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First of all, I want to thank the almighty God for the gift of life, for 20 years on this beautiful earth. I want to give a shout out to my ever amazing family both nuclear and extended. Also to the friends I have in my life, friends turned family and friends turned "frienemies". Finally, to my wonderful and faithful readers, y'all keep me moving ♡ I turned 20 a few days back (15 December) and in the 20 years I've lived, I loved, I experienced, I felt, I hoped, I dreamt, I failed, I excelled but above all I learnt. I personally believe the age comes with its lessons. I look back at my life with a relief of how far I've come, how much my life has changed over the past 20 years and i decided to compile the important ones, the important 20. 1.Life Wait's For No One:  Life doesn't wait on hold simply because you're unable to keep up. You have to buckle up and keep moving at all times. 2.Connection is key to happy relationships:  It's not al...

I happen to be a member of a popular Facebook group with over 35,000+ members. At one certain period, some girls, also members of the group, were in some kind of quarrel of which I had no idea how it started. They posted series of “hate” posts concerning their breast, more like whose was bigger, finer and stands firm. Of course it generated a lot of attention, including those for and against the scandal, aggravating a lot more females to join in the exhibition of their breast. However, I came across a post written by someone who took to share his opinion about the whole issue on Facebook. I found his post rather offensive, he inspired the writing of this article. In his post, he challenged the girls in the group to show the male counterpart our worth aside being blessed with assets body wise because most girls have nothing to offer asides that. I picked an offence, not because I was in support or against the breast exhibition, neither was it because I didn’t want girls to show the...

When you think Woman ; Strong Women appreciation article. What's comes to your mind when you hear the word Woman? Warm, soft, loving, trouble,? 😂 Well my favorite and perfect example of "a Woman" is well illustrated in the very-popular animated movie "Moana" produced by Walt Disney. It's not clearly portrayed, but watching with a deeper understanding, you'd be able to acknowledge a part definition of  a"woman".  Let me break it down for you using the moana animation (if you haven't watched it, you need to check it out). Do you remember Te ka the main villain in the story? Well that's the part of a woman you get when you anger her, disrespect, mistreat, abuse and disregard her. I'm not talking bluff but if you recall vividly, "Te ka" was once "Te fiti" a goddess with the power to create life before her heart was stolen by the Demi god later turned Te ka,  now let's relate Te fiti to a woma...