True Friends
Despite their differences, they spent hours sharing stories.
The fish lived in the depths—quiet and thoughtful.
The seagull soared high—loud and full of energy.
But that was never a problem…
Until someone made it one.
One day, another seagull said:
“Why waste your time with a fish?
It can’t fly with you or understand your freedom…”
The seagull knew the fish couldn’t fly.
She knew his world was filled with currents and shadows.
But instead of defending him… she stayed silent.
Little by little, the words of others filled her with doubt.
“Maybe they’re right,” she thought.
And she decided to fly away.
“If he truly values me, he’ll swim to the shore to find me…”
And the fish did.
Every single day.
Swimming against strong tides.
Exposing himself to predators.
Risking everything to find his friend.
But he never saw her.
And each night, he returned to the depths—exhausted and sad.
Until one day… he stopped swimming to the surface.
Word spread: the fish was ill.
The currents could no longer hold him up.
When the seagull heard, she flew without rest to the shore.
There, she found the fish floating near the surface, barely alive.
With one final effort, the fish moved his fins and said:
“I’m glad you’re okay… I feared something had happened to you.”
And he let the waves carry him.
At peace, because he had done everything for his friend.
The seagull remained still.
Crying.
Regretting the doubts that drove her away.
Realizing how precious their friendship had been.
That day, she learned what she should never have forgotten:
True friendship doesn’t depend on how close or far we live.
What destroys a relationship isn’t distance—it’s insecurity.
Those who fail to appreciate what’s different lose something unique and unrepeatable.
The seagull spent the rest of her life flying near the shore, remembering her friend.
She never blamed anyone.
Because she understood it had been her decision to walk away.
I don’t know if you’re the fish or the seagull in this story.
But if this touched you…
Don’t let doubt destroy something as valuable as friendship.
“True friendship is an act of love that transcends differences.”

A real man respects you even when he’s angry not just when things are easy. True character shows in how he treats you during conflict, not just when you agree. Emotional maturity means staying gentle when it’s hard. Self-control means expressing anger without disrespect. Love means saying, “I’m upset, but I won’t belittle you.”
A real man doesn’t weaponize silence, call you names, or tear you down to “win.” He sees you as his partner, not his opponent. Respect isn’t a favor it’s the foundation of love. If he’s only kind when happy, that’s not love its immaturity.
Watch how he acts when things go wrong. A real man stays respectful even when hurt. He pauses, cools off, and communicates: “I’m mad, but I’m still on your side.” That’s lasting love. If he can’t do that, he’s not ready for the love you deserve.

When love finds you again, I hope it brings you someone gentle, someone kind. I hope it brings you a human being who introduces you to a softer version of your life — someone who helps you find a way back into your tenderness, someone who helps you find a way back into your heart.
When love finds you again, I hope it chooses you completely. I hope it brings you the kind of person who doesn’t make you perform for their attention, who doesn’t make you beg for their heart. I hope it feels secure, I hope it feels like something you can trust, like something that cannot be threatened or taken from you, like something you can believe in, like something that will stay.
When love finds you again, I hope it magnifies your spirit. I hope it brings the hidden parts of you to the surface, I hope it helps you to expand.
When love finds you again, I hope it brings you the kind of human being who has done the work to heal themselves, so they can love you how you deserve to be loved. I hope it brings you the kind of person who knows that they cannot save you, but who holds your hand while you save yourself — who anchors you and roots you and cracks light into your life.
When love finds you again, I hope it gifts you the kind of human being who is not afraid of being responsible for your heart, who is not afraid of the effort it would require to care for someone with a soul like yours.
When love finds you again, I hope it brings you the kind of human being who sees you clearly. The kind of person who considers you, who borders your solitude; the kind of person who listens, who makes the effort, who connects.
When love finds you again, I hope it enters your life with ease. I hope it feels like peace, like safety, like a return to what is whole. I hope it feels like something certain, like something steady, like a deep exhale, like a homecoming, like an answered prayer — like all of the love you have put into this world coming back to you at last.

