Resilience! Humans are very resilient! Don’t believe me? Look back on your life to all the obstacles, calamities, losses, and disappointments that have occurred. And yet, you overcame them. You survived, and you thrived despite all that. Writing my book “My...
Happy New Year! This is the time of year when many are reflecting on endings and beginnings. Are you one of those looking back and taking stock of the pluses and minuses of 2023? I used to, but I don’t anymore. Why, you ask? My grand adventure looking back was writing...
When writing my book, “When My Backpack Was My Home,” I had a deep insight into the idea of life lessons. I came to an understanding that there were no life lessons. What triggered that thought was the concept that ‘life lessons’ implied a right or wrong way to live....
It seems like September flew by, and suddenly, it’s October. Wow! How did that happen? Are you feeling the same way? I’ve heard folks say as we get older, time goes by more quickly, but I sense that something more is at play. I keep hearing from many that...
When was the last time you sat still and quietly noticed your surroundings? I learned to be still when I lived in Nigeria. It was the mid-80s. There were few distractions. No tv, no radio, no movies, few books, and even fewer places for entertainment. In the evenings,...
