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HAVE A GREAT, WONDERFUL DAY AHEAD


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NOT ALL MEDICINES ARE IN PHARMACIES

1 - Exercise is medicine.
2 - Fasting is medicine.
3 - Natural food is medicine.
4 - Laughter is medicine.
5 - Vegetables and fruits are medicine.
6 - Sleep is medicine.
7 - Sunlight is medicine.
8 - Loving others is medicine
9 - Loving yourself is medicine.
10 - Gratitude is medicine.
11 - Letting go of offense is medicine.
12 - Meditation is medicine.
13 - Reading and studying the Word of God is medicine.
14 - Eating well, on time and without excess is medicine.
15 - Right thinking and with a good mindset is medicine.
16 - Trusting in God is medicine
17 - Good friends are medicine.
18 -. Forgiving yourself and forgiving others is medicine.
19 - Drinking plenty of Water is medicine.
20 - A peaceful heart is medicine
21- Allowing others grow is medicine

Take enough of these medication and you will rarely need the ones from Pharmacies.
Because natural medicine is better than pharmaceutical medicine!
Please, take good care of your🫵 health.
Life has no duplicate
GRACE FOR VISIBILITY & ACCEPTANCE
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Title: Adira and Zayd: The Flame and the Echo

Adira had always known the forest, its whispers, and its balance. Since childhood, the trees and winds had guided her, giving her a purpose she had never questioned. She had been the Keeper of Echoes for years now, protecting the realm from the unseen chaos that sought to break its harmony. But despite the wisdom the forest had bestowed upon her, a nagging sense of something missing lingered in her heart.

She had always wondered about her past—about her family. The village had raised her, and the elders had never spoken much of her lineage. The only thing she knew for sure was that she was bound to the forest, born during the rare lunar eclipse. But the stories she had heard spoke of one other child, one born under the same eclipse, whose fate was unknown.

Zayd, on the other hand, had lived a life of freedom, roaming the lands without purpose or direction. He was a wanderer, a seeker of truths that didn’t exist in maps or legends. His only companions were the whispers in the wind and the journal he kept, filled with the fragments of forgotten places and ancient memories. Zayd’s life was unmarked by magic—at least, until the day he found the Ember Gate in the Ashen Wastes.

The gate was an anomaly in the desert, a towering archway made of blackened stone, pulsing with hidden energy. Zayd had felt it before he saw it, an invisible pull that seemed to draw him closer. When his hand brushed the surface, the gate had activated, filling his vision with a city made of fire, its towers flickering like coals beneath a twilight sky. Then, the voice had come—old, aching, and full of fire.

"You are the Flamebearer. Will you remember us?"

Zayd didn't understand what it meant, but he felt a strange stirring within himself, like an ember reigniting after years of cold.

It was then that the mark appeared—like a faint outline of a burning sun on his right hand. And in that moment, Zayd knew that his wandering had led him here for a reason. He wasn’t just a traveler. He was bound to something greater, something ancient.

Back in the forest, Adira felt it too. The winds had changed, the trees had murmured a different name. It was a name she had never heard but felt in her bones: Zayd. Her heart ached as though she were being pulled in two directions at once.

The forest had always been her guide, but now it seemed to be telling her something more. She had been born for the balance between worlds, but now, the forest whispered of another—someone who shared her blood, someone who was her counterpart.

Adira stood at the edge of the forest, feeling the pull of destiny. The balance between realms was shifting, and she could feel a new presence on the horizon—someone who, like her, was touched by magic.


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Their Meeting:

Zayd’s journey brought him to the outskirts of the village. The wind carried with it a familiar scent, something that reminded him of the fire that had burned within him since the day of the Ember Gate. As he walked toward the forest, the trees seemed to part for him, guiding him deeper into their embrace.

And then he saw her—Adira, standing like a figure made of the forest itself. Her hair, wild and dark as the roots of the trees, moved with the wind as if it were alive. Her eyes, though filled with a deep wisdom, held something else—a recognition, a knowing.

"You..." Zayd whispered, stepping forward.

Adira’s heart skipped a beat. She had never seen him before, yet she knew him. The forest had told her of him. He was her brother, her younger brother , born under the same eclipse. The Flamebearer. The one who would help restore balance.

"You’re not a dream," she said softly. "You’re real."