*ROMANTIC THINGS TO DO THAT DON'T INVOLVE S*X...✍🏾*

When romance is often mentioned, many think it is all about s*x. But romance is actually anything you do to your partner that communicate and show that him/her is special to you. Here are a few examples.

1. Calling your partner a special name that you wouldn't call any other person such "Honey", "Sweetheart"

2. Cooking together. This activity actually gives you two a chance to bond closer

3. Going out on dates to intimate places (not clubs) where you can look into each other's eyes and have heart to heart conversations

4. Pulling up her seat or holding her hand when she climbs up a stair case. Even though she can do this on her own, this makes her feel like you are mindful of her

5. Singing love songs together. This warms the heart

6. Covering each other in prayer. The most romantic thing is taking care of each other's spirit

7. Holding each other's hand as you walk.

8. Going out for walks, picnics and plays

9. If you have children, planning dates just for you two as you make plans for someone to take care of the kids. Children tend to kill romance if you are not deliberate about maintaining the fire

10. Talking on the phone till late about heart matters if you two are far from each other. If all you talk about till late is s*x then you are missing out on depth

11. Writing each other love letters. Yes, there is something special about reading each other's handwriting in this digital age. Leave a note for your partner on the pillow or post a letter if your partner is far away

12. Making him a warm drink as he works or going to see him with packed lunch. This shows that you have him in mind

13. Sending a parcel. There is something special about opening up a physical gift from the one you love

14. Praising each other publicly, whether in front of your friends, on social media or in social gatherings. But do this only when you love your partner well in private, otherwise it is just pretense

15. Writing each other poems, love songs or warm messages of how much you mean to each other

16. Sitting next to each other in church services as you read from the same Bible

17. Talking with your child/children about how you two met. Children love those stories of mom and dad. This reminds you two of how far your love has come

18. Wishing each other a good night and a good morning. Simple words but they mean alot

19. Having pillow talks on your marriage bed as you cuddle and be vulnerable with each other

Remember that is your life partner. Do and say things that communicate love. If you two are dating and your coming together is because of sex, then you are missing out on a chance to build on a strong foundation on which your future will be built.

If you two are married and you stopped making each other feel special especially since the children came, or the only time you pay attention to each other is when you want sex then you are weakening your marriage.

Bring true romance back.

Salt’s not the villain—your lifestyle is.

Myth you’ve heard:
Salt causes disease.

Truth for you:

🪸Ditch Processed food + Sedentary lifestyle = disaster.
🪸Missing minerals? Chaos.
🪸 It's about a broken body system and not salt.

Here's Salt superpowers:

Balances blood + hydration
Fuels muscles + nerves

Fix the foundation:
➔ Trash junk food
➔ Move daily
➔ Restore minerals
➔ Salt = tool, not threat

Stop fearing salt. Fix the mess.

There comes a day when you realize that the fear never really goes away,
that if you really want something,
you have to be willing to do it afraid.
And maybe this is the only way you ever get to discover your fullest potential.
Maybe you just have to dive right in and face the thing that scares you the most.
Because in the end,
it's not the rejections and so-called failures that will haunt you.
It will be your own potential left unexplored.
So maybe you don't need to wait until you overcome your fears to take the first step forward.
Maybe you just need to know there's something more important than fear. Something greater.
Something worth fighting for.
And maybe overcoming your fears is the least important part of your story anyway.
Maybe what matters is that you're scared but still determined.
Shaky but still standing.
Afraid but still willing to try.
- Zanna Keithley
Artist: Skategirl

