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Tag: self reflection

The Quiet Mirror Within

To discover your true self, focus on your inner journey rather than seeking answers externally.

August 15, 2025
Self-Care

Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. There are many lessons I wish I learned earlier in life. One is putting myself first before anything else. By this, I’m not insinuating being selfish but learning to make decisions that won’t hurt me in the long run. I would be friendly and…

September 18, 2023
August Again

August AgainAh, August again! My month of birth is one of sunshine and glamour! How fast times fly. It’s already 12 months but last year’s August was a little bit dramatic for me. A few days after my birthday I started filing graduate school applications, one in Nigeria, and two abroad. Unfortunately, the academic strike…

August 1, 2022
Reflection: Respecting our Environment

Most of my quiet times are for self-reflection. Each time I prepare to reflect, I take nothing along, invite no one and try to keep my brain free of thoughts. I assume that I’ve nothing save from myself and my environment. During my stay in Workers Village, Tudun Amba in Lafia, Nigeria, I take long…

June 5, 2020
Self Reflection 30: Wisdom

Men should see you and marvel on how you do things. How you handle your time, money, friends and relationships and enemies, manage people and your lifestyle. Wisdom is a spirit. Wisdom giveth life to those that have it.

April 27, 2020
Self Reflection 29: Perseverance

Fall seven times and stand up eight. –Japanese Proverb

April 26, 2020
Self Reflection 28: Humility

The way up is down. You don’t know how strong you are until you forgive someone who is not sorry for what he/she did or until you accept an apology that was never given. That is real strength.

April 23, 2020
Self Reflection 26: Be Kind

Be generous with kind words and deeds.

April 5, 2020
Self Reflection 25: Diligence

If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well. _Martin…

April 5, 2020
Self Reflection 24: Be Strong, Be Yourself

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment”_Ralph Waldo Emerson

April 4, 2020
Self Reflection 23: Generosity

Spare a coat, clothe the naked Spare a spoon, feed the hungry

April 1, 2020
Self Reflection 22: Get Knowledge 2

A lack of knowledge creates fear, seeking knowledge creates courage. NB: To reject something you know nothing about is ignorance.

March 29, 2020
Self Reflection 21: Faith 2

Believing is seeing, not the other way round.

March 28, 2020
I choose Faith over Fear

Just a few months ago, the world celebrated the new year. People, companies and countries nurtured aspirations and dreams, hoping for a happy year. But the advent of the virus brought fear and uncertainty. With what is going on, this pandemic may cause economic stress across the globe, particularly in Africa. I’m happy it’s Friday…

March 27, 2020
Self Reflection 20: Dream

If you can dream it, you can do it _Walt Disney

March 27, 2020
Self Reflection 19: Get Knowledge

Not to know is bad, not to wish to know is worse. African proverb.

March 25, 2020
Self Reflection 17: Companionship

Surround yourself with worthy people. Your network is your net worth.

March 22, 2020
Self Reflection 16: Look beyond

Look beyond the mirror called self.

March 21, 2020
Self Reflection 15: Compassion

Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.

March 20, 2020
Self Reflection 12: Patience

The law of sowing and reaping may take time to manifest sometimes, but it will surely come to pass.

March 12, 2020
Self Reflection 10: Don’t worry

Worry gives a small thing a bigger shadow. Feed your faith and don’t be anxious!

March 9, 2020
Self Reflection 9: Loyalty

Be faithful in small things. Because, it’s in them that your strength lies. Mother Theresa.

March 8, 2020
Self Reflection 6: Watch and Pray

Never relax your guard: watch and pray.

March 5, 2020
Self Reflection 5: Be contented

There’s nothing wrong in helping, giving away roses, gifts and love. People may take these for granted, be contented to being the good person you are.

March 4, 2020
Self Reflection 4: Gratitude

Gratitude is an attitude that creates doors in walls and hearts.

March 4, 2020
Self-Reflection 3: Focus

Focus and reflect. 📷@sabine_stols

March 2, 2020
Self Reflection 2: Love yourself

Love yourself enough to take the actions required for your happiness.

March 2, 2020
Self Reflection 1: Walk alone

Sometimes it’s good to walk alone to allow your mind find its purpose.

March 2, 2020
Thoughts on Loneliness

Being lonely is by no means a wrong or painful venture. It doesn’t suggest that someone is unwanted in the society or is running the isolationist policy. Infact, being lonely most times creates the atmosphere for self reflection, for self discovery and for quiet times. Some times we hear introverts say a lot about loving…

August 11, 2019