Singalongs are so cool until the music stops and allows you to hear your own voice.
If you have a good sense of humor, you would laugh at yourself; if you don’t, you will feel embarrassed.
But if you readjust and continue to sing, the music starts again. It always does.
And the memory will be a source of joy.
– Osasu Oviawe
Relationships stretch and strain.
Relationships strengthen or break.
Relationships endure or exit.
The decision gate is not you, but your values.
The values you uphold attract the relationships you have.
– Osasu Oviawe
Children present an opportunity to be kinder to yourself.
They lighten parts that felt heavy and shine a light on parts unknown.
Today, two years ago, I found a kinder part of me: a lighter part, a brighter part.
On this day and every day, I am grateful.
Happy Birthday, Dede.
– Osasu Oviawe
Thank God for the prayers answered and the prayers ignored.
The prayers answered are proof that He listens.
The prayers unanswered are proof that He understands.
I will not have it any other way.
– Osasu Oviawe
What if everyone and everything were designed to help you with your full expression?
Here’s a secret: there’s no “what if,” there’s only “what is.”
Everyone and everything is designed to help you with your full expression.
– Osasu Oviawe
You will never understand human strength until they tell you the cross they bear.
All eyes hold tears; some bearers let them pour only when out of sight.
– Osasu Oviawe
The ability to ignore a trigger but remember its bearer is the finest art of warfare.
A trigger is best dealt with when the gun is either on safety or no longer loaded.
Let it slide in the moment and wait for your moment. When it comes, seize it.
– Osasu Oviawe
There was a time I felt like I was trapped in a corner every time someone asked me to lend them money.
90% of the time, lending out money is a bad idea that didn’t just lose me money, but it also soured the relationship that existed.
I have learned that with any commitment, you either go 100% or you’re as good as being at 0%. So I have a 100% no-lending rule and a 100% no-borrowing rule.
The no-lending rule is uncomfortable in the now, but it helps put a boundary that protects my relationships.
The no-borrowing rule is uncomfortable in the now, but it helps me plan within my means.
Work with what works for you.
– Osasu Oviawe
Until you can laugh at the joke life is telling through a situation, you will remain overwhelmed by the situation.
– Osasu Oviawe
Grandparents are in awe of nature because they can quickly recognize a pattern between how you were as a child and how your own child is now.
If you ask, they will tell you the similarities, and you will be amazed at how powerful genetics is, beyond physical attributes, to behavior and mannerisms.
I had a beautiful epiphany, facilitated by my mom today. I haven’t stopped smiling since.
– Osasu Oviawe