If I could live my life over again,
I would have gone to bed to rest when I felt sick instead of pretending the earth would stop if I wasn't at work for a day...
I would have burned the pink candle carved like a rose instead of letting it melt in the pantry...
I would have talked less and listened more...
I would have invited friends to the table even if there is a stain on the carpet and the couch needs to be cleaned.
I would have eaten popcorn in the "good" room and wouldn't have worried so much about dust when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace. — with Esme Kopelowitz.
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather telling stories from his youth.
I would never have insisted on driving with the car windows down on a beautiful summer day, just because my hair was freshly styled and fixed.
I would have been lying on the meadow with my head on the grass.
I would have cried and laughed less watching TV and more watching life.
But, most of all, to have a second chance at life, I would cherish every moment, I would really look at it... I would live it...
I wouldn't get so worked up over petty and petty things anymore...
Don't worry about those who don't like you, or rather, you shouldn't care who does what...
Instead, let's cherish the friends we have and the people who love us...
And to what we do every day to improve our mind, body, soul, emotions."
~ Erma Bombeck
Echoes of Insight

One day, a frog decided to climb a tall tree.
As soon as he started, all the other frogs at the bottom began shouting:
“Stop!”
“It’s too high!”
“You’ll never make it!”
But the little frog kept going.
Higher and higher, step by step, until he reached the top.
Everyone was stunned.
How did he do it?
Turns out...
He was deaf.
He couldn’t hear a word they were saying.
He thought they were cheering for him.
Moral:
Be deaf to negativity when you’re chasing something important.
People will doubt you, discourage you, or project their fears on you.
Don’t let that stop you.
Keep climbing.
Your belief in yourself matters more than their noise.

DO NO FORCE LOVE

DO NOT SOLICIT (beg) FOR LOVE.

DO NOT LOVE OR MARRY OUT OF PITY.

NEVER MARRY A LADY YOU AREN'T ATTRACTED TO OR PROUD TO BE WITH

IF YOU DON'T SEE YOUR SELF SUBMITTING OR RESPECTING HIM IN MARRIAGE, SISTER, DO NOT MARRY HIM.

DO NOT KEEP HIM OR HER WAITING FOR TOO LONG. END THE RELATIONSHIP IF YOU AREN'T SURE OF YOUR FUTURE TOGETHER

Treat someone's child same way you would have your daughter or son treated.

Gentlemen,

Your John Thomas isn’t a tool—it’s a painter's brush.
For Sadé—a living canvas.
What unfolds between? A gallery of fire.

This isn’t labor. It’s art.
Make every of your stroke write poetry—deep murmurs, fevered whispers, silken tension.
Until her spine arches like a sonnet, begging for the next verse.

True creators study curves and align.
Decode shivers and cosign
Trigger and sustain pulse points—that's divine

No two bodies sing the same hymn.
But you can play her piano with caress,
And trust her with the rhythm.
Master her body like a forbidden palette—mix patience with hunger, reverence with heat.

So move beyond mechanics.
Become the artist she craves.

Enough of the in and out without knocking her doors.
Her body is not made of wood,
Start calmly and raise the beat #shabulously.

COMMON SENSE TO APPLY WHEN YOU VISIT OR STAY WITH A MARRIED COUPLE!


Ladies, do not wear a singlet without bra and come out to greet them with your nipple pointing everywhere, especially when the man is not your biological brother.

I don't mean you have bad intentions. I know you like being free of brassiere after a long day, but this is the sacrifice you will need to make as long as you are in that house, if a bra is too uncomfortable for home stay please buy a padded bra singlet that can be worn with a house top.. Show that home some respect as long as you are there.

Men please, boxers with your weapon dangling left and right is not allowed when staying with a married couple, even if the wife is your sister, dress properly to cover your sensitive areas. Be sensitive when coming out topless, have the mindset that no matter how comfortable you wish to be, it is not your house.

You don't know the issues that couple are dealing with privately. You don't know if one or both of them are struggling with lust or self control, not to mention insecurity and trust issues. Respect that home.

Ladies, don't tie wrapper around your neck to quickly help in cleaning the house when obviously your whole body is open because you are not wearing anything inside the wrapper besides a pant. Dress covered when coming out of the room, again I did not say you mean anything evil, temptation is a respecter of no one, including yourself.

Observe, observe, observe, there’s a spoon, plate and cup for the Oga or Madam of the house, observe and avoid using it.

If there is a special chair that the man of that house sits on, or a special sitting position for the wife, respectfully avoid it, even if they told you to feel at home, please feel with wisdom.

