You will be surprised how long people can sit with sadness.

A lifetime is even a short time.

You will be surprised at the lengths people will go to retain that seat.

For many, sadness is the only thing that is uniquely theirs.

Their own place.

Even death cannot separate them from it.

– Osasu Oviawe

There is only one lesson life offers: acceptance.

You can’t fake it.

And until you learn the lesson, the tests never stop.

– Osasu Oviawe

One life, many journeys.

One end, many memories.

One “I,” many “mes.”

– Osasu Oviawe

Silence is the most honest answer to most of life’s questions.

– Osasu Oviawe

There is a simple way to measure balance: energy.

The point where you feel energized in an enduring way is your point of balance.

Energy spikes and energy drains are signals of imbalance.

– Osasu Oviawe

The trajectory of sports mirrors the trajectory of life.

You start as a novice, bumbling through and mirroring those around you.

Then you start improving, enjoying it, and trying out things that are uniquely you.

Then you start being competitive and keeping score.

Then you start measuring joy by wins and sadness by losses.

Then you start being collaborative and cheering every play.

Then you start enjoying every game, win or lose.

Then you start being the window to what sport is really for: connecting, within and between.

Then you start giving back to the bumbling.

– Osasu Oviawe

Life will test you until you realize you are unbreakable.

Unbreakable until you break you.

The tests are to help you see you are unbreakable.

Your awakening will determine if it is true.

– Osasu Oviawe

Assume positive intent and positive outcomes.

Confront negative intent and negative outcomes.

Keep going.

– Osasu Oviawe

Every yes cages you. Make sure you like the cage you are choosing.

Every no frees you. Make sure you like the freedom you are choosing.

– Osasu Oviawe

Your crosses are your wings.

Though they may be a burden at the start, they will lift you up when you master them.

– Osasu Oviawe