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‘Died by suicide’ – Reviewing our phrases around suicide
September 10 was World Suicide Prevention Day and so I thought to tailor this post around that. I wasn’t so sure what to write though. I still am not but hoping that by the time this post ends, I would have come up with something coherent. As we go into a more ‘politically correct’ world, several terms are being reviewed. While some seem cringe to me, others make more sense and I personally do not mind adopting them. One of such is the rephrasing of ‘committed suicide’ to ‘die by suicide’. The first time I came across this, I didn’t see the big deal. It felt like, the person killed…
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I quit my job and went on a vacation
Dramatic headline, I know. It got you to open this so mission accomplished. Lol. So, I came up that title the day I decided that I was going to resign from my last job. I did not have another offer on the table at the time but I knew it was time to move on. I also wanted to take a pampered break after. I was actually worried because typical advice is to have an offer in hand before leaving a job. I guess that’s why it’s just advice sha. Yh, it helps. But there are some situations where it can’t be applied. Also, on my part it appeared as…
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The Battlefield of the Mind
Last week, I wrote about choosing to believe. It’s been a rollercoaster. An important aspect of choosing to believe despite odds is the mindset. I have realized this much more this week as I navigated life and all that comes with it. A lot really goes on in the mind. In a bid to recenter my mind, I spent the week listening to some recordings of Joyce Meyer, the author of the Battlefield of the mind. The woman was actually brutal in her teachings. Lol, I spent a good while laughing as I felt subbed at several points in the tape. One point that Joyce emphasized severally was how this…
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Choosing to believe…
My first thought on waking up this morning was, ‘it’s just about 4 months to 2022’. In many ways, the past few months have been a blur. It’s hard to imagine that so much time has passed since January 1st, 2021 when I sprained my ankle while playing ‘Twistas’ at an end-of-the-year/crossover game night with a couple of friends. Despite that, I still recognise and feel how long this year has been. It has felt like an endless stretch of time and for the most part, I have just wanted it to end. I clearly remember cancelling the entire year right from the beginning of the second quarter. I was…
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Why is it easier to give others advice?
It’s another Sunday! I have kept my weekly commitment to posting for about four weeks in a row now and that’s great! Looking back, I realise that if I didn’t start then, 4 weeks would have gone by and I still wouldn’t have gotten around to writing. I am finding that picking a topic to write about has been one of the most daunting things so far. There’s the picking a topic to write about, and then choosing what title the post should have. Honestly, sometimes I really just want to publish without a title, but I am not sure how that would go. Thankfully, I am not optimising these…