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Never Forever
“Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts” – Alan Cohen Sometime this month, I stumbled on the story of a lady who’d just lost … Continue reading
Posted in #512iMagInG, 5-12 iMagInG, Anger, Friends, Friendship, Logic, Loss, Soccer
Tagged Amputation, Anger, Friendship, HTC, Let Her Go, Logic, Loss, Passenger, Soccer
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The Pulse
“Why am I dying to live, if I’m just living to die” – Runnin’ [Tupac ft. Notorious B.I.G.] “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if … Continue reading
Posted in #512iMagInG, 2014, 5-12 iMagInG, Change, Christmas, Determination, Disappointments, Life, Resolve, Soccer
Tagged B.I.G., Bandits, Childbirth, Chinese, Death, Doctor, Fabrice Muamba, Failure, Fear, Heart, Life, Resolve, Soccer, Tupac
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Time Changes Yesterday
[Image Source] I should apologize for the long layoff – but it’s fast becoming a norm. I’m sure you’re tired of all the excuses. So, instead, have my gratitude for always coming back. Today’s post gets its title from a … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Choices, Concorde, Martin Luther King, Obama, Perception, Racism, Soccer, Time
Tagged Arnold Bennett, boss, Concorde, Friday, Lagos, Martin Luther King
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Sucker For Soccer
[Image Source] “Every time I went away I was deceiving my mum. I’d tell her I was going to school but I’d be out on the street playing football. I always had a ball on my feet” – Ronaldo “I … Continue reading
Nigeria: The Flaccid Trigger [Part 1]
[Image Source] “Ideas pull the trigger but instinct loads the gun” – Don Marquis “The black man says it’s the white man. The white man says it’s the black man. Indians say it’s the coloured. The coloured say it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Amokachi, Bahamas, Colonialism, DaGrin, JJ Okocha, Kanu, Nigeria, Politics, Racism, Saro-Wiwa, Soccer, Tribalism, Tunde Solate, Voting
Tagged Africa, Bahamas, Colonialism, Don Marquis, Ghana, Lagos, Nigeria, United States
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Nigeria: The Flaccid Trigger [Part 2]
[Image Source] “Have an aim in life – then don’t forget to pull the trigger” “You get more done with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone” – Al Capone Please read Part 1 here. … Continue reading
Posted in Amokachi, Bahamas, Colonialism, DaGrin, JJ Okocha, Kanu, Nigeria, Politics, Racism, Saro-Wiwa, Soccer, Tribalism, Tunde Solate, Voting
Tagged Africa, Enugu, Kaduna, Nigeria, Owerri, Stockholm Syndrome, United States
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