Embracing Vulnerability: Reimagining the Relationship with God in Trials
Public Relations = the stealth art of making something/someone appear presentably acceptable to the eyes of others. [amara nnaji 2024] It was the evening of the first day of #newwineunited24. A Christian camping festival in England held weekly every summer. 2024 has attracted 14k worshippers of all ages across the Globe. My church family arrived […]
the fallacy of absolutes
“The way coffee is consumed here is the same way we take soft drinks back home” I pointed to a Coffee Shop as we walked through the Promenade. “Except of course that Nigerians consume more than the other countries” “Not true. The other countries consume more alcohol than us”. Ruqqy replied. We were walking from […]
Facing Challenges: Valuable Lessons from Kayaking for Life and Business
This is a post from my Facebook archives. I shared it with my social media family during the summer of 2017. I am resharing as one of those days during Chemotherapy a friend called me up and reminded me of how inspiring I have always been. Then shared this link. I represent it here […]
Who Killed Our Men?
He picked me up from home and as we drove off I heard the male presenter on the radio talking about Society and Safety Net. My interest was piqued when I overhead Free School Meals and Benefits. The Presenter was talking about it’s accessibility & relevance. Citing an example of why Safety Nets are […]
Letting The Cancer Fester 2
You can click here if you missed part one…….. and if they were active in church, temporarily relieved of any duties until they served out the suspension period. If you refused the discipline, you were ex-communicated. Nevertheless, before that suspension stage, you would have had warnings. Warnings given privately at those face-saving meetings held with you. […]
Letting The Cancer Fester
I woke up and a memory from years ago assailed my mind. It was a conversation about spiritual sicknesses and how they are like boils and cancers. An elder from my former church who held me in high esteem and whom I respected a great deal phoned me up after she heard I […]
Of Neutrality and Flexibility
“How were you invited to the party and your brother was not?” I prodded as we cycled around the Park. “I don’t know” “But aren’t you all in the same class?” I tentatively asked during this mother-and-son bonding session. Drawing water out of this well when he does not want to talk is an art I […]
Just Shut Up & Get Up
“Do not tell me. I don’t want to hear it again”. I groaned as anger-spiced tears sprang. By now, I had uncurled from the Baby pose to a Plank position on my Prayer Mat. The words rankled as I read them “for I know the plans I have for you, plans for welfare and not for […]
Repurpose Your Pain
The Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi celebrates the transience and imperfection of life. It sees beauty where we see ugliness. Detour where we see a cul-de-sac. And from it derives the concept of Kintsukuroi – A word which urges us to accept failings and extend grace to ourselves and others. Kintsukuroi profoundly challenges our grasp of […]
Worth More Than Flowers
As I stood there with the flower vase staring at him angrily while he argued, conflicting thoughts crisscrossed through my mindfield. “Think before you say the next thing now so I do not smash this thing on your head” But as he continued talking, I shut the door and walked. “Phew, that […]