Limitless

Welcome to Limitless!  Is the world coming to an end in 2024, or why is everyone getting married???😳 I didn’t get the memo.  Okay okay. I digress. That’s not why I’m here.  ~ I’m just here to wake you who has been falling asleep spiritually.  Trust me, I’m not here to judge or point fingers.  Have I had my hot and cold moments this year? Yes ma’am. I’ve had moments where I felt like I was literally close to God and at his literal feet this year. I’ve had moments where I could feel my heart almost exploding from how real being in the presence of Jesus was. I’m such a lover of God’s presence. I’ve had encounters: Encounters that have left an indelible mark on me. Right.  Let’s continue.  Meanwhile, I’ve also had moments where I would doze through my morning devotion; you know, because the flesh is weak right? Pause. We tend to forget that though the flesh is weak, the Spirit is always willing. Therefore, I understand that because I am born of the Spirit...

Welcome to Limitless!  I have deleted and edited, made several drafts, continued writing the story “Kárunwí, but today, I would like to bring back one of my blog posts from 2022!  The year is drawing to an end, and I want to ask you, how well have you protected your space? Really well? Good. Some slip-ups? It’s part of life!  We do not beat ourselves up in blaming ourselves about how we’ve slipped up with protecting our spaces, rather, we work on the boundaries we can put in place to ensure they don’t happen next time. So, no matter how bad you think you’ve slipped up in protecting your space. You can still get back on track.  Here are ways I think we could protect our spaces better. Of course, these are just suggestions; please feel free to leave out the things that might not work for you. Enjoy!  ~ To be honest, there would always be a hurdle. However, how we decide to cross it is entirely left in our hands.  Would you step back from the hurdle, get stuck...

  Welcome to Limitless!  ~ I listened to motivational speakers today.  When I got back to the sanctity of my home, I looked into my mirror and said, “Morolake, you did a great job today”. I laughed out loud after realizing the words I just uttered. Did I just pull a motivational speech on myself?  As laughable as it MAY sound, I would like to emphasize that it is so much needed sometimes.  I mean, I had had a super long day that I got back to my house by 1am after leaving my house before 10am the previous day. The most time I got alone was 10 minutes. Trust me, it was a longggg day.  After I told myself that I was doing a great job, it dawned on me, as a quick reminder, to always pat myself on the back.  It’s a bit of delusion (delulu) to always expect people to clap for you when you are not even clapping for yourself.  Can I shock you? Some people will never recognize your worth.  It is entirely up to you to know your worth, carry yourself w...

Welcome to Limitless!  Sis! Slow down and rest! Brother! Slow down and rest!  Take a break! Work no dey finish. This means work doesn’t have an end. There will always be something to do.  I know for those of us that are already working, we most likely have expectations that we should meet after a particular period. I know that, perhaps, some of us want to exceed those expectations. Yes, by all means exceed those expectations, but not at the detriment of your wholistic wellbeing.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for “whatever your hands find to do, do with your might…” . I work hard and, and I believe in giving your best to your work. However, I think that there should be a good balance.  I do not wish bad on anyone, but have you seen how quickly companies move on after losing a member of staff? They move on so quickly that as soon as the person passes, they are already looking for someone else to take the place of the deceased. I mean, they have to do what they hav...

Photo from Annie Spratt on Unsplash  Welcome to Limitless!  ~ The forbidden dungeon I had sworn to never return to stared at me right in the eye, and I could hear its sardonic laughter.  I shifted from one hip to the other and wiped the sweat gathering at my furrowed eyebrows. This same place? How pathetic.   You know what is more pathetic? The filthy dress hanging from the shoulder of Ínkpí, the youngest of my seven sisters as she flung the door open.  “Kárunwí”, she screamed with wide eyes. “You shouldn’t be here. Father will kill you”. She moved to slam the door, but I caught it. This little brat.  “I am here for that exact reason. He has to kill me. And are you out of your senses? Were you just about to slam the door in my face? If you don’t MOVE out of my way!!!”  I waddled through my father’s veranda into the kitchen.  Smoke. Fish. The pungent smell of oil burning on firewood. “Kárunwí!” my immediate younger sister screamed and jumped off he...

  Welcome to Limitless!  First things first. I deeply apologize for being away for two whole weeks. Apparently, I got carried away with the vacation life that I took off from my Blog. I hope you didn’t miss me too much?  All the tea about my vacation is on my Instagram page @ji_rola. Let’s just say I had the most amazing time. Now, I’m looking forward to my next vacation. So, I’m here to discuss something with you guys. There’s this video I saw that I found quite questionable. There was this man who was, maybe too shy, to tell the waiter that they mixed up his order. So, his wife stood up for him. Then, in the process of his wife standing up for him, she was rude to the waiter.  I was just thinking, even if a waiter gets your order wrong, you could tell them politely and not make such a rude fuss about it.   As someone who has witnessed customers being rude to service people multiple times, let me just say it is a really nasty attitude.  I was at a store on...

Welcome to Limitless!  Life is too short to not express your love for people.  One of the things I hope will never happen to me is to write a note of how much I love someone after they’ve passed on, meanwhile, I never showed or said how much I love them when they were alive.  It is such a sad thing to think of.  I really hope the people around me feel deeply loved by me as much as I’m trying my best to express my love to them.  Often times, I would text some friends who I’ve not talked to in a while just to say hi, and they would tell me they were just thinking of me, or they thought about me earlier in the week. I always find that really amusing. Call people when they cross your mind, text them if you cannot call them, pray for them if you can do neither of the two.  One fun fact about me is I feel deeply loved when people check on me; maybe because I do it a lot, so it just feels super nice when people do the same to me.  I think it’s also greatly im...

Welcome to Limitless!  This topic is long overdue.  You’ve probably heard about the entitlement mentality before.  Why does she act in such an entitled manner? Why is he so entitled? Yeah. Let’s talk about it.  The entitlement mentality is the belief that you should receive something from someone even when you have done nothing to deserve it or you are not in the position to receive it.  Quick story yeah? I went for The Outpouring with my friends in September 2023. On our way into the venue, one of my friends said she wanted water, and I replied with something like “I think they would have water in the venue though”. My friend then responded with something like “I actually don’t expect anything to be free”.  At that moment, it occurred to me that I had an entitlement mentality for a second there. From that point, I think I’ve been more conscious of not being entitled.  Do you know the funniest part of this entitlement mentality? It’s people who are ent...

Welcome to Limitless!  I am in love with the evolution of Christian films in Nigeria. I mean, the details and extra care put into them to ensure the story lines reflect modern day issues are remarkable.  I absolutely love watching Christian Nigerian films! Not only are they edifying, they are also interesting and riveting. Boy! I’m so happy Christian content is being pushed out there.  Here are currently my top 5 Nigerian Christian Films!  5. What About Us? Photo from @pst_iren via Instagram  I definitely want to see this movie! I watched the trailer and it looked really interesting. Have you seen it? I think it’s only in Nigerian cinemas for now. I really hope I get to watch it!  4. Abejoye  Photo from @jay_mikee via Twitter  You just have to love Abejoye . From the cast, to the costumes, to the location, to the plot, to the makeup. 100 over 100!!! My favorite character after Abejoye is Kinkinyiun. Her scenes literally give me goosebumps. I love ...