Zayd smiled faintly. "I was wondering when we’d meet."

The world around them seemed to hold its breath as if the very earth had been waiting for this moment. Adira stepped closer, her hand instinctively reaching out, and Zayd did the same. The moment their hands touched, the air hummed with energy, like two forces coming together to complete something long lost.

"Fate brought us together," Adira said, her voice steady with newfound certainty. "We are the balance—fire and earth, flame and echo."

Zayd nodded, his hand still resting in hers. "The Ember Gate opened for me. It told me I was the Flamebearer. But you... you were the one it called to, weren’t you?"

Adira nodded. "The forest has always called me. But now, it calls to us both."

Together, they were more than they could ever be alone. The balance was shifting, and with it, the fate of the world rested on their shoulders. They were siblings born of fire and forest, and together, they would protect both.


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Hmm Nkechi!! Nkechi!! Nkechi!!
How many times I call u, I don tell u run ooooo
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4 months after I was born, my mom went back to University to get her degree. I'm her third child.

She left me and my siblings with our Dad and paternal grandma and came home only weekends for three years until she finished her degree. She left 3 under-5 and went to pursue her career.

At 28, she was doing her NYSC and pregnant with her 4th child.
At 40, she already had her master's degree.

She has been a civil servant since 1993.

Now, at 61, she is at the peak of her career. A level 17 officer, Permanent Secretary grade.
(Edit - Note: in 2023, Delta State increased retirement age from 60 to 65.)

My aunty who was my mother's secondary mate and got married same year my mother got married, didn't continue with her education like my mom did. She had three children and tried to go back in her 40s when her last child was in secondary school, but she was only able to acquire tc2 (or whatever they call it).

At the long run.
My mom raised four successful biological children.
My aunty raised three successful biological children.

No, my aunty's children did NOT turn out better just because she gave up career and dreams to raise them.

If you are measuring success based on wealth and quality and level of education, we are far ahead.

There are no studies, research or statistics that indicate that children of stay-at-home mothers do better.

If I could be asked to choose between an illiterate mother who stayed at home throughout my childhood and gave up career just to watch me VERSUS my mother who is a top/senior civil servant at the peak of her career, a boss in the office and boss at home, I would DEFINITELY choose the latter, and I'm glad that the latter is my reality.

My father told me that he had opportunity to travel to the US or UK when I was just four. He was to travel there for research and enroute into becoming a university lecturer/professor. But he turned down the opportunity because he wanted to be there to watch his children grow every minute.

Do you know what I told him?
I told him that he should have gone. Some of my siblings also told him he should have gone. Imagine the children he stayed for telling him that he should have gone.
My father's colleague who also got same offer went and came back for his family one year later. So, I told my father that leaving his family for a year or two would have been a worthwhile sacrifice to pay for a better future. He should have gone and come back for us a year or two later.

My father was a very successful man, more educated than my mother and also got to the peak of his career, but not half as successful as he would have been if he had taken some risks, including leaving his children for a year or two.

Why am I writing all these?

For those women who abandon their dreams, careers and aspirations because of their children.
Someday, your children who you abandoned your career for will ask you WHY? They will tell you that you should have pursued your career.

Like I said, my father sacrificed career progression for us his children.
My mother did NOT sacrifice career pursuit for anybody.
While I understand the sacrifice my father made, as a grown adult, I still think my mother made the better choice.

So, my dear women/mothers, I can tell you that at the long run, your children would be most proud of you if you pursue your career and achieve great career heights.

I went back to full-time studies January to December 2024. I had my daughter in-between in April 2024. I got an extra degree and with that, I'm applying for jobs and negotiating salaries more than twice my salary in my last job.

It wasn't easy doing that while nursing a baby, but I did it.

My children would grow up seeing a strong mommy who didn't abandon her dreams. I want my daughter to know that she should never abandon her dream or chosen career for any reason or anyone.

I don't want my children to ask me WHY?

It's not easy combining academic/career and family. But nothing good comes too easily. Just do your best within your power and the opportunity and resources available to you.
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Overcoming Fear and Doubt

1. *"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear."* - Ambrose Redmoon
2. *"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today."* - Will Rogers
3. *"You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great."* -

For God almighty has given us the power to over all fear and doubt

Because we are God

It's a great day

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