She is not contented. *“Teaching self-discipline to children is a vital part of the parenting job description.”* Mike Weiford Happy new month everyone. I hope this August brings good tidings for us and may we always have reasons to stay happy and contented. I just hope the electricity is restored as I need to stay active today. The light only came last on Saturday afternoon and since then till now, there is no light and my power banks are down. My phone's battery is 34% at…
Love and money are two different things. *“A real woman is not impressed by money because she knows her love is priceless.”* Unknown I love the above quote and it reminds me of when my mom would always make us understand that when we have our own money and work hard, no guy would oppress us with their money. When you are a real woman who knows her worth. When you work hard for your money, the only thing you would want is true love because even the guy will not be able to buy…
I bribed him to wait. My brother and I have been in Ilorin for some days now, and we are loving the environment even though we do not have any friends yet. All tenants are glued to their apartments and no one comes out. We only see to greet when we set out eyes on each other. Maybe when I stroll out in the morning and someone is about to go out, we just greet each other and that was it. Staying with my Aunt, you just have to dance to her tune. Even though she isn't doing her…
Fake Accolades. *“I've never been much for the accolades and for the trophies and for the merits because at one time in my life I kind of got bored of all those.”* Tony Ferguson https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/tony_ferguson_1063320?src=t_accolades *Andrew won a jackpot of 10 million naira and it was as if his dream had just come to pass. He had wanted to get a Mercedes Benz of his own. Of all the beautiful cars he had seen, the Benz desired him and when he cashed out the…
A weekend of fun with me alone. *“You don't have to own the whole world to enjoy yourself. All you need is to use the little on you to enjoy life, whether it's not up to what you'd expected. At least having something is better than nothing.”* Princessbusayo *(I hope you can read that statement again to understand my point)* One thing my sister would always hammer into my ears is to enjoy life because it doesn't have duplicates. Yes, I fully embrace this particular statement…
A concerned lifestyle. *“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”* John Wooden https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/john_wooden_163015?src=t_concerned This is not my way of bragging or sugar-coating my lifestyle. I am very simple and feel concerned about others. I am not selfish or act as if I don't care but taking me for granted is what I wouldn't…
I craved for my freedom *“Freedom lies in being bold.”* Robert Frost https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/freedom **Who doesn't want freedom? The truth is that we all do, because we want to do things on our own and not be monitored or checked and this is because we also want to feel responsible and see ourselves as someone capable of doing things on their own.** I have in many ways craved freedom while growing up. I see many adults living on their own and doing things the…
Another awesome trip. *“Love everyone, but don’t give your heart to just anyone. Your heart is not a gift, it is the prize.”* Dr Toyin Omofoye https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/guard-your-heart Sometimes, I just look at the name of this community and I smile because of how it is named **“Flex your heart”.** Flex means to flaunt one's superiority and I think that is the purpose of this community. We all are superiors and there is something each day that makes us happy and…
How I stopped being emotional *“Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.”* Elizabeth Gilber https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/emotions We have different types of emotion, among them is anger. Everyone is prone to getting angry over something, they are just on levels. There are some, whose anger could destroy things. There are some, whose anger could make them not forgive forever, and there are some, whose anger could make them…
Let's stop self-sabotaging ourselves *“Resistance by definition is self-sabotage.”* Steven Pressfield https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/self-sabotage#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIf%20you%20think%20of%20something,do%20this%2C%20or%20that.%E2%80%9D&text=%E2%80%9CDoes%20it%20make%20sense%20to%20boycott%20ourselves%3F Everyone wants to climb the ladder of success, unfortunately, we would be confronted with challenges and obstacles that would slow things down for us. Who wouldn't want a…
I don't think I would do this. *“When the going gets tough, put one foot in front of the other and just keep going. Don’t give up.”* Roy T. Bennett https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/never-give-up I read from someone yesterday, how a state in the North is paying teachers #6000 per month. I mean $9.2 if it is calculated in #650 per dollar in our currency. That's so cruel and heartbreaking to hear. What would that amount cover? For a teacher who has a family and children…
How I knew she was plagiarizing *“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.”* Stephen King There are so many ways to find inspiration and design your ideas. Want to become a blogger or writer? The truth is that, you have to read and write much, without copying someone's work or idea. This is no originality. I have known the importance of reading and writing whatever that comes to your mind, you could make up the little…
Come, let's tour this together. *“Freedom begins where work ends- the realm of freedom is after hours, on the weekend, on vacation, and not at work.”* Peter Frase https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/weekend I didn't know when I slept off last night and I guess, it was so early. I had wanted to compile the articles I curated on Blurt, so I could report to the admin when I went to sleep. I woke up at 2 am, and that was when I remembered everything that happened last night. I…
My achievable achievement *“When the week begins, think of how you will end it. Start your week with joy.”* Ernest Agyemang Yeboah https://routinelynomadic.com/new-week-quotes/ Is there any word like what I just used as my title? Well, if there isn't, it means I just made up something. An idea that just popped in my head and I picked it up immediately so I wouldn't forget. It was another great week we just used, and we are already in a new week. There are things I did enjoy…
I was demanded a $200 ransom. *“Out of difficulties grow miracles.”* Jean de La Bruyère https://www.womansday.com/life/a39152674/monday-motivation-quotes/ How would you feel if you got on your phone, and at the other end, you heard something like this; *“Hey! We just got our hands on your relative called... and we demand a $500 ransom for her release. We need you to make it available within the next couple of days and if you don't comply, she's gone. And again, if you think…