You have no right to go into the couple's bedroom uninvited. You have no right to go in there without their permission except it is an emergency. The bedroom is the most secret and sacred space in the house, respect it.

You have no right to access the couples private things, no matter how close you are as a sibling or a cousin. No right to wear the couple's clothes, shoes, hair, etc, without their consent.

Know this please, the rules of that house comes first before your own schedules. For example, if you know the woman in the house makes dinner by 4pm, even if your personal prayer time has been 4pm before you came visiting, that prayer hour will have to change for the period of time you are staying there, don’t enter your room praying when she is in the kitchen making food that you too will clearly eat, even the Holy Spirit will tell you to go fellowship in the kitchen first.

Know the time for the family devotion, so you won’t be in your room watching a movie when devotion is going on in the living room, join the family in their devotion even if you attend a different denomination, don't act like a witch or wizard.

Wash your plates after a meal, don't dump them in the sink and expect the couple to wash your plates, that is gross disrespect. Also, for the period you are there, be kind enough to wash the plates you meet in the sink when washing your own, don't just tidy yours and leave the rest there, especially if the couple have no help.

Depending on your relationship with the couple, always ask the woman of the house if she observes any principle when it comes to her kitchen, it will help you avoid some malice. Take permission before dishing your food if she's big on that, 99% of wives don't joke with their kitchen.

Do not be offended by these simple etiquette, it's standard practice anywhere, if you're not comfortable with a couple's rules then let your stay be shorter than the weekend.

Qualities Of A Good Husband
I know this will bless your marriage. Please enjoy it. If you desire to be the husband every woman would love to have, here are 22 qualities of a good husband. Take note and be the one.

LISTEN

He should be concerned about her thoughts and stories. A woman wants a husband she can open up to. An emotional companion

KEEP QUIET
He should know when to hold back his tongue to prevent things from escalating especially when she is moody.

COMMUNICATE
He should learn the art of communication; face to face and over the phone. Learn to check up on her, to engage, to chat her up and keep loneliness away

GIVE DIRECTION
He should learn to give direction. Where are they going as a couple and family? He should offer confidence, vision and leadership


STAY FAITHFUL
He should show commitment to the vision of their love through faithfulness. Leading from the front publicly and privately. Keeping off other women.

PURSUE
He should date his wife no matter how long they have been together. Make her feel special, compliment her, flirt with her, pursue her, romance her, excite her heart, treat her like a queen.

BOOST SELF ESTEEM
He should make her believe in herself more, drowning her doubts, allaying her fears, reminding her who she is when she forgets, lifting up her spirits when she feels low, making her feel sexy and beautiful when she does not feel all that.

PRAY
He should cover his wife and children in prayer, a prayer warrior in the spiritual realm, committing his family to his maker, putting on the full armour and going to war, accessing the spiritual blessings meant for his family

COMFORT
He should be a shoulder to lean on when she cries, the person she runs to when this world overwhelms her. Her cover.

SEXUALLY AROUSE
He should make her feel desired and wanted. Turn her on like crazy. Open her tap of wetness. Know which buttons to push to give her sweet highs.

PROVIDE
Whether she earns more than him or not, he should play his part in meeting the needs of the family and seek ways to get more provisions and investments.

ENCOURAGE
He should be her voice of reason. The firm voice that counters her negative voices or the storms that shake her. He should be that man who tells her “I believe in you honey. You can do this.

TEACH YOUR DAUGHTERS THAT

They are five (5) important dresses a woman should wear in her lifetime.

These are:

1. School uniform
2. Matriculation gown
3. Graduation gown
4. Wedding gown
5. Maternity gown

Let your daughters know;That if any girl skips the 2nd dress, she will not get to wear the 3rd.

Daughters must not rush to wear the 5th just because a man has promised them the 4th.

More so, the 4th fits better and more prestigious if worn before the 5th.

Our daughters must learn to wait and follow the dress pattern from 1 to 5.

Be a good parent and Christian leader.

We have this as a responsibility to our Children as parents.

