It is through the process of asking, listening, and sharing that you will find what is in the depths of people’s hearts.

It is through the process of disagreeing, arguing, and not reaching common ground that you will find what is in the shadows of people’s hearts.

And when you find what is in the depths and shadows, decide if you can accommodate both the angels and demons.

If you can’t, waste no time waiting for change, for life always brings circumstances that return nature to its norm.

You can choose the angels and demons in your life.

– Osasu Oviawe

Contentment is the art of ignoring what you do not yet have and maximizing the joy of what you do.

It is not a lack of ambition but an alignment with a higher purpose, one that is not limited by desire but liberated by discipline.

Contentment sees the fruit in a seed and is in no hurry to skip the growth process that gets it there. 

It is not a tradeoff for success but an understanding of fulfillment, one that does not measure against others but draws meaning from within.

– Osasu Oviawe

Nothing in the world can remove love from where it resides.

Nothing.

That’s the beauty and the curse of love.

– Osasu Oviawe

Words reveal knowledge.

Actions reveal understanding.

Knowledge is an external metric that can be manipulated.

Understanding is an internal metric that always reveals the truth.

Listen to words, believe actions.

– Osasu Oviawe

A consistent gift of time is a deeper appreciation of my family.

– Osasu Oviawe

In conversations, there is a thin line between interrupting and engaging.

It really depends on the context.

In tense situations, interjections are  perceived as an interruption. In fun situations, interjections are perceived as engagement.

Conversations are fluid and swing between both.

So the next time you want to jump in, first assess the context.

– Osasu Oviawe

Practice what works for you.

Test out what works for others.

Hold your practice. Scrutinise your tests.

– Osasu Oviawe

Some like their bed soft, some like it hard, some prefer a mat, some prefer the floor.

Some like their pillow soft, some like it hard, some prefer their arms, some prefer nothing at all.

Some like the room cold, some like it hot, some prefer it to change, some have no care at all.

Some like an early night, some like it late, some prefer the day, some prefer it whenever it comes.

You must find what gives you a good night’s sleep, as there’s no recipe for all.

– Osasu Oviawe

I used to enjoy playing in the rain when I was younger. It gave me joy to no end.

These days, any small play under the rain is a recipe for a physical health breakdown.

There is a time for everything in life.

Enjoy the joys of every phase in life while you’re in that phase.

– Osasu Oviawe

There was nothing about the morning of this day in 2014 that could have prepared me for how the day would unfold. Yet, when it unfolded, I embraced it like I knew it.

There is nothing about the days that followed that prepared me for the yearning my heart would hold. So many unspoken words, too many missed sit-downs, so many unwalked paths, too many stories left untold.

There is nothing about life that has been the same since the unfolding of this day 12 years ago. But I’m still here. I’m still here taking care of all you left in my care, including me.

I love you, Dad.

– Osasu Oviawe