OLIVER TWIST

I'm one of those people who loves special.

I love to feel special, and I love that special feeling to resound deep within me. 

Mind you, special doesn't need to be loud. 

Why? I love serene too o. 

Special can be spending time with loved ones. 

Special can also be a simple wedding.

Last month was my wedding. It wasn't serene or loud but it was a special time for me. I was at the centre of everything so it was special.

However I wanted it to be more special. 

I wanted it to be more than my eyes could see or more than my mind could conceive. 

When I talk about more, I'm not talking referring to the party. 

I want to be significant, I want my marriage to be relevant outside mortality.

You don't get right? I know!

But I believe there's more. 

Like Neo, I know it's more than optical eyes can see. That's why the child said to Neo in 'The Matrix', there is no 🥄 spoon.

The good part is we always end up with what we want if we don't settle too quickly.

I want more and I'll get it.

Cheers to Love and all that's True.

Your faithful Omogeh,

Bolanle.

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STILL STANDING

I was about to update my status on Whatsapp and I could only click on pictures of kids. So I got the inspiration for this post.

I love kids, I love their creativity, their ability to think outside the box, the way the act like they are in charge, their ability to put up their hands and wave👋 them like they don't care.

In kids, you see different sides to life or rather, you should see different sides to life.

Alas, (I like🤠 this exclamation) it's missing in many kids. I'll use the example from the movie 'The Shack'(one of my all time favorite movie🎥🍿). Mac was raised by an abusive father who was also raised by an abusive father. From a young age, Mack was already damaged. There was no way Mack will raise a child right.

Truth be told🤔 we are all damaged in one way. We just have it differently. 😔

So today I'm raising my glass🍷 to every one who grew up broken💔 but is standing. Every one who is damaged and doesn't even realize it. 

May you find healing.

May you have the ability to raise better people.

Cheers🍾🍻 to Love 😘💘 and all that's True.

Your faithful Omogeh.

Bolanle.

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BREAKFAST AND WORLDWIDE CAKE

This February was discombobulating. 

I experienced highs and lows together.

It began on a crazy note. Someone dear to me was mourning.

As I took the journey with her, something dawned on me. 

Life has no favorites. Good and evil happen to anyone and everyone.

My friend was mourning her child who died two years ago on that day and her sister died on the same day. 

It was sad. I got to her parents' house and I had an idea of their pain as they talked about all they had experienced as their daughter grew up and died.

The truth is, these things happen to people. Some people knew how human Pastors are when Pastor Adeboye lost his son. Pastor Taiwo Odukoya's wife had been battling with cancer for two years; his daughter almost died around the time his wife died, and his twin sister died in less than 2 months.

This is breakfast. It's a worldwide cake 🎂 not a national cake. Everyone will be served with pain and joy. 

I advise we all learn empathy. It will come in handy.

I pray for healing and comfort for everyone experiencing grief at this time.

Cheers to Love and all that's True,

Your favorite Omogeh,

Bolanle

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ENCANTO...WHAT I SAW

Two weeks ago, I saw Encanto for the first time.

I think I've seen it for the gazillionth time as at today.

The first remarkable thing I must commend is their storyline. It's still fantasy but it's more human. How many people (or ladies) are princesses living in castles?

But with Encanto I'm impressed. I love the storyline and the songs (especially 'we don't talk about Bruno-no-no-no)

Now to what I learned

1. It's still about the body.

Remember my series on the body, and how we are meant to live as a part of one another? 

This movie reminds me of that.

They had gifts but their gifts were useless (or usenone) to themselves alone. It was meant to serve others. 

Imagine Julieta making all the arepa con queso for herself or Delores saying she wanted to listen to herself or no one else.

Just imagine!!! It would be disastrous. 

Our relevance comes from being a part of others and serving others. 

2. Don't lose yourself

While serving others, it's possible to lose who you really are. 

Luisa was so strong no one would have known she was under so much pressure. Isabella was so sweet and perfect, you'll never have guessed she was buried under the need to stay perfect for the family. 

Look at your daily activities and you'll see how easy it is to forget yourself. 

I mean, there's physical and mental stress, daily expectations from God, family, work, friends, social groups and religious organizations. Yet, we have to meet up. 

If you aren't deliberate, you'll lose yourself.

3. Don't overlook anything

It's so easy to look forward to the next big thing, and overlook the smaller things that form the major part of the big things. 

Abuela was so focused on the family, the miracle and everything being orderly that she didn't know people were under a weight. 

She wanted the miracle to be intact, and the magic strong but she didn't see the people through which it was to be expressed. She was too hard on them and she didn't know.

So have you seen the movie? What did you learn?

Cheers to Love and all that's True

Your faithful Omogeh

Bolanle.

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