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October 23, 2020

I hope you read this today | The Daily Vulnerable

by Damola Morenikeji The happenings in my home country some days ago left me numb for several hours. Though it is difficult, I have learnt to find peace and beauty from a place of introspection. It’s in moments like these that I turn into my journal for things I want to remember. I found one... Read More

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October 20, 2020

I can be that too | The Daily Vulnerable

by a Guest Contributor Often, I sit down to watch a movie or television show and on numerous occasions, a particular character in the movie starts to really get on my nerve. In a relationship, it’s the girlfriend who is touchy, angry at every little thing, controlling, lazy and just altogether selfish in the relationship... Read More

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October 19, 2020

Note the facts | The Daily Vulnerable

by a Guest Contributor One of the gruelling aspects of my work is fact-checking. The more sensitive the issues being reported, the more I have to be careful about how I define the details that are facts and others that are mere opinions. It took me a long time before I learnt to apply the... Read More

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October 16, 2020

Look Up Now | The Daily Vulnerable

by Guest Contributor It is easy to get bogged down by all the things happening around you. But don’t. Look up at the sky once in awhile. Watch the clouds, watch the birds, observe the moon. Don’t lose focus. That sounds like silly advice, but it really does help. It helps us get out of... Read More

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October 15, 2020

Sleep paralysis | The Daily Vulnerable

by Geraldine Cunha-Herbert Have you ever woken up some days and look at the state of your life and wonder what happened and how did you end up at the place you are? Sometimes it all just seems like a haze, like a dream or even worst like those sleep paralysis moments where you are... Read More

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October 14, 2020

Life’s Choices | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude Jideonwu I was in a dating app a few years ago and I had in my bio “in 80 years we will all be dead”. The idea is to remind people that no matter how hard we try, no matter what we do, no matter the things that makes us afraid, after a while,... Read More

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October 13, 2020

Valuable Education | The Daily Vulnerable

Education, as we know it, is mainly about survival. It tends to often have little to do with our interior life. To know yourself is the best education of all. Without it, everything else is survival for the mere sake of survival. True knowledge starts with self-knowledge. And time spent learning to control yourself is one of... Read More

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October 12, 2020

Groupthink is a big deal | The Daily Vulnerable

by Daniel Adeyemi One thing social media obviously amplifies is that we are social beings. Social media and mass actions constantly remind us that humans would rather support their tribes over facts or logic. I wonder if it should surprise me when people ignore obvious facts over allegiance to their group’s ideologies. When I see... Read More

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October 9, 2020

Feedback Friday: “It blessed my life this morning” | The Daily Vulnerable

Fellow traveller, here are some feedback we’ve gotten from this community. Keep sending us how relatable (or not) the experiences of others are, what you are rumbling with and how it all can be better. We feel the kindness of your heart in the words you share, and we read every email. In response to: Avoid... Read More

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October 8, 2020

Real Pain vs Counterfeit Pain | The Daily Vulnerable

There’s nothing more difficult than getting feedback that after you have done your best, someone fixates on a small mistake you made. That pain you feel when you get that feedback is counterfeit pain because nothing happens to you. Nobody hurts you; all you felt is what your ego wants to feel. Your ego wants... Read More

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October 7, 2020

Accepting vs Trying | The Daily Vulnerable

by Guest Contributor The willingness to accept undesirable outcomes is important. It’s vital to our mental health. But it’s also important to make changes when they’re needed. Otherwise, we’d all be living in the wilderness like our ancestors did, struggling to find food and shelter, watching half our children die before adulthood, etc. Life is... Read More

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October 6, 2020

What humility is | The Daily Vulnerable

by Guest Contributor Humility requires self-reflection. It requires us to assess ourselves honestly. To see the way we really are. To see our insecurities. To see the masks we wear. To see ourselves in others and to see them in ourselves. It requires we speak the truth to ourselves, and are honest about the stories... Read More

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October 5, 2020

Practicing expressing emotions | The Daily Vulnerable

by Daniel Adeyemi Almost everything gets better with deliberate practice. This includes expressing your thoughts and emotions. Depending on how you grew up, expressing your thoughts and emotions might not have been welcomed or come naturally but they’re important in relating to people. Here’s what I’ve found that worked for me. Taking time to think... Read More

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October 2, 2020

Avoid Avoidance | The Daily Vulnerable

by Guest Contributor A few months ago, I had a conversation with a younger friend about some terrible situation they were facing at that time. “I’ll stay on my lane”, they told me. “I’ll avoid everyone. I will avoid the world”, they added. “Incommunicado”, they called it. I understand how tempting it can be to... Read More