And it is Very important.

"Behind strong people there is a story that gave them no choice!" (Paulo Coelho)

Strength is often mistaken for something innate, as if resilience is simply a trait some are born with.
But behind every strong person, there is a story—a story that gave them no other choice. Strength is not just built; it is forged in the fire of solitude, in the silence of battles fought alone, in the weight of burdens carried with no one to lighten the load.

Many will see the strength, but few will understand the suffering that shaped it.
They will admire the unshakable presence, the unwavering resolve, yet remain unaware of the nights spent breaking before rebuilding.
They do not know the moments when giving up felt easier, when hope was a distant flicker, when the world seemed unbearably heavy.
True strength is not loud; it is the quiet endurance of someone who has stood in the storm, felt its fury, and learned to walk through it anyway.

So when you see a strong woman or a strong man, do not assume their path was easy.
Know that their resilience was not a choice, but a necessity. And if you, too, are walking through fire, know this:
you are not weak for feeling the weight of it.
You are becoming.
And one day, your strength will be the story someone else needs to hear.

Catch It Young

Catch it young—before the world writes their script.
Before society tells them who they can’t be.
Before fear plants its lies in their soil.
Children are not just the future, they are the field—rich, open, waiting.
What you sow in them today becomes the forest we’ll walk through tomorrow.

Don’t wait for them to be grown to give them wisdom.
Pour in love, purpose, and truth while they’re still soft enough to shape.
Raise minds that think, hearts that feel, and hands that serve.
Raise voices that speak up, and eyes that see beyond their limits.
Catch the spark before it dims—fuel it with vision, with stories, with hope.

Because what you catch early, you don’t have to chase later.
It’s easier to build than to repair.
Easier to lead than to rescue.
Catch it young, and you’ll watch them rise—not just as children, but as world changers.
A generation that knows who they are, and walks in it boldly.

Marriage only works for people that are intentional about this sacred institution.

BEWARE 𝗢𝗙 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗟𝗬 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗦

Life is full of unfriendly friends.
Some people didn't die when the arrow was in their chest, they died when they saw who threw the arrow.

Here are 12 Signs of Unfriendly friends;
1. Unfriendly friends plot against you at night and laugh with you in the morning. They smile a lot and act nice to you, but really, they are talking and gossiping behind your back.

2. They appear when they need you and disappear when you need them the most. They are very selfish and self-centered.

3. Your Success threatens them. They get upset when something good happens to you. They are highly covetous.

4. They blackmail you emotional. Takes advantage of you. Cause you pain, hurt you and deceive you.

5. They always try to compete with you and make you feel they are better than you.

6. Unfriendly friends always criticize you negatively. They constantly point out all the negative things about your Life. They don't see anything good about you.

7. They discredit you and doubt everything you say or do. They hold you in low esteem and spread lies about you. They lack faith in you and belittle your achievements.

8. They are not consistent. You cannot depend or rely on them. They are not trustworthy.

9. Unfriendly friends don't feel bad or remorse when they hurt you. They never apologize rather they are judgmental; always feeling they are right.

10. They rejoice when something bad happens to you. Your pain gives them Joy.

11. Unfriendly friends will never patronize you even if you sell the secrets to Long Life and Prosperity, all because of envy and jealousy.

12. They are happy when you share your secrets with them, because, they are going to use it against you, to blackmail, hurt or betray you without your notice.

Sometimes, your problem is not the Problem; your actual Problem is the person you tell your problem.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked who can know it?

The Universe sees your struggles. Keep holding on.

"Rise Above Challenges"

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela

Every setback is an opportunity to rise stronger. Don't let failures define you; let your resilience and determination propel you forward. You are unstoppable

6️⃣ *SIX LAWS OF MATURITY* 6️⃣

🙋🏻‍♀️ *Where do you need to work on immediately?*

= Control yourself not others.

= Except nothing, appreciate everything.

🫠 = Do your best and trust the process.

🫣 = Learn to react less.

= Stop telling people everything

= Choose your friends wisely

💁🏻‍♀️ React with appropriate emoji.

