As I commence my yearly reflection, I am convicted of my expectation of perfection from those I love. Subconsciously we expect those we love to somehow always do right by us. As we go into the new year, I urge you all to look inwards, To make room for self improvement and better relationships When someone […]
by Anari Sam Jaja (ASJ) for May 2024, GO Lifestyle Magazine – The African Edit The Importance of Language: I am of the belief that one of mankind’s greatest power is the ability to comprehend. Comprehension is simply one’s ability to acquire knowledge or information, to critically understand the meaning and importance of that information […]
Imagine asking a young couple what inspired them to choose each other as life partners and they both go on about how much they’ve sacrificed and done for each other throughout their relationship. I heard people even talking about their spouse emptying their savings and taking loans to help them start businesses. How do you […]
The first step in making Nigeria and by extension Africa great AGAIN! is by unlearning several thing we were thought that made us psychological slaves. We need to unlearn and start disbelieving the lies. We must start asking questions and start learning who we are as a people and the innovative steps we need to […]
The quality of information one has often determines how far one goes in life. Information is not solely the possession of formal education but also the informal, which you get from studying the patterns and principles of life amongst other. Information on; knowledge of history to by indigenous people, Philosophy/ Principles of various aspects of […]
She felt the weight of the world on her shoulders,her mind running on overdrive, sending great distress to her heart and body.Everything she lacked,every pain she felt,everything she lost,every deep regret,every craving she ever had, her dreams, hopes and aspirations taunting her every thought If only she could just rip herself out of her body,if […]
Dear Diamonds, When I got the news of your graduation, my heart was filled with so much joy and excitement for what the great possibilities the future holds. I began to reminisce on my own personal experiences embarking on the same journey you are currently on; which is transitioning from high school to the life […]
I have always believed in love and purpose, The beauty and possibilities that could be That senseless and selfless feeling of ecstasy Then comes the flash backs of what has been, The feelings of emptiness, anxiety like a circus Crippling deep desire that should be This generation terrifies me Has the possibility of true love […]
As a child, Christmas in England was always such an exceptional experience. You could literally smell the excitement in the air; or maybe it was just the good old British frosty air. The experience didn’t change at all when I first moved for school. It was the usual Family reunions, Church celebrations, presents, binge watching […]
Tales by moonlightWhere tales of a landIntegrated in culture before the fightsAnd for my beloved countryWe’ve since not welcomed sunlight The darkness remainsand the sweet tales told at moonlight No longer rainsLost in the entombment Of darknessthe only colours we see are shades of red from blood shed;through tribes and culturesLosing them all in selfish […]