe this would give everyone an insight into their level of thinking. Anyone would be living in a cocoon would of self-delusion if they think these lots have…
Similarities. Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/architecture-black-and-white-challenge-chance-277593/ This Prompt was created by @JonicaBradley . I want to thank you for the opportunity and also wish you a speedy recovery. You can also join in on this prompt and as she always says, the prompt is here forever, so you can join at any time. I am using this medium to also invite @Hanzell . The rules are as follows: Write anything about similarities Write 100% original…
Relationship 101. Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photo-of-two-person-s-holding-hands-1667849/ As humans, we shouldn't be contented with the usual especially where a relationship is concerned. Most of the times, we want to do things the way they are despite knowing deep down we can do things differently. We seem to pick the negative rather than the positive lessons in other people's relationships. You can't be in love and not learn how to give. If you…
Normal Days Ahead Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-daisy-flower-bloom-2449543/ *On a normal day* *Things are not supposed to be hard like this* *We are not supposed to suffer before we pay our bills* *The Holy Writ in the Genesis of man,* *Describes us as dominators, landlords and overseers* *Dominators have now seen tormentors* *Landlords don't even own a room* *Overseers are already losing vision* *On a normal day, things are not supposed to be like this*…
Predictions and First Game Analysis for Euro 2020. Image Source. https://images.app.goo.gl/Jz5DmeKc6GQGrsgG8 Euro 2020 is here just on the back of a hectic season all across the nations. It is good to always have football around. It's always boring when there are no football matches available and this Euro 2020 - rescheduled for this year, came at the right time. It means little or no rest for the players called up but they wouldn't mind due to the pride that is associated…
Life Is Fragile. Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/crop-unrecognizable-person-touching-yellow-sunflower-on-field-6947450/ Life is fragile and the quote that says ***'Don't take life too seriously because you can't get out of it alive'*** is not far from the truth at all. A lot can happen in a short while that would leave you to reflect and have your thoughts split into thousands of ways. Appreciate life more because this is the only one you have. A lot of things go…
Euro 2020 Matches - Recap. Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/flag-of-belgium-2960888/ **Belgium** played their first game of the ***Euro 2020*** against **Russia** and everyone expected it to be a tough match. It wasn't in any way an easy game for **Belgium** because **Russia** showed their class but **Belgium**, even though they didn't play at their best, they managed to get the result they wanted. It is always good to start your first game of any tournament with a…
Unlucky Scotland. Image Source. https://images.app.goo.gl/avNrEdv5d9NjujrCA When you speak about a team with a lot of chances but failed to take them, you can boil it down to bad luck sometimes or lack of experience and that was the fate of Scotland on the day. In a match that they dominated with a lot of chances to their credit but they were denied by the brilliance of **Czech Republic**'s goalkeeper; **Vaclik**. He was phenomenal on the day and nothing was able to get past…
Relationship 102. Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photo-of-two-person-s-holding-hands-1667849/ I love talking about relationship because I love being practical. I like the ability to be able to balance our emotions with a clear head too. It takes a lot of strength to know when to use your heart and when to use your head. Both are needed in a relationship because you need to be able to think with a clear head as you should be valued just as must as you are…
Relationship 103. Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/heart-hand-on-shallow-focus-lens-613321/ A relationship is not as simple as most people thought it was. Most people just want to 'get a man' or 'have a lady' without understanding it is more than the kissing and other emotions that come along with it. A relationship requires a lot of hard work, commitment and level head consideration. Being considerate is a huge part because it allows you to take the focus off…
Relationship 104. Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/silhouette-photography-of-man-and-woman-2673764/ Don't date someone because others asked you to. There is a difference between knowing people as a friend and knowing them while dating them. You have to make effort to know them yourself. I linked a friend of mine with another friend of mine and the guy asked me how the lady is. I honestly told him she was a wonderful person and I put a clause there 'Don't accept her…
Relationship 105. Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-couple-standing-on-road-3101548/ A relationship takes caution. Our experiences differ and this is based on years of experience and also our exposures. We have those who want to stake their claim and have things other control. Sometimes this tussle for relevance and recognition has caused a lot of issues in relationships. Most of the guys I have seen or heard of want to exercise their rights as ***"a…
What Motivates You To Be Here? Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-holding-white-ceramci-be-happy-painted-mug-851213/ As humans, we are motivated differently. What inspires one might not be what inspires others. We see differently, think differently and of course, behave differently. That's life. Everything is subject to exposure and values. This life is a funny one. When you are putting in all the hard work, no one seem to see you but when you are getting…
Darkness - What Comes To Mind. Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photo-of-man-683404/ This is the #4 Writing Prompt of @JonicaBradley. Thank you for all that you do and I wish you more strength. You can join the prompt. The rules are simple: Write about darkness Write 100% original content Write at least 600 words Tag me @JonicaBradley Have Fun! Darkness... This hits me differently and it took me back to the "dark ages". What do I mean by dark ages? The…
15th Father's Day Without You. I don't want to cry and I hope I won't by the time I am done writing this. I have always been close to my dad and of course, I love my mum till she passed away too and I wish I can have both of them back. First, I want to say Happy Father's Day to every Father here. You are really special and your sacrifices won't go unnoticed. I celebrate you all. It has been 15 years since daddy left us and the few years after he left were the most…
@CryptoMax, Those who shine the light for others cannot keep it away from themselves. Your kindness warmed my heart and my heart is indeed grateful. I don't take your kindness for granted. Thank you for the sponsorship. It means a lot to me, really. Thank you so much.
