A Year To Grok: Dick David’s Living Eulogy [On Being 28]

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Groking your life makes you more you. A Year To Grok Dick David's Living Eulogy [On Being 28]

This felt like the fastest year of my life so far. It genuinely felt like this was still part of last year. At a point, I couldn’t tell what happened this year from what happened last year.

While my last year’s eulogy ended in what felt like a divine script, this year felt like a violent ripping apart of that script by indifferent reality.

Small Packets of Abundance: The Gifts You’ve Been Ignoring Your Whole Life

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Most good things often come in bits and are only as useful as you make them. Small Packets of Abundance The Gifts You've Been Ignoring Your Whole Life

The “reality” of many people is hunger, joblessness, and loneliness, just to name a few. But, in reality, we have more food on earth than we can consume, entire industries with opportunities are emerging every day, and there have never been this many people on the surface of the planet, ever.

So, why do the facts conflict with many people’s reality?

Identity Is Destiny: How To Shape Who You Become By Changing How You See Yourself

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Identity Is Destiny How To Shape Who You Become By Changing How You See Yourself

As you go through life, you will experience, gain, and lose many things. You will also be seen, addressed, and treated in many ways.

And while all these can lead you to see yourself in different ways, often bending to the whims and manipulation of the world, when you take charge of your identity, you become unshakable.

Tired of Saying Yes to Everything? Here’s How to Say No (Without Guilt)

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The real danger of saying yes is how easily we lose ourselves in the process. Tired of Saying Yes to Everything Here’s How to Say No (Without Guilt)

Saying “No” doesn’t make you unkind; it makes you compassionate (to your own needs).. It proves that you respect your time and energy. 

The truth is, every time you say yes to something you dislike, you’re saying no to yourself.

When you learn to say no without guilt, you’re choosing to honour your needs and create space for what really matters.

Nwankwo Henry Eziefule: What It Really Takes To Become a UK Commonwealth Scholar

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The real prize isn’t the scholarship. It’s you. Nwankwo Henry Eziefule What It Really Takes To Become a UK Commonwealth Scholar

In 2014, a young boy stared at his JAMB result: 210. It wasn’t enough to study Medicine at his dream university. And for most people, that would have been the end of the story. But for Nwankwo Henry Eziefule, it was just the beginning. What follows is Henry’s story — a sincere, detailed account of what it really took to get the UK Commonwealth Scholarship, in his own words.

Are You Enjoying It? An Essay On Compatibility, Inconveniences, and Incompatibility In Relationships

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Are You Enjoying It A Short Essay On Compatibility, Inconveniences, and Incompatibility In Relationships

Think of a relationship like two people deciding to watch TV together. The quality of the relationship depends on how much they both enjoy the time (together) watching any show.

And just like watching TV, being in a relationship can fill people with happiness as much as it can lead to frustration and fights – just ask the kids who squabble over the channel to see.