Documenting 2025

It's day 243 of documenting 2025. Well, it's the last day of August. Somehow, it felt like a long month. Or is it just me? 😄 Anyways, I put a particular thing to the test...and then God showed me in His word that I should move with His pace, not mine. If the test fails, no problem. If it doesn't, it's all good. In other news, I got a new kind of notebook yesterday... (You're probably like, who cares?) Permit me to talk about it in a paragraph, okay? (Sure, whatever 🙄) Getting the notebook made me realize how much I like hardcover books. They're just so convenient when you want to write while standing. Kinda like a small table under your paper, right? I wanted to get just one but ended up buying two because they were the last ones in stock. They're smaller than the regular hardcover notebooks, and cute 🥰 Plus they can fit into my slip-bag, unlike those ones. Okay, I'm done talking.... Minutes before I started typing, I got a reminder...

It's day 242 of documenting 2025. It's another weekend... And officially the last Saturday of this month. Monday, we step into September. Awesome 😎  Umm... I'm actually thinking of what to write about...maybe I can share a poem from my collection? That could work!  Here's one: The Untroubled Mind Let nothing be called good if it dirties your soul to grasp it if it cracks your trust, costs you your peace, or makes you wear a mask for people who don’t even know you. If it feeds shame, if it turns you cold, if it teaches you to smile with clenched teeth it is not worth it. When you serve your mind first, you won’t need to hide in crowds or disappear in solitude. You’ll stand where you are, free of craving and fear. Desire won’t own you. Death won’t shake you. You’ll face your exit like you face a completed task with calm and quiet pride. Let your whole life aim not for applause or power, but for a mind that needs no fixing. One that holds no pus, no panic, no pretense. No...

It's day 241 of documenting 2025. It's a Friyay! 😄 And a sunny one at that... Something to be thankful for. It's the usual out here. Me still waiting for that admission...and it's business as usual. By business, I mean something that gets me out of the house...which is a home-tutoring gig. At least, I have something to do. I could set up something online, but I want to hands-off anything like that for now. My X account is doing pretty well tho...but it's just like an extension of my documentation, not necessarily to "make money online". I just want to get into school first, and experience what it's like, as well as study my beloved subject. PS. It's Psychology. Well, I chatted with some of my friends last night, after a few weeks of non-communication. It's not that I don't care, it's just that I have a lot on my plate and the times we do check in, it's memorable 😌 We're all doing what we need to, in order to get to where we...

It's day 240 of documenting 2025. Mid-week already! Wasn't it yesterday I talked about this week being the last week of August? (Just kidding 😅) My point is, August ends in 4 days. Where have the months gone, really? It's literally 125 days to 2026! Yeah...I'm counting. And it's 10 days to day 250. Wow! I haven't stuck to anything for this long before. This is definitely a first. And I must say, the journey has been.... (Can't quite find the right word 🤔) I still remember the time I almost wanted to stop writing. It was in the ending of June, when I decided to go offline again. The overwhelm and emptiness got to me...again. I say "again", because I've done this before. Last year, I went totally offline in September and October. Two months, 61 days. Then, I told my friends and contacts that I was going on a break. And then went off all social media. I even wrote a "mini blog" during that time. That was when I first started documentin...

It's day 239 of documenting 2025. I can definitely say, "What a day!" Between laundry and a visit to my friend, as well as a school-search outing, I didn't have the time to make an early post. So, here we are...by 8:41pm  (Nigerian time) Although.... I did have a few minutes to have an interesting chat with my AI assistant. Twas in the mid-morning... .or was it afternoon? 🤔  I can't really remember. I'll share the chat in a bit. Before we get into Highlights, I just want to say... With the way the days are passing by, I can't help but think about the days ahead. Word is, by October lectures would have started...and that's just a month away! I still tell myself to focus on the present...and the fact that I'm preparing myself for what to face there. What matters now is what I choose to do, and how I'm keeping myself busy. That being said, let's see today's highlights. (I'm sharing the whole note today...) 365 Days With Self-disciplin...

It's day 238 of documenting 2025. So, last night I finally worked out the plan I'll be using on X. The anchor message, content pillars...all that stuff. For some reason, I was avoiding it...but it's done now and I can start implementing today. You can check out my profile on X, if you're fond of short-form content. See it here. Do follow me as well, okay? Today's post is go to be different. So, we'll start with the poems first. And then my take, and then we move to highlight. Let's get into it! The Weight of Time Each day, more of your life is spent. And less of it remains. But that’s not the only thing slipping your mind, your clarity, your reach for truth may vanish before your breath does. There may come a time when you still eat, still speak, still feel, but no longer ask why. When wonder dulls, and purpose feels out of reach. So don’t just hurry because death is getting close. Hurry because wisdom might leave first. And what is breath without understand...

