Nose Masks
Some things you quickly learn as you start using nose masks:

• It seems you are not getting enough air.
• You quickly notice that your breath is not that fresh.
• You speak less, because breathing in the air that comes out of your mouth is quite discomforting.
• You have to raise your voice to be heard.

Weird, and irresistible
We have that friend that is both weird and irresistible. You cannot understand his/her quirks, but you find joy whenever you are around them.

You also have a weird part. A part that is inconsistent with the image you present to the world. A part that when you let out, causes a wow response from all those around you.

To live joyfully, we protect the weird parts of us.
Reminiscent
Whenever I have a thick mixture of milk, sugar and cereal in a bowl in front of me, I realize that I am still enslaved to my lack in the past.

When I was in secondary school, all the cool kids had an excess of provisions. One of the hallmarks of being cool was having a luxury of milk, sugar and cereals to make very rich bowls of breakfast and dinner. I had a limited quantity and that lack made me very unhappy.

These days I have a surplus supply of milk, sugar and cereal. Once in a while, I mix up a bowl and indulge, in spite of the fact that I am lactose intolerant. It makes no sense, but I do it.

– Osasu Oviawe