Breaking Identity Crisis

“Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde  A number of people exhibit varying degrees of dysfunctionality or maladjusted behavior due to lack of proper integration between who they perceive themselves to be and what others are telling them. The superficiality of social […]

February 3, 2022

A Note to my Younger Self

This title does not in any way suggest that I have finally given up on being youthful. Well, what cannot be denied is that, before turning 60 (which I did on March 29), there are obvious “check engine lights” that flicker all over your body. […]

March 31, 2021

Premature Emotional Investment

“When you look at someone through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags.” Have you ever found yourself often thinking why you’re with a particular person even when you know they’re not worth your time or effort but you went with it […]

February 17, 2021

Elevate your Mind!

Words matter. What you say is of vital importance. It can either build or pull people down. Words emanate from thoughts. Your mind is a tool to be used any way you choose. Your choice of thoughts create the experiences you have. As it has […]

October 5, 2020
standing out from the crowd

How Your Life Can Make a Difference?

Alfred Nobel (1833–1896) is best known for the Nobel Peace Prize. Less well known is the fact that Alfred Nobel also invented dynamite. As well as a chemist, engineer and innovator, he was a weapons’ manufacturer. In 1888, Alfred’s brother Ludvig died. A French newspaper […]

September 22, 2020
identity

Disconnected Identity

“They have lost connection with the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭2:19‬ ‭NIV‬‬ There are several challenges facing America as a nation – crime, poverty, education and […]

August 4, 2020
african culture

Masks & Veils

As a child growing up in Nigeria, Africa, part of the fun I used to have was to play outdoors during festival seasons watching masquerades. Masquerades wear masks or veils and dress up colorfully to hide their true identity. They are believed to be spirit […]

July 1, 2020