Questions. Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/question-mark-illustration-356079/ The question might remain the same but the answers are eternally variable. There are so many questions that pop up in our head. In a day alone, we have so many questions to deal with - some we find answers to while others we hope for one day when everything would become clear to us. I know there are some questions we would never find answers to in this lifetime and that makes our mind a…
No One Is Irreplaceable. There was this quote I came across a few years back and I have always loved it. It's a timely reminder for me to keep myself humble and stop thinking less of others in any capacity. The quote says "Don't feel proud because you have bread to eat, remember, someone owns the bakery." It is the truth because where you think your success peaked, that's the starting point for another. No one is indispensable. The truth is, we might feel their presence for…
Learn To Apologize. Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-woman-taking-offense-of-boyfriend-5699850/ For those in one relationship or the other - it can be love affairs or friendship, we need to understand that because that person didn’t express hurt over what you did doesn’t mean they are not hurting on the inside. We all have our breaking points so we need to show more consideration for one another and be sensitive. Being sensitive means for every action you…
Note To Self. I know it is therapeutic to speak to oneself once in a while. It is not in a way where people think you are a retard but in a way to carefully gauge where you were coming from, where you are presently and where you are heading. It is an honest assessment of seeing how your life is going and a reminder that you are not where you used to be. A lot of times, as humans, we beat ourselves up too much. We gauge our lives with how beat others are doing but that is…
Dear Me. To fully understand what this post is all about, I would implore you to first read this post. It will give you the whole idea behind what birthed this new post. https://read.cash/@Olasquare/note-to-self-36b2a57e *Dear Olawale,* I am a gift to this world. I am a rare gift so I give the world a lift. I came into the world and everyone rejoiced because my influence spreads like fragrance and I have the aura of goodness about me. I am the solution to the problem of the…
What comes from the heart touches the heart. I feel blessed knowing awesome people on this platform and I should be making a post soon to appreciate everyone because I feel blessed knowing amazing people like you. @Jane, my heart is full of gratitude for your act of kindness on being a sponsor for me. God bless your heart. I am deeply grateful. Thank you for being so amazing.
Thank You For Being You. Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/silver-colored-heart-lock-bridge-883466/ What comes from the heart touches the heart. I love being grateful and I can't allow any act of kindness to pass by without acknowledging it. I have always believed that an attitude of gratitude paves the way for others to also be a beneficiary of more. Never burn the bridge that helped you because if not for you, but for the sake of others too. My stay on this…
This Is Life - Life's Lessons. Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/people-walking-on-pedestrian-lane-during-daytime-109919/ We are all in different forms and shapes from different races all across the face of the earth. We might look alike with similar features with blood and water running through our veins. We come in different forms - tall and short alike. We have our hidden potentials and these vary too. Understandably, we all act differently from each other. We…
When I say I feel blessed, I mean it. Every act of kindness have a special place in my heart and I want to appreciate @eommaZel for the sponsorship. God bless you and I am deeply grateful for this. Thank you so much 🥰
Cheating - School. Another Monday, another prompt and I am excited about this one. Special shout out to you, @JonicaBradley for always pushing yourself to give the best of you to us. I wish you more strength and more help. Thank you for all that you do. You can also participate in this prompt and I am giving a special reminder to @Hanzell @Princessbusayo @fantagira and @George_Dee I would love to read from you all on this prompt. The rules for the writing prompt are simple:…
Thank you so much @deedum for renewing your sponsorship. God bless your heart. I feel blessed and I am thankful for the gift of you.
Cheating: Relationship and Life. I promised to share another angle to cheating after my post yesterday here. https://read.cash/@Olasquare/cheating-school-3668679c I didn't want to make it lengthy and bore everyone. I am sharing my insight as to cheating in a relationship and you can share your insight too either through the comment or joining the prompt as well. The rules for the writing prompt are simple: Write about cheating Write 100% original content Write at least 600…
My heart is grateful and my joy knows no bound. I sincerely want to thank you, sir; @MarcDeMesel for your recent kindness and help over my post: 'Thank You For Being'. I can't contain my joy and I am deeply grateful for your kindness. I am super excited.
Self Leadership. Image Source. https://www.pexels.com/photo/group-of-people-in-a-meeting-1367272/ A lot has been said about leadership and we all have that inherent trait in us to lead. Leadership is not a family title and not fixed for a particular set of people. The capacity we lead varies and the exposure differs but we all have that trait in us but most of the time we don't know and we leave certain decisions for others to make forgetting we are to effect changes on our…
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