She almost missed the professional examination. *“Apology is not about saying I'm sorry, but it is about the meaning you put behind the apology and admitting that you are the wrong part.”* Unarine Ramaru https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/admitting-faults#:~:text=%E2%80%9CTo%20become%20better%2C%20you%20have,%E2%80%94at%20least%20to%20yourself.%E2%80%9D&text=%E2%80%9CSometimes%2C%20the%20mistake%20is%20not,remorse%20is%20the%20real%20mistake.%E2%80%9D&text=%E2%80%9CI%20acce…
What are my strengths and weaknesses? *“Knowing your weakness, is a strength.”* Dr Toyin Omofoye https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/weakness-and-strength We are all human beings and we can never have strength in every area likewise, we can never be weak too. Both works for every individual and we must recognize it so quickly so that we could improve or keep low what we wouldn't want people to know about us. To some, their strength could be in ‘Leadership Skill.’ These set…
Some thoughts to flex my heart. *“Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”* Roy T. Bennett https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/positive-thinking Several thoughts were just coming to my mind yesterday as I sat down on my white plastic chair, resting my two hands on the blue table in front of me while trying to comment on an article on Hive. I just couldn't focus on reading the post, until I had to do justice to those thoughts by…
Doing nothing, different thoughts troops in. *“Where your attention goes, your time goes.”* Idowu Koyenikan https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/productivity Have you ever wondered how you keep getting different thoughts in your mind, as negative thinking and doings keeps invading your mind? That is the work of being lazy and not laying your hands on things you ought to do on time. It's so funny how the mind wanders anywhere at that period when you just sit down, doing…
We are noticed when we do this. *“People should be taught to look up while walking, to smile and talk to people, and not look down all the time.”* I will surely take the above statement to mean a quote which I extracted from a movie I watched last night. I was touched by it because of the morals it taught me. The movie was about a young girl whose ambition was to go to Canada to work as a Nurse to clear off the debt her father owed. Her mother was late, and so, the father…
Why I chose Guidance and Counselling as my course. *“In many ways, life has presented us with something different from what we had planned and thought. Life is unpredictable, and we have no idea what might happen next.”* Princessbusayo Every one of us has planned, and got prepared for some events in our lives, but along the way, things turned the other way round, and we find ourselves doing the opposite of what we ever wanted. While growing up, I saw how I wanted to go to…
Who is my neighbour? *“The only way we will love our neighbour as ourselves is by getting to know our neighbours, even in our differences.”* Eric Overby https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/love-your-neighbor#:~:text=The%20only%20way%20to%20truly,with%20them%2C%20by%20conversation.%E2%80%9D&text=%E2%80%9CLove%20thy%20neighbor%20as%20thyself,must%20love%20thyself%20whole%2Dheartedly. *Yesterday was the start of a new week, but I decided to take a break from social media as I…
Overcome your fear through these methods. *“To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around.”* Richie Norton https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/overcoming-fear According to English Dictionary, fear is defined as a strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. In another word, we can say, fear is defined as a feeling of distress, that comes as a result of danger; either real or imagined. Everyone has fear in them…
My Routine plus a day missed. *“Life is not what you expect: it is made up of the most unexpected twists and turns.”* Ilaiyaraaja https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/ilaiyaraaja_1014261?src=t_unexpected Let me start first with how I missed a day posting here, and I feel so bad about it. I know there are things we cannot control again because it is gone. We can only work towards having a better moment and making amends, so things like that don't repeat itself. I have never…
My passion: Not regretting it. *“Marry your purpose. Make love with your passion. Everything else in your life in connected to these two.”* Hiral Nagda https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/follow-your-passion **YOLO!** *“You only live once”.* This is something very popular everywhere as we are reminded that life isn't all about wallowing in pain or torturing yourself over a heartbreak or loss of a loved one, or even taking a decision that turned the other way round for you,…
I want stability in a man. *“The greatest thing you'll ever learn is to love and be loved in return.”* Natalie Cole https://www.womansday.com/relationships/g20888175/relationship-quotes/ *Yesterday, I couldn't believe today will be Saturday. How time flies so quickly! When did we start this week, and we are ending it in a few hours.* *This is the reason we should keep going with our goals because time waits for no man. Before we know it, this year will end and we start a new…
To be a freelancer or an employee? *“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”* Aristotle https://www.huntlancer.com/motivational-quotes-for-freelancers-and-entrepreneurs/ There is a need to understand that both Freelancing and Full-Time Employment jobs are good because we still earn from them, but we also should understand that there are pros and cons to everything in life. The world is going into digital already, and this is why we have been advised to have the…
The atmosphere of praise yesterday. *“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”* Steve Jobs https://everydaypower.com/monday-motivation-quotes/ The members of my church's media unit are always good at capturing the beautiful moments while worshiping God in the sanctuary. It's one of the reasons I always appreciate my amazing time with God. It is necessary to find a church where your heart clicks on. Since I have been staying in this state for my degree studies,…
Why maltreating them? *“When I was with my mother, I sometimes thought of myself of a trophy—something to be flaunted before friends. When out of public view, I sat on the shelf ignored and forgotten.”* Joan Frances Casey https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/child-maltreatment When I was still very young, I was used to Nollywood movies where a couple or single mother would hire a housemaid (either a boy or girl) but in most cases, it's always girls and in the end, they…
What consumes your money most? *“Your attitude, more than anything, will influence your effectiveness.”* Pat Gelsinger https://www.wow4u.com/wednesdayquotes/ I saw a trending question on Twitter yesterday and found it fun to share with you guys. You might want to share yours and don't forget to tag me, I will show up and read them. **What consumes your money most in Lagos?** That was how the question was put if I got it right. Those who live in Lagos state would agree with…
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