Peace is not a destination or a life without worry, disturbance, or anguish.

Peace is a multifaceted concept that encompasses both outward tranquility and inward serenity that isn’t dependent on circumstance. It comes from within each of us despite our current situation. As I sign off for the evening, I wish you peace in whatever circumstance you’re in.

The Wounds We Hide

Sometimes the strongest people are the ones who cry behind closed doors. Let’s talk about the pain we hide.

Amara smiled every day at work, laughed with friends, and posted happy selfies. No one knew she cried herself to sleep most nights, grieving her mother’s death while battling an emotionally abusive relationship. Her smile was a mask. Her strength? Surviving it silently.

But pain, when buried, doesn’t disappear—it leaks into our bodies, decisions, and dreams.

Today, we speak to the silent warriors:

If you feel empty even while surrounded by people, you’re not alone.

If you carry wounds no one can see, know that healing is possible.

What can help:

Write a letter to your pain. Give it words.

Speak to a friend or therapist.

Breathe deeply and gently remind yourself: “I am healing, one breath at a time.”

Affirmation: I honor my pain, but I will not let it define me

The main reason people struggle financially is because they have spent years in school but learned nothing about money. The result is that people learn to work for money but never learn to have money work for them.

-Robert T. Kiyosaki(Author of Rich Dad Poor Dad)

She's different.

This girl is different than the rest.

She will not tell you what you want to hear .... but she will never hesitate to tell you what you need to hear.

She's a genuine soul that is more real than most people in this unfortunate generation.

She doesn't have much of a filter and she will speak her mind on any occasion.

She's also unafraid of what the future may hold for her. She's ready to grab life by the horns and pursue what she has been waiting for all of her life.

She's an unfiltered open book so if you want to know anything about her she will tell you the truth whether you're ready for it or not.

She's not scared to show the world who she truly is.

She's unique and authentic and most importantly she's original.

One day she will go out in public dressed like a homeless person and the next day she will be dressed to the nines looking like America's next top model.

She's the definition of confidence with vulnerability all in one.

She's will always be unbothered or unaffected about your opinion of her.

She's has fallen in love with who she's becoming, and she will never question where she's going in life because she is the author of her own story.

~ Cody Bret

Strength isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s silent battles, fought alone.

When life corners you, and the only way out is through, that’s when true strength rises. Not the kind forged in comfort, but the kind born in pain, pressure, and perseverance.

You don’t need applause to prove your power. You’re strongest when you keep going-broken, tired, yet unyielding.

Because strength isn’t a choice. It’s who you become when there’s no other way.

While robots are programming themselves to think , we are being programmed not to 🙂‍↔. Every second we spend scrolling without purpose is a moment lost to growth , to presence, to wonder. The human brain is wired for depth, yet we settle for distraction. As technology evolves, will we rise with it - or be left behind by it?

When was the last time you put your phone down and picked up your own thoughts?
Let’s reconnect.

This is what happens when jealousy drives you to destroy a friend or ruin someone’s name without realizing how many lives depend on that person.
In the end, it's the children and family members who suffer because of one person's bitterness and unforgiving heart.

Whether it's in the workplace or anywhere people earn a living, think twice before you tear someone down. Let us choose humanity. Let us choose forgiveness over hatred, and understanding over resentment.

Some people are the backbone of their families-removing them causes untold pain.

God is love. Let love lead. Let love cover us all.

She told you she was breaking.

She showed you every crack that bled since she was a young girl.

But instead of helping her heal, you drove
the dagger in deeper and watched her bleed even more.

You witnessed her trauma and forged it into a weapon of your own.

Every word that came out of your mouth was laced with poison.

And as she reached for something to hold onto, you pushed her further and further into this black hole of darkness.

You lived off the misery you continued to cause in her life, like it was keeping you alive.

You didn’t just hurt her ....

You studied her heart and soul and ripped it apart, piece by piece.

~ Cody Bret

Watch what goes into you mouth.
Eat health.
Your life depends on it.