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Sincerely wrong
We.have come to that season of the year when there is a lot of excitement, love and exchange of gifts. Compared to other holidays, this is one that most people cast out all restrain as they seek to enjoy themselves with the much readily available food. I can still remember as a child on Christmas day I would go visiting in several places and after sometime, stop to count the proceeds of my visitation.😜 Christmas day meant eating jollof rice and chicken and there was no rice like Christmas rice, hence it is called by the customizer name “Christmas rice “. As for the chicken, it was one thing I…
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“The Perfect Picture” reloaded
One of the signs of a good book is the ability to enjoy it over and over again . Some of our artiles have been voted as most read and mostloved and some readers have suggested we put those articles in a categor “Timeless stories” and periodically publish them again. The article below is one of them which I believe is great for us to reread especially as we are almost 2 weeks away fro m Christmas .Enjoy I recently started a new job and am still in the process of knowing everybody. It is almost two weeks now but I still seem to be meeting new people daily. Just…
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It Could Be You…
It was a game of ‘Mummy and Daddy’ gone too far. He had yelled at her, just like Daddy yelled at Mummy, so she carried her baby sister and attempted to breastfeed her like Mummy. It tickled a little, but she liked it. “Baby suck now”, said ten-year-old Maria; and that was when Mummy caught them. “What are you doing to my Child! What are you doing!! Don’t you know this is CHILD ABUSE!!!” Maria was horrified. She didn’t want to hurt anyone. They were just playing, but Mummy called her a child abuser… Mummy grabbed the baby from Maria and walked away. She was in shock at what…
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Making Enemies & Emotional Intelligence
Someone bought a car and another friend was congratulating them on social media and the following conversation ensued Friend A – Congratulations girl, Soar on, More and more big wins Friend B –Why do we celebrate liabilities in this part of the world.Especially very costly liabilities A car is just a tool to move from point A to point B . Yet we celebrate like we have achieved something great . Let’s stop this culture… Its not healthy To which friend A replied;” Is it your liability ? Abeg when you acquire your own liabilities , please MOURN them . Thank you It made me laugh but got me thinking…
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Making Enemies
I like to read and remain forever grateful to the person who introduced me to Amazon over 15 years ago . It became my haven. I searched for previous books I had read loaned and bought most of them. The more I bought books, the more I got other books recommended to me based on my previous purchase .In short thse were usually recommended and sent as “Since you like book A , you might like Book B . I have had so many recommendations but up to date ,I have not received any suggestions on a book of how to make enemies. I doubt if you have also .…
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Special Nothings
There was a time when getting married on one’s birthday was in vogue So I was quite surprised when , one of my close friend’s sister said she was not going to get married on her birthday just in case the marriage did not work. She actually said that the wedding would be done on the man’s birthday so that if they ever parted ways., he will always have to remember on his birthday . At that time, I could not totally understand why someone would be entertaining such thoughts but as the years have gone by, and I have seen more divorces and separation, my heart has tended to…
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I “Too” Know
‘Conflict Resolution’ was one of the counselling sessions my husband and I had to go through as we prepared for our wedding day, and a very memorable session it was. I remember the session mainly because I was called out on some issues relating to how I perceive other people’s actions. So, I made a decision to try really hard to let stuff out, so that I don’t harbour evil thoughts anywhere. It is really not a sin to disagree with someone or have a unique opinion on a matter, but how we express our views is where the danger resides. I had a really strong argument with a friend…
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Stay Calm
There are a few things in life we’ve come to expect; the sun and moon coming out, different time zones between countries… To name a few. There’s another I haven’t mentioned, and that’s the one I want to focus on in today’s post. And that is expecting that we won’t always agree with everyone we meet. It would actually be crazy, or at least naive, for us to think we’d agree with every opinion from everyone we come in contact with.The thing is, disagreeing isn’t the actual problem. Where things often get messy is how we respond to these disagreements. We all have our own unique ways of resolving conflict.…
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Coping with COVID-19
I cannot believe it has been almost a year since the very first Lock down started in the UK due to the Covid Pandemic. It has been a historic year for me, my friends, family, and the entire world this past year. All I hear, read, and see on Billboards, Television, radio, and various social media platforms is the emphasis on Staying Safe, Staying at Home, Maintaining Social distancing rule where possible, Hand Hygiene, Wearing of Face-mask and Covid vaccination. According to latest World Health Organisation statistics (WHO, 2021), Coronavirus has claimed over 2.6 million lives worldwide with 115 million infected people since start of Pandemic. It has greatly affected…
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Our Expectations.
I usually give a lot of thought when purchasing a gift and part of my satisfaction comes from knowing that the recipient was pleased with my choice. Last year after the Christmas celebrations, I called a very close friend who happens to be the mother of my godchildren (a set of twins) to find out how their Christmas went. Due to the Lock-down restrictions’, I was not able to travel down but the last time I was in their city, I had bought and given the children’s presents to another friend. She was to help me deliver the items if I did not get back to their town for Christmas…
