Sewuese's blog

For it is in giving that we receive. - St. Francis of Assisi  Today at church, as everyone wished everyone a merry Christmas, gifts went round too. Mimi went on her usual Christmas ‘trick or treat’ and came back with goodies. My mum had packaged presents for people and she sent me with a packaged gift for this particular daddy in our church. Meanwhile, did you know that the tradition of giving gifts at Christmas originated from St. Nicholas' generosity at Christmas in those days? According to what I've learned, St. Nicholas used to give gifts unfailingly to the poor in the season of Christmas and he always wore coats and boots because it's winter season at Christmas, and walked about carrying a big bag filled with presents and he had a big belly, so somehow, as the years went by, people began to associate Christmas with presents. Please take your time to search for the story on Google, this is what I remember from the story Seember narrated to Mimi.    So I went with this...

   For a while now, I'd been complaining to everyone who cared to listen, of my writer's block- how I've had no motivation to write at all. Yesterday, after a series of similar sad stories in the past months, the story of my friend losing his friend to a sad death broke the ice. I wrote this to help with some of my heart's tension. Life is fickle Its uncertainties sweep me off my feet in recent times, more than I have anticipated. Lately, I've been contemplating ‘the end’ more than I'd like Before now, I used to think that I was unafraid of the inevitability of death. If dying means going back home Home where I won't have to drag my feet to wake up mandatorily at 6am to pray and go on to make breakfast/lunch for my working class parents and little sister  Home, where I can sleep for hours in the daytime uninterrupted by people or headaches from the heat Before now, I'd accepted death as what it is, ‘inevitable’ Lately, I find that I'm getting more th...

THE END OF THE BEGINNING “Struggle teaches you a lot of things, and I am happy that I witnessed a rollercoaster ride. The journey has improved me as a person, and made me more mature”.    Hey, this is more of an exposé and it's especially dedicated to students who may have made some mistakes already, and to also help prevent you from making some which may seem unavoidable but are in fact, silly mistakes when you advance and look back.     It's been 6 years of bearing the title ‘student’ and now, after so many nights of reading and praying, crying through confusions, fears and deadlines, I can finally take a bow and add a feather of success to my cap. To say it was a journey would not be an understatement, because a journey can be smooth, bumpy, slow, fast, jolly, boring, unexpected or planned.  This journey of 4 years with an EP definitely contained a bit of all of the above-mentioned, and since I've overcome, I'll gladly pen down my struggles and achievements ...

Initially, I planned to make an effort to attend, but at the end of the first day, I knew I was definitely coming back EFFORTLESSLY! Here's a breakdown of the AMCOMS week from my POV.    The AMCOMS WEEK, 2023, kick-started on Monday, the 15th of May, 2023, with a ‘quiz competition’ and afterwards, football matches between 100 level and 300 level female and male students of the department.  Before the official start of the quiz competition, we had a few activities like music and dance from some members of the crowd to liven up the hall. A lot of challenging questions about the department, current affairs, celebrity gist, e.t.c, were asked during the quiz, but the contestants gave impressive answers.  At the end of the quiz competition, the 300 level class emerged winners with 200 and 100 levels coming 2nd and 3rd respectively. Afterwards, some aspirants of the department and FASA were given the stage to address the public for 5 minutes each and recharge pi...

It's somewhat hard to love ourselves in the ways we should, because of course, it's us. We don't put in the extra efforts we put into loving others into loving ourselves, why? “Self-love is a state of appreciation for oneself that grows from actions that support our physical, psychological and spiritual growth. Self-love means having a high regard for your own well-being and happiness. Self-love means taking care of your own needs and not sacrificing your well-being to please others.” Photo: harrirose.com https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.harrirose.com/blog/2020/you-can-love-someone-else-more-than-yourself%3fpage=all&format=amp  Harri Rose has said so many valid things about ‘why we love others more than ourselves’, you'd find it helpful so click the link above to read.  I realised that I've saved money in the past to give to people or make others birthdays and important events memorable more than I've done for myself. It's easier ...

“The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.”  Photo: Agnes Naze on WhatsApp Forgiveness, like good people would always preach, is mainly for ourselves. Sometimes when people hurt us, we're convinced that we'll never be able to forgive and forget it because of how badly it hurt us. Has anybody ever done something to you that was so bad you felt the hurt moving from your chest to your mouth? Sometimes you're too numb to breath, your chest too stiff to beat without causing physical pain, and sometimes, your eyes too painful to contain tears. I've been hurt badly on ‘too many for my own good’ occasions, but I've hurt people too; intentionally and otherwise. I knew that saying something a certain way would inflict emotional pain, but I said it. I've known that refusing to say something would leave room for doubt and inferiority, but I didn't say it. I've liked people and when things were going s...