I wear my wristwatch on my right hand, not because I am trying to be contrary, but because it is more practical.

When I wear my wristwatch on my left hand, the dial knob leaves a scar on my wrist. Whenever I buy a new watch, I try it out first on my left hand, hoping there will be no scar, but I am always disappointed. I have tried all kinds of adjustments on my left hand, but the scar is unrelenting.

The good thing is that the scar made by the knob clears out immediately I stop using the left hand for watches.

I wear my wristwatch on my right hand because I prefer to only carry scars that matter.

– Osasu Oviawe

I have not met a better communicator than Amama.

I listen not just to understand her point of view, but to learn communication.

When she listens, it feels like she is extracting every part of the gist from you, allowing you no room to hold anything back.

The best way to describe her communication style is that she makes you feel safe and alert at the same time.

If I have an important presentation, I talk to her just before as a way of sharpening my delivery.

Everybody needs an Amama in their corner.

– Osasu Oviawe

The kindest people I know let me be.

– Osasu Oviawe

Fight as hard as you can for what you want.

If you get it, you will realise that all you won were the scars from all the fighting.

If you don’t get it, you will realise that all your fighting was proof that it wasn’t yours.

– Osasu Oviawe

What takes away pain also takes away its purpose.

– Osasu Oviawe

The truth is, no one really knows.

The day that will start it all.

The day that will change it all.

The day that will end it all.

No one really knows.

— Osasu Oviawe

Time has changed you.

You are now quieter, even though you’ve always been quiet. What’s different now is that there’s something you want to say, but you tie your tongue, yet your eyes give it away.

You are now less trusting, even though you’ve always held doubts. What is different now is that you don’t even trust yourself, but you still carry a gait of confidence, even though it is now fueled more by anger than by love. 

You are now less open, even though you’ve never been an open book. What’s different now is that you let nobody in anymore; even when your heart yearns for companionship, you anchor it to occasional pleasures that distract more than they satisfy.

But I still see you. You are there. Behind the veil of silence, anger, and pleasure. You are there. The veils no longer serve you. They choke you. Take them off. Breathe.

– Osasu Oviawe

The most uncertain choices I have made have been the most rewarding.

The most certain choices I have made have been the most draining.

Yet I remain wary of uncertainty and committed to certainty.

Little wonder the tap opens only occasionally and the drain is always open.

– Osasu Oviawe

Ego is directly proportional to ignorance.

– Osasu Oviawe

No matter how far you have travelled in the wrong direction, turning around is the only sure right direction there is.

– Osasu Oviawe