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Dare to be different -Why it’s okay to break the mold “Criticism is something you can easily avoid by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” ~Aristotle {Author is unknown. I stumbled on this inspiring piece over a decade ago and had it sent to my email for occasional read up every now and then. […]

Diamonds or Stones – By Jolade “A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg, even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.” Bernard Meltzer I spoke to an old friend over the telephone a few days back and we spoke about a number of things past and present, businesses

RAPE = HATE. SAVE THE WORLD FROM ITSELF PART IV – By Deji Sowunmi “Blaming her meant that she was at fault, that she must have done something for this to happen to her. And so, it could never happen to their innocent, sweet, obedient daughters.”Mina Rehman – Author ‘Women who slay Women’ Hello, it

Waste of Sin – Final Episode The End If you missed Episode 7, please catch up here The Grand Finale Danny could not sit still as the cab sped over the black and bumpy tarmac so fast that the passing greenery became a hazy blur. The car was an old Toyota model that had seen

Why we Struggle with Success “Every successful person has overcome hard times. Don’t be afraid of your struggle, work past it.” I learnt a great lesson from my last place of employment and it is a lesson I would love to take beyond the moment of deciding to move on to do something tangible with

Waste of Sin -the best secrets are the most twisted Episode 7 -The losing Bet Please catch up on Episode 6 here The Losing bet Stephanie squinted her eyes in the pitch dark, her brain felt like an extinguished fire. Once it burnt bright and she knew of happiness and light; now her mind is

Waste of Sin – the best secrets are the most twisted Episode 6 -The Devil you know Catch up on episode 5 “Flipped” here Danny can be the most adorable husband when he is at his very best moment. From the outside theirs was a perfect marriage, yet Julia left no one in doubt with

The Workplace Bully (Part II) – By Adebisi Blaq D ear reader, you probably wondered why some people are bullies. You also probably wondered what happened eventually to Bibi and me. In this part 2 of The Workplace Bully I will explain how you can turn into a bully and what the bully and the

Waste of Sin -the best secrets are the most twisted Episode 5 -Flipped Please catch up on episode 4 – “The Sinker” here That first morning at the fancy hotel at the resort, Julia woke up with a start. Her head felt foggy as waves of dizziness hit her, the nausea erupting gradually from her

The Workplace Bully – By Adebisi Blaq “One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered” Michael J Fox. H ave you ever worked with a bully? If you haven’t, then Bibi’s story paints a good picture. Bibi’s boss was usually uptight about things,

Waste of Sin -the best secrets are the most twisted Episode 4 -The Sinker You can catch up on episode 3 – “The line” here ********* The Sinker When Julia woke up she could barely see a thing. The lack of light that had bothered her so much where she laid helplessly chained to the

Lessons from my Apple Tree – By Dupe Bobadoye “Never say you have failed until you have reached your last attempt, and never say its your last” Keep pushing- ‘tis wiser than sitting asideNever never say failAnd dreaming and sighing and waiting the tideNever never say failIn life’s earnest battle they only prevailWho daily march

Waste of Sin – the best secrets are the most twisted Episode 3 –  The Line You can catch up on Episode 2 – “The hook” here The Line Danny had the faintest idea what he’d find at home. But the last he remembered was Julia’s voice over the mobile phone as he clocked out

The “Extra” on the Ordinary – The most pathetic person in the world is some one who has sight but no vision. “If I paint a wild horse, you might not see the horse… but surely you will see the wildness!”Pablo Picasso I always wanted to put my thoughts down about how to be completely

Waste Of Sin – the best secrets are the most twisted Episode 2 ― The hook Start here with the first episode The Hook Danny’s skin was suddenly drained of blood and his eyes rolled up into his eyelids as he clocked out into another fainting spell. His head sinking into the soft cushion of the

Waste of Sin – The best secrets are the most twisted. “A new mystery novel is berth” Danny’s first mistake was not turning back when he noticed a few cars reversing in a frenzied haste in the opposite direction. He was slightly distracted watching a funny skit on his mobile phone at the time and

The Sleepwalker and the walk of Shame “Any adult with a tendency to sleepwalk has the potential to experience an accident and can be at risk of real injury. I was just lucky” Me Have you met a sleepwalker? Perhaps you have personally experienced this sleep disorder known to specialists as somnambulism. Weird name innit?

Lessons from the Stone Soup -a candle loses nothing by lighting another candle “Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others” Brian Tracy The story of Stone Soup is a popular and yet old European fable that probably has the most versions I have ever

The Mummified Maiden -her life was designed for death. “The story of the roughly 500-year mummified bodies discovered near the frozen summit of the volcano Llullaillaco in modern day Argentina, with the eldest dubbed “ The Llullaillaco Maiden” was famous for bringing to light these practices and the pains that victims of the practices must

RAPE = HATE. SAVE THE WORLD FROM ITSELF PART III – By Deji Sowunmi “The truth of it is, the shame was not mine, and for all victims in similar situations, it is not ours. The shame is reserved for every creep who has ever touched us inappropriately. The shame is on the abuser, not