Category: The Daily Vulnerable

The Daily Vulnerable: My guest list

by Yanmife A. I have a limited number of guests allowed to visit me at home; I have had this cap for several years. This time around, I struck out…

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The Daily Vulnerable: Letter to self

by  The Daily Coach Dear Self, I write to provide guidance, comfort, and some perspective as you navigate the unchartered realities of COVID-19. While there is no perfect game plan…

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Rest

I have seen people close to me who have experienced stress, and panic, and fear. People who find ways to heal by being part of community, by stating affirmations and…

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The Daily Vulnerable: To-do list

by Kara Cutruzzula Yesterday I had a nice long list of things I’d like to accomplish. I did…two things? And those two things felt good, they felt like something. But…

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Oh Yes! You can choose your thought

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Chude Jideonwo: Happy now?

When I tell people that the work we do is teach people how to live happy lives, I like the bewilderment in their faces. It is so simple and almost…

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Freeing up and letting go

by Jamie Varon As most people know, I’m currently working on a book. I’m strapping in for a long process, knowing that it takes anywhere from 2-10 years for a…

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I love a rejection

by Kara Cutruzzula What would happen if you loved your rejections? Yesterday I got a notice that my film script didn’t progress in a competition. It was a tiny flicker…

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The problem of love

by Fatima Allahnanan Mohammed It is easier to exit a relationship and very hard to exit a marriage - so I have learnt. There is this distressing truth about love…

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It’s spiritual and authentic

Every minute of your life is a spiritual experience, If you learn not to confuse what is happening to you with who you are. He gets it, and explains it…

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Influencer

by Mohammed Halwa If your reaction to senselessness has always been to cuddle it till it softens, or until I realize that it is my own brand of senselessness that…

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When fear calls

by David-salt Ayodele I had just delivered an excelent job to one of our partners, with high reviews and congratulatory messages flowing in. During a post-mortem in the midst of…

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The healing power of crying

by Mohammed Halwa I have practiced ‘conscious feeling’ for a week now and yesterday I found myself slumping into a chair and breaking down in tears in the middle of…

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The Daily Vulnerable: Happily human

by Ponmile Shittu Sometimes in January 2014, I found the true meaning of being human and how to be a happy one. “To be truly human is to truly know…

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Working on joy | The Daily Vulnerable

by Damola Morenikeji Recently, a friend told me about what is being done in her company to make staff happy and engaged. I laughed when I heard it, and knew…

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Choose your thoughts | The Daily Vulnerable

You can choose your thoughts. A practical exercise shows you how: [embedyt] ]

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Over-react | The Daily Vulnerable

by Ponmile Shittu A couple of months back, I probably wouldn't have given thought to if or why people overreact. However, in recent times it has become quite obvious that…

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For her | The Daily Vulnerable

by Fatima Allahnanan This is for her Whose stepfather kept a cutlass by the side Thrusting forcefully into her While his wife is away for her merchandise In the same…

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Silence and words | The Daily Vulnerable

by Ado Aminu Silence is golden, they say, until it staunch the tide of welling emotions that will otherwise have trickled manageably, drip by small drips, bringing delicate release and…

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Protect your time | The Daily Vulnerable

by Kara Cutruzzula What’s the most important part of your day? Maybe it’s your morning routine — you love the quiet moments with your best friend. (Coffee.) Or maybe it’s…

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They don’t understand | The Daily Vulnerable

by Bimpe Aliu I have made it a habit to be okay with knowing that some people can't understand. That's not because I'm not saying it enough, not because I…

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Lies I believed | The Daily Vulnerable

by Damola Morenikeji Maybe you’ve heard those lies too, and believed them. “Women can multitask better than men. As a man, you should learn how to multitask.” “Fish stink from…

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Men are broken | The Daily Vulnerable

by Ore Fakorede Many boys are raised to feel and express a narrow range of emotions: courage, anger, pride, tough stuff. “Big boys don’t cry.” “Be strong.” “Boys don’t say they…

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Feedback Friday: “I won’t avoid life”

Fellow traveller, We love reading your emails, thoughts, and feedback about the TDV pieces you read. We are blessed to be part of your life, every day, in the most honourable way.…

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The Daily Vulnerable: Thorn

by Pelumi Shittu What do you do when you miss a loved one? What do you do when you sorrowfully remember the death of a loved one and wish you…

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Where we belong | The Daily Vulnerable

by Ado Aminu My mother, if she remembers this incident [from what I shared yesterday], might muse not without a certain amount of wonder, about how I have contrived, or…

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When clarity meets action at LifeClass

by Damola Morenikeji One treasured part of the work we do at Joy, Inc. is the ease at which people find clarity to make important decisions after each session. Either it…

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The Daily Vulnerable: Choose

by Avviva Oluwaseun There's an innate need in everyone to dominate. I believe it's the foundation of all human conflict, the mother of "ego." Yet, it has influenced many great and…

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When Life breaks your heart | The Daily Vulnerable

“Good things happen to good people” You have heard that before, haven’t you? So, what do you do when life breaks your heart? This conversation explores it, with calm, and…

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The Daily Vulnerable: Miss Red

by Fatima Allahnanan Mohammed I can never forget my first encounter with “Miss Red”. She showed up in red, the colour I hate. My heart skipped the first day I…

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