Watching Him Leave = Change

It's day 27 of documenting 2025.

Something made me happy yesterday.
Another gave me mixed feelings.
The last, scared me.

What happened?
I'll tell you the first and the second.
The third is private, but I'll give a hint.

The first 🥇
I went through the analytics for this blog yesterday.
Using the Google Analytics app.
So far, 72 people have read my blog in less than 30 days!
This made me happy.
Why?
The fact is, I've only written 28 posts (day 1 - 27 + intro post).

And most of my readers come from Facebook, because I usually post the link to every blog on my page.
And I've gotten readers from Ireland, Norway, Canada, United States and Nigeria, my own country.
Documenting 2025 is growing.

I'll say this, it's more of a challenge. To write for 365 days straight is something I've never done before.

As a writer, this is practice.
And one of the best writing advice is to write everyday.
That's why this publication was born.
And I'm gonna come clean....
I tend to forget details and events.
But by sharing them here, I have something to come back to later and relive each and every moment.
Moments I share with you 😊

That's the first, now the second 🥈
My younger brother left home yesterday.
We're not the closest of siblings but we get along well.
He's the second born of the family and the first son.
(I'm the first born and first daughter).
Ever since I lost my mom at 16, I've been taking care of him and the others, as well as my dad.
Now, he's gone.
For a good reason tho....
He left for a job appointment so he could earn and save up money for school.
But seeing him leave gave me mixed feelings.

On one hand, I'm kinda sad because we won't be together anymore.
But I understand that change is inevitable and I believe it's for the best 😌
On the other hand, I feel that soon, it would be my turn to leave home.
I know it's a good change, but I'll miss my family terribly.
I'll be homesick.
Anyhow it goes, I'll be able to adapt.

The third 🥉
I had a late night chat with a friend, and felt scared afterwards.
But I got over it and accepted my feelings.
(No more details!)

That's all about me.
Now, we're heading to my notes for today.
And yeah....I read a section of the book last night.
The book is none other than, Awaken The Giant Within by Anthony Robbins.
I'm on the fifth chapter that talks about beliefs.

The quote starting the section I read goes like this:
"Drugs are not always necessary, but belief in recovery always is".
Norman Cousins.

This simply means, whether you take medicine for an ailment or not, you have to believe that you will recover.
There's a funny term called, HYPOCHONDRIAC.
And I remember,
I used to watch a telenovela with the same title.
That was when I was still in high school.
It was about a lady who always thought she was sick.
So she visited the hospital frequently due to one symptom or another.
Things happened, and she eventually fell in love with the doctor.
(Good ol' days 😏)
Anyways, I digressed.

But Tony summed up what I was trying to say with this statement:
"We need to realize that our beliefs have the capacity to to make us sick or make us healthy in a moment.
Beliefs have been documented to affect our immune systems.
And most importantly, beliefs can either give us the resolve to take action to take action or weaken and destroy our drive."

Then, he talked about global beliefs.
Here my notes on it ✍️
Global beliefs are the giant beliefs we have about everything in our lives.
They are often phrased as 'is/am/are'.
"Life is....", "I am....", "People are...."
Beliefs of this size and scope can shape and color every aspect of our lives

Good news:
Making one change in a limiting global belief you currently hold can change virtually every aspect of your life in moment.

Remember:
Once accepted, our beliefs become unquestioned commands to our nervous systems and they have the power to expand or destroy the possibilities of our present and future.

This concludes my notes for today.
I hope you learned a thing or two, my friend. Thanks for reading 😊

It's a new week.
I believe in abundance of opportunities and endless possibilities.
For you, for me, for us all.
Cheers 🥂

If you're wondering who I am, I'm just a Nigerian girl in her twenties exploring life.
Living each day, one post at a time.
I'm Duon Ada and I'm documenting 2025.