Documenting 2025

It's day 78 of documenting 2025. I want to start with a metaphor. Well, it may not be a metaphor...just something indirect. Basically, I just want to say it. It kinda feels different around certain people, doesn't it? Something just makes you want to stay....to keep being with them. And when they're far away from you, a certain awareness of their existence makes you think about them and the moments you shared. Even moments from a distant past. You compare them to the others? A zillion times ♾️ But the others don't stand a chance. You like the others but you love them. And sometimes they may not be aware of how much they mean to you....and you choose not to tell. The thoughts of what they think about you make you stay away from the danger zones. And move towards achieving things that will make them proud of you. You're no longer doing those things for you, you're doing it for them. Truth is, they're far away. And the others are cl...

It's day 77 of documenting 2025. Today is another great day, my friend 🎀 It's another opportunity for you and I to build something significant. Let's keep on with the grind 💪🏼 Success may be closer than we think. Before today's highlights, let me blab about how yesterday went. Should I go on? Yes? Alright....because you asked 😌 I had scheduled my first post of the week and I didn't have to wake up by 4am. I slept well, to be honest All I did after my morning routine was to get the link and post to my status and Facebook page. Then I went on with my day.  Finished with WhatsApp, read Chemistry, did a bit of crochet.... Then had a nap, did a little laundry, got on a call with my good friend overseas.... Hold on! Why all the mundane stuff? Well, the good stuff usually happens when I'm at the tutorial center....most times. So I went to the tutorial center. I saw Dora yesterday 😊 She looked happy and even got up from her seat to ...

It's day 76 of documenting 2025. I'm trying something different this week. It involves scheduling the next day's post. Typing by 8pm on day 75 is quite unusual for me. But as they say, "the show must go on" More like the writing ✍🏼  So, it's cold outside right now. Not cold....more like chilly. Rain fell a while ago and stopped, leaving behind this wonderfully chill breeze and a bit of thunder and lightning. I love the chill 😄 Okay, I'll start with how today went. More like yesterday.... Oh gosh!  This is confusing 😐 (Breathe, Duon.....Breathe...) Think of it this way..... I'm writing the post for the next day and I'm assuming that I woke up early....by 4am. How will I normally write? Like it's Monday morning!....duh 🙄 The reader will read the post tomorrow, so type like it's tomorrow! Alright then....let's do this Loading composure and writing style... 25%....50%....75%....100% Monday's post starting now: Happy Mond...

It's day 75 of documenting 2025. Cheers to the new week!🍷 Sunday automatically means a new week has started. So, I'm raising an imaginary glass of wine in hopes of a new week ahead. Raise yours too! Cheers!🥂 Okay, there are two things I want to relate. The first, a realization. The second, something exciting! But first, let's do highlights. The only book I will highlight today is the writing companion of this challenge. None other than, 365 Days With Self-discipline! If I don't read any other book, this one is a must-read. My 365-day writing streak literally depends on it. 365 Days With Self-discipline 📌 Day 75: On Haters "It’s a fact of life that when you do something worthwhile, you will have haters. People will criticize you for everything and anything, for a variety of reasons." "Giving in to hate and letting it get to you leads to rancor, a poison that can jeopardize your long-term goals." "I’d love to sh...

It's day 74 of documenting 2025. Follow up from yesterday: I didn't write a note to Elle. Apart from the excuses I can give, I would say there's a chance of Viola and Elle getting back as friends. They sat at a corner of the class with other classmates. They didn't sit together, neither did they talk to each other. It's a wild guess and I hope I'm right.... If you don't know what I'm talking about, read the previous post. Well, it's Saturday 🙌🏼 And I'm typing by midnight. For some reason, I can't sleep. Scratch that! I can't sleep because I don't want to forget what I'm about to type. And I also want to try out the scheduling feature of the app I'm using for my blog, which is called "Blogger". For real! It's owned by Google and it's the coolest app when it comes to editing and publishing my posts. I want to see what a scheduled post will look like after it has been posted. I...

It's day 73 of documenting 2025. How's it going, my friend? I hope your week was good so far. If it wasn't, try to have some fun today. It's a Friyay! 🎉 And I'm gonna tell you what happened at the tutorial center yesterday. It's about two friends. Let's call them Elle and Viola. When I started at the center, they were close. They went to the same school and would come back at the same time. Elle would go to Viola's house to change before they would come together to the evening class. That stopped this week. Yesterday, our Biology teacher tried to settle the disagreement between them but to no avail. They're still mad at each other. Before yesterday, Elle told me what she didn't like about Viola. I asked Viola what happened yesterday and she also implied what she didn't like about Elle. After hearing two sides of different stories, I'll just say the biggest problem they have is communication. They don't com...

It's day 72 of documenting 2025. I decided to type late today. I'm talking 8:24 am kind of late. But this post is out and here you are! It's nice to have you here, my friend 🎀  I think I should just start with today's book highlights. Give thoughts on each quote. Then add anything else that pops into my head. Cool? Let's get into it! Before I start, lemme just put it out there. I don't rewrite ANY of my posts. I don't outline either. It's all straight from my noggin 🧠 Once I type, I copy and paste into the post editor and do the formatting there. As well as minor adjustments. Then I hit publish. Now ya know 🤓 Well, today's highlights will be coming from: 📚 365 Days With Self-discipline (challenge companion) 📚 Everybody Writes (Thursday's read) In case you don't know, the first is written by Martin Meadows and the second by Ann Handley. 365 Days With Self-discipline  📌 Day 72: On The Value Of The Struggle  "To have striv...

It's day 71 of documenting 2025. My friend, this is one of those days. When I'm like, "what am I going to write about?" 😱 I know, I know, there's the highlight section. Then what else? Do I write about how yesterday went? Nothing interesting happened except seeing Dora. You can read the post on how I met her, just head to the main site and look for the post with the name, "Dora". She didn't come for most part of last week and it was nice to see her ☺️ Do I write about a former experience? There's so many of them to think about, my brain will get overloaded. I remember high school, life after high school and my turning year. So far, it's been good, with a mixture of pleasant and unpleasant experiences. (More of the pleasant ones, of course...) Do I write about me? Nothing much to say there.... I'm what most people would call boring at first glance. But if you get to know the real me, I can be a little crazy.... Just a little ...

It's day 70 of documenting 2025. I'm just gonna start with a message sent to me last night. By a dear friend I call Kev. "I think I know my greatest challenge towards anything I wanna do: "Fear".... Fear that I'm not up to the task, Fear that I'm not good enough, Fear that... 🧎🏽‍♂️ It just hit me and I realized now why not just Face Everything And Rise—literally Fear, can make you undersell yourself, Fear can shell you when you ought to shine But I'm happy that I realise that now, and decided to change that narrative." I'm happy he realized that. Most people never do and they live their lives wondering why others succeed and they don't. It takes courage 😌 Face Everything And Rise Once, I was afraid of putting myself out there....not anymore. What most people don't know is that the more you do what scares you most, the less scary it becomes. Yesterday I talked to a new face at the tutorial. It was cakewal...