Red Light District Amsterdam; My Personal Experience

This may sound insane but one of the most intriguing experiences of my life is going through the red light district in Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands. If you're wondering what sort of place a red light district is, it is basically a district in any city designated by the government for "commercial …

How to Apply for a Visa Extension in Barbados 2020 (Avoid these 3 Mistakes I Made)

You've made it to the rum paradise and like thousands of tourists you don't want to leave. The next step for you is to extend your visa in order to keep living the island life sipping coconut water and taking dips in its turquoise waters. In my previous post I explained how my visa extension …

Lawyers Office; Immigrating to Barbados

If you've been following my posts, you already know why I decided to move to Barbados and if you haven't, here's a little recap. Because of my restricted Nigerian passport and after much research, I decided to legally immigrate to Barbados in a bid to acquire dual citizenship somewhere down the line (With a Barbadian …

Week 1 in Barbados

I can truly say that Barbados is beautiful as nature made it, the Bajan people are very nice and will offer help without you asking for it. In the capital city of Bridgetown, roads are paved with old buildings painted in bold colors of orange, lime green, pink, blue giving the small town some character and just enough color to brighten up your day.

To all the time I spent in 2019

2019 has come to an end and like every crazy ass year before, there's no taking back all the time I've spent on social media scrolling mindlessly for hours instead of reading a book. I've spent precious hours of my life watching TV shows like 90 day fiancee, GOT and other guilty pleasures that consume …

Ghosted! What it Means and How it Feels

I'm not gonna lie, being ghosted HURTS! all the sudden no texts, no calls, then there's that dreadful feeling you get the moment you realize you've been blocked without warning. I always wonder, is it best to talk things out? be a bit mature; communicate to the other person why you no longer want to …

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No highs without lows nor fights without blows our scars, it shows but we accept our woes hook, line as it flows. Even when doors close and life slows, the stone she throws become the seed that grows. Happiness no one owes the choices we chose have made us foes, our brains froze and grew …

I do.

She said "i can't wait to get married and be happy" and i found her statement damn well laughable. i'm not old, 26 years of life experience is all i have in my portfolio, 8 months of which i've spent married and i can assure you that the single life is the easy life. i …

FOMO 2

How do you convince a person that being alone is okay? as a virgo i don't have these problems, fact of the matter; time alone is a necessity for my existence, to recharge, to get back all the energy spent mingling and being social. yet i suffer. in this internet age and man made paradox …

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i wonder why i can't seem to run fast in my dreams, maybe like the feeling of falling it's only peculiar to this smoke reality. can i be a quiet and gentle soul like the girl i hope to become? will i always remember that there is no future because the future is now or …

Libre

today i learned that persistence is what separates winners from losers in life's  grand theatre. life is indeed what you make of it and fear is the mind killer.   Picture: tinybuddha.com Inspiration: After a year of dark days, today I won and it's indeed like a dream. (Psalms 126:1-6) Listening to "Hillsong young and …

Siempre adelante…

Una vida de valor es dificil de vivir, pero tratamos nuestras mejor y eso es suficiente. siempre adelante....siempre.   Pictura: potential2success.com Inspiracion: La vida pasa y es siempre por la mejor. Estoy agradecido por mi vida. Siempre!!! (Soy escuchando que "Bad Bunny - Como antes")

What’s free?

what's free? in life what's given, pure? what's heaven on earth in days long like shadows? what's free?   Picture: blog.bible Inspiration: Listening to  David Baloche - Nothing can Separate    

Brought to life

Everything's smaller when you see it from here; high, low, perspective being what it is. fear is a useless emotion; alps curbing life's panoramic view. Here, we believe in the power of belief; self fulfilling prophesies... as you choose how to see the world with deep blue eyes, I'll be right here sketching my life's …

I wonder

in this game of you versus life i wonder about your view through eyes electric blue; knowing firecoal suns, peering through pearly gates.   Picture: Fatima Albudoor Inspiration:  01/10/19, 1:24am thinking about life      

Our Light…

i don't know how you feel about this page turning like circles in time, or if you see what tomorrow holds; how her starry eyes will unfold. God only knows His love...our light...   PS: To you the reader - "Thank you for your support in 2018. May 2019  reveal to us wisdom to succeed …

The end…

even sweet and sour songs must come to an end. sober reflections, past...present. maybe this sunset will lead us home to new beginnings, God i hope so.   Picture: shutterstock.com Inspiration: Today is the last day of the year 2018.            

Time flies

Time flies. one day you're here the next you're there, old dead. Picture: worklifepsych.com

Trabajo

satisfaction in work is our only reward in this fleeting life   Picture: unsplash.com Inspiration: Ecclesiastes 3:22 NLT (this is my favorite book of the Bible)    

Anxious

he says overthinking won't help, i do it anyway nonstop in my loco head dancing in a loop of thoughts. he thinks i'm a star porque i made it this far... lucky me!   Picture: woked.co Inspiration: Casting Crowns - In Me

Going with the flow

cross my heart, i have no idea where the heck i'm going like what do i really want? is writing truly my destiny or am i just making it up as i go along? when my fluid perspectives take me every which way, i try to use all you've given me God knows i try.   …

In the Middle

you know that wavy line...the one between extreme and not? well, i crossed it. i got caught up in a life that wasn't mine, dancing to the sweet melody of curiosity. i spied her hazel eyes and for the first time, wrong felt goddamn right. what was i supposed to do? not kiss and tell? …

FOMO

I feel like a language you can't understand, like i'm missing out on life, yours, mine. don't think for a second that my roses are without thorns, i'm low-key in my lane fighting, learning, chasing the dreams hovering within my head space. ...thoughts...mind...power... is anything really worth it though? i keep trying and trying, tossed by …

Avant-garde I

Maybe i'm running a little far away from this life as a cry for help; for you to hold me and never let me go. To tell you the truth, if it comes easy in life, it may as well not have come at all. Pain must lead to gain and there's no in-between , …

Highs and Lows

i'm struggling to stay fucking calm, to sober up and realize that you love me despite the highs and lows. i feel like these vices are what keep me in the loop, insane enough, ever ready to send me to mars when life's bullshit stares me point blank in the face. i think i'm obsessed …

Solace

days like this when i feel like i can't take it anymore, i find solace in your words that never die.   Picture: success.com Inspiration: Every Little Thing by Hillsong Young and Free

I’m trusting the process

I guess it’s not easy to just free-fall into the universe and let Him save me. but i will   Picture: abovetopsecret.com Inspiration: Free-fall by Royal Taylor

When I grow up

when I grow up to be a blush flower i’ll bud like the black-eyed susan, i'll sway with the soft wind "as she reminds me to thrive or wither away."   Picture: Unknown Inspiration: thoughts in an altered state of mind...

What’s life without problems?

They’re endless my problems, like a set of matryoshka dolls. I keep complaining in my head, but this is the life I chose, this is exactly what you get when you leave behind your place of comfort... paddling for the horizons… searching for purpose. After all is said and done, I’m proud of who I’ve …

Dark clouds

A broad smile is plastered across my ebony face, but I know deep down I’m not okay. Lately I feel like I’m struggling to see the light, like my bags are packed and I’m waiting for a train whose arrival is uncertain. I know that life is a constant roller coaster and the good times …