Category: Art & Lifestyle
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Choices
Choices The power of choices we make cannot be overstated. As a social animal, man has a lot of interactions; some of them are forced but a good number he chooses for himself. Who he calls friend, who he gives attention to, how he spends money, and most importantly how he chooses to spend his […]
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SOME LESSONS I’VE LEARNT SINCE RESUMING LAW SCHOOL | THE JOLA DIARIES.
It’s been a minute. I think for a while there, I’d experienced some level of anxiety associated with writing and creating content generally. But this past week, it’s like whatever was blocking my creativity has been lifted and I’ve finally found the excitement I used to have in writing and content creation. So I’m back. […]
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Begin Again
A piece that highlights the possibility of starting over whenever we feel the need to. It explains why we should not allow ourselves live unhappy lives or limit the prospect of beginning again to a time frame like new years for example.
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Experiencing The Now.
“Man […] is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future. He lives as if he is never going to die and then dies having never really lived.” -The Dalai Lama. Have you noticed […]
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Nigeria: A Faceless Territory
By Glory Ayara The rudimentary of a state is: ‘a nation or territory considered as an organised political community under one government’. The word I want to take from this definition is ‘considered’. One of the definitions of considered is believed — so we can rephrase the definition of a state as ‘a territory believed […]
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Setting Boundaries as a Form of Self-Care
Letting people know there are things they can and cannot do is a form of love. You are keeping hatred and malice from brewing in a relationship and instead respecting each other’s needs. And you’re also protecting yourself because boundaries help you to be your true authentic self and not a people pleaser. You do things that are best for you and avoid things that are draining and make you uncomfortable.
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Resting Is Not Quitting
We’re told that opportunities are everywhere but we just have to look to see them. I agree that if you look hard enough, you’ll see the opportunities surrounding you. But it doesn’t just stop at opening your eyes and your mind wide enough to see these opportunities, you also have to put yourself out there. […]
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We’re Treading Different Paths.
By Fatima Mohammed Yours might be sandyand mine might be muddy.Hers might be filled with cacti and thorns,while his might be through a rainforest. It’s because you can navigate desertsand I know how to skillfully move through the mud.She turns the thorns into tools,while he knows the workings of rainforests. Every path is different.Comparing yours […]
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PLACEBO
By Anjola The first time I properly understood the true meaning of this word, I was listening to a song, ‘Placebo’ by a Korean rap group, ‘3RACHA’. Only as time progressed, resulting in an epiphany of listening to their lyrics on this song, I came to realise they weren’t merely musicians, but analysts and researchers. Why? The degree of […]
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IDENTIFY
By Anjola Labels. It’s what we put on everyone, it’s what we define others and ourselves by. Labels. It’s how our society works. The principle it’s unconsciously guided by, because people need a name, category or class to understand things. My skirt is too short. I’m a slut. My skirt is too long. I’m a prude My blouse is too cut low and […]
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