So I’m going to be honest. Sunday was difficult for me. I felt completely lethargic and out of sorts and this morning was worse. It wasn’t that I had nothing to do, my to do list still has tasks that should have been completed in May! Yet here I am, unable to find the zeal to get out of bed…
It is no secret that Blessing Okagbare did millions of Nigerians and indeed Africans proud at the recently completed 2014 Commonwealth games in Glasgow. Blessing won gold at both 100 and 200 meter races and set the games record time of 10.85sec for the 100meter race. The first African woman to achieve such a feat. On her successful performance…
A good friend of mine once told me ‘every relationship must not end in marriage’. At first I didn’t understand what he meant. Surely, when you reach your mid-twenties the goal of most relationships is marriage. But now, I clearly see what he was talking about. I think ‘some’ of us are so fixated on the expected end result we…
We are sorry we missed our regular Shero Segment last week, so to make up for it, we will have two Shero posts up this week…did we hear you say yay? Up first is one of my favourite women on the planet. Shonda Rhimes. I’ll be honest, I am a series addict. I live and breathe the stuff, but rarely…
By Sarah Cottrell Today [my] child sat in my lap and told me stories about all of his favorite things. He played with my hair. He sang me a song. He gave me hugs and he kissed my forehead. This was a remarkably affectionate occasion for my son who is currently going through a Mom-Is-Pure-Evil phase. I sat there in…
By GLYNNIS WHITWER “And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, statutes and decrees and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided.” 1 Chronicles 29:19 (NIV) Cheri handed my crying baby to me, his little eyes swollen, his sobs subsiding into gulping sighs. Within seconds, Robbie calmed as I nuzzled him and kissed…
By Amber Larson My body, my face, my features will never be repeated. How I look is not going to mimic the girl next to me in the gym. My body shape will not be the same as another female that I may be slightly jealous of because she’s thinner than me. My ass is going to be bigger and there…
Dear all, My name is Glory Obiajulu Edozien and I am NOT a nag. I am just a woman who happens to know what she wants and wants what she knows. When I was growing up, I wondered why my mother shouted so much. I would watch her as she entered the house from a long day at work as…
We LOVE receiving feedback from our readers! Inspire Series reader Nora Odiba-Igonoh read our co-inspirator Wana Udobang’s letter to her younger self which we published and responded to our call for others to do same. She sent us this wonderful letter for younger Nora which I am sure we will not only enjoy reading but learn from too. Dear Nora, Let…
There is something magical about watching Usain Bolt run. From the way he gets tall after the first 30meters of the race his knees up, shoulders down, eyes forward to the last 10meters were he checks the competition, although at this point there is usually little need. As the fastest man to ever run a 100meter or 200meter race, Usain…