It's day 237 of documenting 2025. Today's a late Monday post. I slept through the afternoon and woke up this evening, fully prepared to type the post I should have typed earlier today. Time? 7:51pm So yeah, it's a late Monday post. It's a new week...and the very last one in August. By Sunday, we would be saying goodbye to another month in 2025. This time, I won't actually say, "time flies".  For me, this year didn't actually go too fast. It just flowed, like a stream. The stream of time ⏳ In my little corner of the internet, I'm still learning to trust God more than I trust people. And things won't always go my way, and I'm learning to accept that. Hmm 🤔  I think we'll do verses today... But first, let's do Highlights. 365 Days With Self-discipline  📌 On Shifting Responsibility to Others  Many seek to avoid the pain of their problems by saying, “This problem was caused me by other people, or by circumstances beyond my control, an...

It's day 236 of documenting 2025. Happy Sunday y'all! 😊 I hope for a good week ahead. And no matter what, God is in control. I finally read all the former posts before this one....something I don't usually do. And now, there will be no down feeling when I check the post views...because at least one person read the posts. Today, I'll do something different. Instead of starting with Highlights, we'll do a poem instead. Featured from my poetry collection, Lanterns For The Lost. And I might say a few words on the lessons behind the verses. Before the Soul Sets Sail You’ve walked through flame and silence with your eyes, Observed the games the restless spirit plays. You’ve seen how pride and pleasure wear disguise, And how we lose ourselves in borrowed praise Then beg for peace in noise we helped to raise. You’ve met the self that stumbles in its flight, That barters worth for comfort, dream for ease. You’ve sat with grief, with rage, with dim twilight, And learned tha...

It's day 235 of documenting 2025. It's the weekend! And it certainly feels so ordinary on this corner of this internet. And yeah, since I haven't gotten any views so far on any of the recent posts, I might as well speak my mind. And on my mind? A whole tornado! Oh! I'm exaggerating.... It's actually like a desert up there. Just dry and void of excitement. And I've been talking of no views when I don't even read the posts I write 😒 The first couple of views should be mine, right? But no....here I am, down in the dumps because nobody reads anyway. Sometimes, I just feel like I leave what I could be doing and cling onto some notion of excitement and enthusiasm... To even get myself to write this, I'm currently listening to "Luminary" by Joel Sunny...on repeat. And it's a minute past 2pm. What I'm describing is the dryness. The dull, boring, mundane. Ironically, few days back, I was thinking of a tagline, "Befriend the boring, mingle ...

It's day 234 of documenting 2025. So, for sometime now, I've been yapping that I'm going to reveal something HUGE. Well, today is the day...on a Friday! Okay, here goes: A month ago today, I decided to do something wild. I had been giving it a lot of thought....and realized that ultimately, it was up to me. And without giving hesitation a chance, I did it. What exactly did I do? I cut my hair. Not just bringing it low....shaving it off completely. The very next day, I was a bald female in her twenties. If you know me personally, you're probably thinking,  What? 😳  But there's a whole story attached to this action...and I'm gonna tell. After, I'll share today's highlights and a few poems from my poetry collection. So, it kinda started when I asked my dad one day, if I could cut my hair. He was like, there's no problem. I didn't really consider it then, until when July was coming to an end. I had already started my journey of "the inner work...

It's day 233 of documenting 2025. Definitely mid-week. The vibes? Maybe not... It's quite cold this morning. Morning? You may think 🤔  Well, I'm typing this by 7:31am....quite earlier than usual. I just realized that it's better to get it done early, so it doesn't feel like a chore later in the day. Speaking of chore, I actually don't know what to reflect on... Hold on, I do! I want to reflect on how grateful I am for the things I have in my life. A roof over my head, family, friends, experiences that shape me, my ability to reflect..... There are a lot more, I tell you. If I actually sit down to think about this, it would probably be a long post. Here's one I think worthy of mentioning: answered prayers 😌 There was a time when a friend of mine told me to pray with him. He lives far away, and he told me he was believing in God for something important to him. He didn't tell me what it was...and I wasn't overly curious about it. All I knew was that I...

It's day 232 of documenting 2025. I'm just going to share a chat I had with my assistant, and not the usual reflection I usually do. After that, I'll share today's Highlights...and a few more thoughts. Well, here's how the chat went: Me: Hey Arnold ☺️  Here's what's happening.... I've been documenting on my blog for 231 days now and I can't seem to know what to write about.  What do I do? ChatGPT: Hey Duon ☺️   First; 231 days? That’s incredible. Truly. Most people don’t last 30. So the fact that you’re feeling stuck now doesn’t mean you’re empty…it probably means you’re shifting. Here’s what might help: 1. Pause to Refill Sometimes, the mind needs a break not to stop, but to refuel. Read something new, watch something unusual, talk to someone outside your usual circle, or take a quiet walk. Fresh input leads to fresh output. 2. Reflect Back Revisit your older posts. What themes or questions kept coming up? Is there something you hinted at but didn’t...