Lately I have been wrestling with accepting things as they are. Not as I think they ought to be. Or how I think they might have been if I made a certain decision in an alternative universe. But rather as they as...at face value. The notion of accepting what is came to me when I…
Sometimes we associate fear with things we deem as bad. Fearing of losing loved ones. Fear of being alone. Fear of failure. But do you ever feel fearful about things that are good? I know I do. I was recently watching a video from a YouTuber that I just got into and she mentioned this.…
Challenging and confusing. Seem simultaneously like forever and a flash in the pan. Very lonely or filled with company. An ocean filled with faith crests and doubt troughs that sweep you over in each wave of emotion. God's timing can be terrifying to contemplate "When?" "Where?" "How?" His timing shines a light the worst aspects…
There are no words for what these past few weeks have been, except — a rollercoaster. It's been a social upheaval rollercoaster filled with wins and losses. An emotional rollercoaster as I grieved the senseless and unjust deaths of Black women and men, meanwhile, I celebrated the beauty of my heritage—being African, Nigerian, Afro-American. A…
