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Be Accountable You can get better by learning to be accountable. You know, a lot of times we feel certain things don't matter but they do. Accountability can be found in even the smallest things like returning the money left from a purchase where you bought things for less than the money you were given.  I grew up tending my parents business with my siblings. I literally spent most of my earlier years at those shops. At the end of each month, we always had to balance our accounts. Of course there were days we had profits and days we recorded losses (and got scolded for not being cautious enough) That experience taught me important lessons on accountability. My parents held us to high standards of accountability no matter the amount involved.I'm holding you to those same standards of accountability.  I don't know why I feel impressed to talk about being accountable. After all, It's not bad if that's all you read here. You see, being accountable isn't ...

Not a Single Piece was Left I can write a hundred books on God's faithfulness, loving kindness, and mercies and still not exhaust the depth of his love towards me and my family. Nine years ago, about a time like this, God proved himself strong in our affairs.  The 2011 general elections had just ended and post election violence ensued. On the 17th of April, a very bad crisis broke out in Zaria, Kaduna and escalated as fast as it began.  We were home on that fateful day when a gang of individuals armed with violent weapons began to make attempts to break into our house. That night, I remember the noise of violent attempts to break into our home. When their attempt to break into the house failed, they broke bottles and exerted a lot of damage at the shops (we had two shops in front of the house).  Shortly after, my mum had us exit the house through the fence to another street, leaving my dad alone in the house, who was trying to secure his house and properties.....

I'm not Enough Episode 2 Emily's parents raised her with a rigid moral framework and held her to high expectations so much that slight deviations attracted punitive measures. It was a disciplinarian approach to parenting.  An approach that meant that young Emily couldn't share experiences with her parents that didn't fall within that spectrum of expectations and moral standards they held her to even though such experiences weren't her doing. So Emily concealed these kinds of experiences from her parents and kept them to herself.  Even when she summoned the courage to tell them, she knew they wouldn't believe her. What's more, the culprits were people her parents trusted. They would dismiss her story as childish imaginations.  Growing up, Emily had dealt with experiences that impacted her perception of the world around her. As a kid, a close neighbor took advantage of her naivety to subject her to an experience kids her age shouldn't even have...

I'm not Enough Episode 1 For years, Emily harbored insecurities that grew deep roots with each passing year. Overtime, these insecurities shaped her worldview, self image and perception of life. All she saw was the inadequacies in her life: How more beautiful other girls were, how more wealthy other parents were compared to hers, and how her peers got better opportunities compared to her. But unbeknownst to her, these people she admired and before whom she felt so inadequate admired her greatly. Emily was naturally intelligent and spoke with grace. Not only was she eloquent, Emily was a sight to behold with her fine natural hair, well shaped face, and spotless skin.   What’s more, Emily had the quality of being easily liked. She was the kind of person you liked for no reason. But deep down, she struggled to like herself to the level others admired her.  Because of her perception of reality, Emily was always caught up in webs of assumptions. She interpreted eve...

Live Life to the Fullest  Seasons come and go. Some bring good fortune and floods of blessings. Others come with challenges and trying times. But whatever a season brings, it eventually passes away and what we are left with is what we made of the entire experience.  They say the only thing constant in life is change. Things change. People change. Seasons come and go. But in the midst of all these changes, it's important to understand that although you cannot determine what life brings your way, you can decide what interpretation you give it and what you are going to do about it.  In times like this, it’s important to maintain a positive spirit full of optimism. It's important to maintain a strong front and empower as many as you can. Like all things in life, this too shall pass.  Life offers several lessons and with these lessons we learn to live life in every season. Life is good, it depends on how you live. Life is fair, it depends on how you view it. L...