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Glow, honey, glow
by Moyinoluwa Okunloye Why this happens, I still don’t know. You wake up early in the morning and you are already out of energy! I don’t get it. Isn't one…
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Stewards of ideas whose time has come
by Oluseun Onigbide This powerful paragraph from Autobiography of Martin Luther King, one of my favourite books creates leaps of joy in me: “O God, help me to see myself in…
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The Daily Vulnerable: Confronting the Imposter
by Faith I had the opportunity to attend the Ivy League of all Ivy Leagues. Imaginably, I was thrilled to be moving across the country, starting my first semester and…
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Eighty and bitter
by Damola Morenikeji Yesterday, as I laid on the bed, after meditating, I started thinking of the person I am becoming. I caught myself in this thought and stopped. I…
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Nothing to prove | The Daily Vulnerable
by Ore Fakorede It's not that I don't care, it's that it's always up to me to decide what to care about. In the plainest term, here's what would happen…
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Who are we? | The Daily Vulnerable
by Jonathan Brakarsh Most of us are striving to be stronger, smarter, cooler, richer, more beautiful and many other things. When we step out, presenting ourselves to the world as…
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The Daily Vulnerable: Compassionate humans
contributed by Kui Wamithi The more I proceed through this journey called life, the more I learn that people need room. They need room to grow. Room to figure themselves…
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The Daily Vulnerable | Facing Fear (again)
(contributed by Francesca Onomarie Uriri) Recently, my brother had a health challenge that was frightening, debilitating, and quite frankly, difficult to describe. As I kept vigil by his bedside I…
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The Daily Vulnerable | Mid-year Crisis
The past few days a strange cloud has hovered my spirit. I struggled to report to work and when I did, tardily, even my attire conveyed reluctance. I dreaded staff…
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The Daily Vulnerable | The greatest gift my mother gave me
When I came out of secondary (high) school in 2000, I was 15. That meant that, though I had excellent grades, I couldn’t get into university in Nigeria, where the…
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The Daily Vulnerable | You have two spirals
With every day that you wake up; with every circumstance that you face, every person you have an interaction with, you have the choice of two spirals. You can spiral…
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The Daily Vulnerable | ‘Normal’ is a loaded word
You want to be normal, right? And ‘normal’ means have a job people understand, have a body as flawless as in science textbooks, have a wife or a husband and…
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The Daily Vulnerable | Don’t lie
Don’t lie to yourself, about what the opportunities that exist in your industry are, because someday ahead you will have to confront that lie and the illusions you created around it,…
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The Daily Vulnerable | It’s actually simple
Life is actually simple. You're in a relationship that’s hurting you? Step out of it. It's a marriage and you're not working so you need the security? Ask yourself if…
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The Daily Vulnerable | Your life is important already. But do you know it?
Everyone wants to be, for instance, Barack Obama, the star who made history and changed the world and will never be forgotten. But do they want to be pre-Presidency Michelle,…
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The Daily Vulnerable | The energy to live
I was walking up the stairs of my house the other day, normally, sprightly, when suddenly I remembered something that wasn’t working as well as it should, and it made…
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The Daily Vulnerable | Stretch is good
Knowing who you are and how you best function doesn’t mean you should close your mind and actions to other possibilities, or even just to the opportunity to stretch yourself…
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The Daily Vulnerable | Leaking
I have spoken twice about emotional leakage – and in context, I have used it to explain when the parts of yourself that need improvement, or that you are working on still…
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The Daily Vulnerable | Love and duty
When you die, if you are West African like I am, your kinsmen will most likely rally around and arrange your burial. Those who hated you and cursed you out…
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The Daily Vulnerable | Pay attention to yourself
Stop looking for signs of your own progress in other people’s eyes or actions. You know where you are coming from, you know where you are going, and you know…
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The Daily Vulnerable | Accountable
I like to make a small difference between holding myself responsible for something or holding myself accountable. The former means I am to be blamed for the situation. But the…
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Decide for yourself | The Daily Vulnerable
When people come to meet me for advice, they often want me to look into my life’s situations and tell them exactly what to do. And sometimes that is very…
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The Daily Vulnerable | Sorry, but your fears are boring
I always laugh when younger people tell me in an urgent voice, the voice you use when you have something deeply important to discuss with someone else; something that hasn’t…
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Rookie mistake | The Daily Vulnerable
I used to make this mistake a lot, and today I continue to be surprised when people make that elementary mistake. People get unhappy, and they assume the solution is…
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How does one deal with insecurity? | The Daily Vulnerable
Therapy helps. But when it comes to emotions, therapy is about management more than anything else. And what you want is a shift in consciousness. I like those who request…
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Good grief | The Daily Vulnerable
You know when you break up with someone you shouldn’t have been with, end a business partnership you shouldn’t have entered, quit a job you shouldn’t have managed, send a…
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You can learn a lot from driving | The Daily Vulnerable
No matter what other drivers are doing, you can't move forward if you spend your time looking at them. Some other people have faster and better cars, you will be…
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“Your mother doesn’t know what she is talking about” | The Daily Vulnerable
One of the interns at one of our companies came to spend an evening with me - he had things that had been worrying him for a while about his…
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Does it honour you? | The Daily Vulnerable
That relationship you’re in, that friendship you’re participating in, that business you’re running, that church or mosque or temple you’re attending, that girl that’s flirting with you, that restaurant you…
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Complete, always | The Daily Vulnerable
I shared a mail from someone who said she doesn’t understand what I mean by being perfect or complete as she is because “I don’t feel perfect or complete in…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy