Jola's thoughts

Ever watched or read Aladdin? If yes, you most likely know what a genie is. If no, you still probably know what a genie is.  Ok, fine, I'll stop being lazy and tell you what a genie is🤧 A genie is a fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container. There's something amazing about this definition. It's how clearly it's stated that genies are fictional. Very much so in fact. So even though we sometimes ask ourselves the question of if we ever find a genie, what our wishes would be, they are still not going to become real creatures. Far too many people are content with the idea or hope that their wishes can somehow be granted by some magical force without them actually putting in the work (I'm far too many people, far too many people is me) but the sad reality is that that's not going to happen. Guess what though, we are the genies actually. We are the magic actually! We alone possess the ability to...

This week, I finally finished the book 'The alchemist' by Paulo Coelho after weeks of dragging my feet with it because as you may already know, I am very lazy. A lot of my old beliefs were reaffirmed in that book but we're not talking about old beliefs today. We are talking about the new one I learnt. In the book was a quote, "if I have to fight, it will be just as good a day to die as any other." and it made me think, really think. We all know that death is inevitable and almost everytime we are reminded of that. So the real question is, if we know we can die anyday and we realize that today is a day, why do we still waste everyday? I am not a motivational speaker or writer so this is not me telling you I don't waste everyday too. In fact, if there was an award for the person who wastes his or her day the most in Lagos, I would be one of the major contenders. And this is why I had to do a lot of thinking. In the process of doing that I realized wasting...

For some of you who may have been reading my blog posts, you may have found out how extremely single I am(a whole spec like me) but guys, it's my utmost pleasure to announce to you that I am in love. (This is the point where you notice I have a PhD in smiling and my dimples can prove that.) For months now, I have been working on becoming the best version of myself and all my articles can show that. Now, I can proudly state that I am extremely far from being that person. I am still as petty as ever, I still won't leave my house until I know I'll be getting good food if I do, my stomach (Tomide) is still not flat and I still hold a first class upper degree in sleeping. Now that's all said and done, you're probably wondering where the title of this article comes in. You impatient human! Well, I have fallen in love with Anjola. If I am going to be spending forever with her, why not love her? Previously, everytime I heard or read something about self love, I alway...