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October 1, 2020

Why worry if you can’t change it? | The Daily Vulnerable

by Anonymous Contributor You might as well stop worrying because you’re probably worrying about the wrong things anyway. There are worse things that could happen that you probably haven’t even thought of. That’s life — with lots of unknowns. Do whatever you can to prevent bad things from happening. But stop worrying about potential catastrophes... Read More

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September 29, 2020

After the entanglement | The Daily Vulnerable

by Geraldine Cunha-Herbert Dear Journal, I recently found myself in the most precarious situation. An entanglement you may call it. Well, it was the month of August, so that was quite understandable… lol…Dear Journal, I’m laughing now, but seriously, I was not proud of myself at all. I had written all these rules for myself,... Read More

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September 28, 2020

Treating your fears | The Daily Vulnerable

by Daniel Adeyemi How would you treat someone that lied to you as often as your fears did? How would you treat a friend that lied to you as often as your fears did? Disregard or make their counsel a priority? Using this analogy to respond to my fears has been helpful.

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September 25, 2020

Feedback Friday: Taking things one step at a time has helped | The Daily Vulnerable

We thought of sharing these two feedback from one of the posts we shared some days ago. Keep sending us how relatable (or not) the experiences of others are, what you are rumbling with and how it all can be better. We read every email. … I have had the feeling of being behind my schedules too... Read More

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September 21, 2020

The Narrative | The Daily Vulnerable

by Geraldine Cunha-Herbert Assess your narratives; those stories that you are telling yourself. Slow down. What are they? “I’m not good enough” “I’m disadvantaged” “I can’t do it” “I’m not equipped” How about changing that narrative? How about changing how it affects your life? Focus on what you are capable of doing and being!... Read More

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September 18, 2020

Reality check | The Daily Vulnerable

by Damola M. However, one of the best gifts you can give yourself is a reality check. I do this by asking these simple questions. It is easy to get in a filter bubble and see things from a biased perspective. What is the unbiased truth I am avoiding? Why am I avoiding this? What... Read More

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September 17, 2020

Hope-full | The Daily Vulnerable

A couple weeks ago I was trying to hit a few deadlines and sacrificed some sleep in the process. Historically, for me, sleep is always the first thing to go when the priorities pile up (even though I know, of course, that being rested is actually the best way to get your best work done…).... Read More

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September 16, 2020

Admit you don’t know | The Daily Vulnerable

by Chude Jideonwo I was on a TV interview, and they asked me a question about monetary policy and I said “I don’t know.” Ask me about mental and emotional health. Ask me about media planning, public relations, storytelling consulting, coaching and training young people, but monetary policy is above my pay grade. It was... Read More

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September 15, 2020

Wild flower | The Daily Vulnerable

by Geraldine Cunha When I look at the wildflower around me, I couldn’t help but acknowledge how beautiful it is. But its beauty is not the focus. Not for today. This wildflower pops up once or twice throughout the year, standing tall from between the cracks on the cement floor. Every time, my Landlady would... Read More

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September 14, 2020

Enjoying the day | The Daily Vulnerable

Is anyone else feeling perpetually behind? Just me? I’ll explain what it feels like for people who are like nah, I’m good. It feels like waking up and knowing there are already more tasks in your day than you can possibly complete. It feels like when you finish one project you can barely stop to appreciate... Read More

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September 11, 2020

Feedback Friday | The Daily Vulnerable

“Grateful for the opportunity to read this” Fellow traveler, We love reading your emails, thoughts, and feedback about the pieces you read. We are blessed to be part of your life, every day, in the most honorable way. We’ll share two of the emails you shared with us. Keep sending them, we read everything. In response to: Things... Read More

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September 10, 2020

You don’t know too | The Daily Vulnerable

by Kara C. So much happens that we don’t see. The editor who’s taking forever with your story is dealing with a health crisis. The friend who never responded to your text is watching his relationship crumble. The boss who’s distant and moody is considering quitting and moving to Vermont. You don’t know. You can’t... Read More

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September 9, 2020

On Sadness | The Daily Vulnerable

by Chude Jideonwo When I tell people that sadness is good, they look at me as if I’m mad. I think the Christian Bible says there is a time to be sad. To live a joyful life does not mean you will be happy every day; to live a joyful life means you are... Read More

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September 8, 2020

Avoid self-sabotage | The Daily Vulnerable

by Dan P We have ourselves to fear more than anyone else. And we have ourselves to blame more than anyone else. Are you eating the right things? Are you exercising? Are you maintaining a budget? Are you continuously educating yourself? Do you say or do things that cause others to be envious of you... Read More

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September 4, 2020

JOMO | The Daily Vulnerable

by Kara C. Yesterday I came across a long, long, looooong list of opportunities. There were online masterclasses and lunch-and-learns, extensive interviews, and historical deep dives. There were accounts to follow and live streams to watch. I looked at this long, long, looooong list, and I thought… That’s nice, but not for me right... Read More

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