The future is the one thing you can count on not abandoning you, kid, he’d said. The future always finds you. Stand still, and it will find you. The way the land just has to run to sea.Marianne Wiggins, Evidence Of Things Unseen Hello y'all!!! How's it going? This is my new favourite quote. It's …
5 Basic Tips To Help You Overcome That Lazy Energy
These days it's hard to tell if laziness is a negative character one develops or am innate personality trait. I'm desperately hoping that it is the latter case.🙂I happen to be one of those lazy people who also have a way of accomplishing things that need to be done. There are days when you just …
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What Makes A Good Book Cont’d: The Readers’ Perspective
Hello dearest readers, how's it going? Last week, a made a post with the same topic above and promised y'all that I'd publish the latter part this week. Well, here I am, making good on that promise - a little late though, my apologies.🥺I'm believing that there are readers as well as writers in this …
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What Makes A Good Book: The Readers’ Perspective
Have you ever heard of the phrase, "underlying thought"? It's something that almost everyone experiences. It's that thought that keeps running in the background of your brain when you're going about your daily activities. Have you ever been reading a book and your underlying thought was a constant, "Lawd, what the actual crispy Kentucky fried …
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What’s the worst advice you’ve ever heard?
Hello, y'all!! How's your Friday going?🙂 So, as far as advice goes there's the good, the bad and the extremely wrong. I notice that most of the people who hurry to give me advice, give the worst ones. That may be because they haven't even listened enough t the whole story, or haven't thought it …
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Mental Burnout
Whenever I hear the word burnout, a certain image appears in my mind.I imagine a car that has been driving so fast and so long that when it finally stops, the tires are so worn. It's ridges are flattened, and it's physically hot from the prolonged friction between rubber and tar. If you drop cold …
Change of Name
Hello there, everyone!!! How's it going with you? Lemme start by apologizing for the extremely crazy posting schedule. It's been hectic but that is no excuse. I promise that it'll be better in the future. Thank you.🤗🥺 Also, I'm changing my name. No, I'm not getting married. And I'm not a criminal on the run. …
Social Media Free Days: What I Learned About Myself.
Recently, I decided to take a social media break that'll end on March 1st. No Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, WordPress, Snapchat, Pinterest, YouTube, I shut off every app that has a "follow" or "like" button. I don't know why I decided to do this. At the time, I probably felt it would be a good idea, …
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Here Are Some (Not So) Secret Tips To Coming Up With More Writing Ideas
Ah, the mystical topic of writing ideas. Where do they come from? Are they really messages from the universe, ones that we pass through us like radio waves through receivers? Are they the products of our muse, spiritual beings who bestow us with their gifts at their whim and fancy? Or do we simply think …
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7 Sure Ways To Boost Confidence Everyday
Confidence - one of the sexiest qualities, if you ask me. It's one of those beautiful virtues that always stand out. If you see a confident person, you don't need anyone to tell you, you just know it, and you take them seriously.Not to sound all flowery, but this stuff, it's like a beautiful fragrance …
WWW Wednesday 1
So I decided to join this tag. I've seen a lot of these posts on WordPress but have never really bothered to make one. However, I've been doing a lot of reading this year, so I decided I might as well start using this tag. WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ …
Dealing With Valentine’s Day Blues
Belated Happy Valentine's Day, to all you lovers and friends. And shout out to all my fellow terminally single people! Hang in there.I deliberately decided not to make a Valentine's Day post all this while, because honestly, I have my issues with Valentine's Day.It's always seemed a little bit phony to me.It's supposed to be …
I’ve Got What It Takes
I have a message on my lockscreen that says, "I'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES." I need that. Why? Well, because there's a mean, critical, little being living rent-free in my head that is constantly telling me that I'm not good enough. Constantly telling me that I don't have what I need to be all I …
Living With People – The Pros And Cons
Living with people is something we've all done at some point, starting at childhood with our family, or in a foster home. But this time, I'm not talking about living with family members.I'm talking about friends, acquaintances, or sometimes strangers.At certain times, you'd have to live with people that aren't your immediate family members - …
Feminism 211
Hello (again)!!👋🏽 Welcome back to class. I'm your teacher, Ms. Jo Jo. Last week talked about a lot social issues and talked about solutions to these said issues.I promised we'd talk more this week. Before we go into that, let me start by asking, "How has your week been? Are you doing okay?"Tell me in …
Consistent Inconsistency
Consistent:Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. Inconsistency In Time. Sure it's February 1st, according to my calendar, but I'm pretty sure its February 51st. They tell us that there are 24 hours in everyday yet some days are long and others fly by.You close your eyes for a 30 minute nap, and wake up the …
Feminism 101
Hello dear, welcome to class. I'm your teacher, Miss Jo Jo and I will be handling you for the next ten minutes or ten hours, all depending on your ability to comprehend.🙂 That being said, get comfortable and read on. Before you decide that you don't need this class, let me just say that sexism …
8 Little Things That Make A Big Difference Everyday
Ever since the year begun, I've been on a personal mission to find ways to make things better and easier for myself and others. It may seem like some kind of an obsession but to me, it's more like an experiment. I have ordained myself the friendly neighborhood researcher and I make discoveries about lifestyle …
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5 THINGS WE NEED TO NORMALIZE IN 2022
It’s been over two weeks since the year begun and we’re all looking at the next 300-and-something days with hope and anticipation. It’s no secret that 2021 was really tumultuous in a lot of aspects. I want something better, you want something better, we all want something better. I’m looking forward with a lot of …
Just a reminder…
I deserve UNCONDITIONAL LOVE from myself. I owe it to me, to love myself in spite of achievements or lack thereof. In spite of weight or lack thereof. In spite of money or lack thereof. In spite of what I have or don't have. In spite of whatever I've been through or haven't been through. …