"Why D'you Like Me So Much?" J asked.
It's day 48 of documenting 2025.
10 weeks.
I ran through my calendar yesterday and found out that I have 10 weeks to study for the JAMB exam.
I also put some systems in place and deleted the Instagram app from my phone.
Poems on MysticVerses will be on hold till I'm done with my exam.
(sigh) 😔 MysticVerses.
I believe it's for a good cause.
Before I continue with the plan for acing this exam, I want to relate something that happened yesterday.
A friend I only met online asked me a question that made me think 🤔
Let's call her J.
J asked, "why do you like me so much?"
After thinking about it for a while, I told her, "I just like you".
The story goes back to last year.
We were former affiliate marketers and it was the norm for one to reach out to another fellow affiliate.
I think she reached out to me.....
Or I reached out to her....🤔
(I can't remember)
Then, I had made my first sale.
We started chatting.
I don't know if you understand, but it felt like we had known each other for ages.
Towards the end of last year, we had a long voice call.
I listened with intent as J talked about her difficulties at work and home (at the time).
I totally identified with her because I had felt that way before.
I helped her with some tips on how she could handle them and also related some of my personal experiences as well.
We talked for more than an hour.
For me, it was more than just a call.
It was magic ✨
Since this year started, J has been less active online because of work.
I don't know how much time she spends at work but I understand.
I still check in regularly.
Calls unanswered and messages replied late, but I understand.
Yesterday, she told me that a colleague at work knows about me.
J's colleague said if she was me, our friendship would have ended a long time ago.
I'm glad she's not me 🙂
When J asked why I liked her so much, I couldn't think of any exact reason.
I haven't met her in person before.
We live far away....I in Lagos and she, in the nation's capital.
I just like her.
I find it incredibly rewarding to encourage her, check up on her and let her know how special she is.
I love her like a sister.
PS. Hours after I replied her, she picked my call and we talked for a short while ☺️
Hopefully I can catch her less busy today.
After replying her, I got thinking of the way God loves us.
He loves us even when we fall short and has the best in mind for us.
He is love Himself.
As I thought about it, I remembered a song by Hillsong United.
It's called, As You Find Me.
The song get me emotional every single time.
🎶 🎶 🎶
Oh I know I
Don't deserve this kind of love
But somehow
This kind of love is who you are
It's a grace I could never add up
To be somebody you still want
Somehow
You love me as you find me
Love is the purest gift you can give to someone.
It goes beyond a relationship, I know that now 😌
God's word points out that we should love in deed and in truth, not in word only.
Love goes beyond the three special words, words I find so hard to say.
It's in the tiniest actions.
A text.
A greeting.
A one minute call.
Small everyday actions that speak volumes.
There are good people out there.
People that are facing problems you know nothing about.
As embodiments of God, we should spread the goodness in us by being kind.
You never know the impact of an encouraging word or text.
A hello or a smile.
Simple acts of kindness make the world a little bit better to live in.
That's all for my message of love today.
Where's my applause?
👏👏👏👏👏
There it is!
(Don't mind this eccentric girl 😅)
Now, about my plan to ace a certain exam....
I wrote it all down.
More like a brain dump.
Anything and everything I could.
A target score.
A list of things I would stop doing.
(No more movie series!)
A calendar reminder.
An alarm time.
Tools I would need....
Get this, I found out about mind maps and how they help in study.
I got a mind mapping app as well.
10 weeks of study, here I come!
(Me feeling not so enthusiastic 😒)
It's part of what I'm getting into, right?
I have the plan to study Psychology, hence the exam.
And I'll just think of this as a way to fire up those memory cells.
Because my grades literally depend on it.
Plus, I have my trusty ChatGPT to help me break down complex topics.
What could possibly go wrong?
(Me feeling psyched 😃)
You've got this, Duon
You're going to crush it! 💪
Go all in
Give it your all
And success will be yours.
Let me end with some quotes from today's reads.
Today, I actually read two books before typing this.
The usual, 365 Days With Self-discipline.
And the other, Awaken The Giant Within.
I figured I won't remember to read the second book later in the day, so why don't I read it before typing?
Highlights from the books:
365 Days With Self-discipline
📌 Day 48: On The Deadening Of The Soul
"Most of us dread the deadening of the body and will do anything to avoid it.
About the deadening of the soul, however, we don’t care one iota."
(Quote by Epicetus)
"Your spending habits — including spending in the monetary sense and the investment of energy or time — reveal your true priorities."
"How much do you spend on your external appearance, and how much do you expend on developing your inner world?
Is the proportion healthy, or do you find it hard to justify spending for personal growth, but never fail to invest in your superficial appearance?"
Awaken The Giant Within
📌 How To Change A Belief
"All personal breakthroughs begin with a change in beliefs.
So how do we change? The most effective way is to get your brain to associate massive pain to the old belief."
"Remember, we can never forget that everything we do, we do either out of our need to avoid pain or our desire to gain pleasure, and if we associate enough pain to anything, we'll change."
"New experiences trigger change only if they cause us to question our beliefs.
Remember, whenever we believe something, we no longer question it in any way.
The moment we begin to honestly question our beliefs, we no longer feel absolutely certain about them."
I hope you learned a thing or two from today's highlights 😉
I think I'll be doing it this way from now on...from Monday to Friday.
Sharing highlights of the day from books I read.
Tomorrow's book will be different.
Thanks for reading, my friend 😊
As usual, you took some time to click that link.
You took some time to read what this eccentric writer has to say.
You see why I like you so much?
Thank you once again.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Ciao 💕
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