Someone could ask me what I need right now and I’d probably go quiet. Not because I’m okay, but because how do you summarize months of stress, financial pressure, disappointment and uncertainty in one answer?
One of the most underrated luxuries is having an emergency and being able to deal with it without borrowing money, begging someone or sacrificing your basic needs. Being your own safety net changes everything.
the trick is having the courage to live through a chapter you hate without letting it poison your belief in the story. even in the middle of something painful, you can hold onto that deep pull toward what your life could become. so much of life comes down to your ability to keep believing in what you cannot see yet, to keep faith in the story while you’re still living through the parts that make it hard to believe
Respect is not optional.
You don’t have to like everyone or agree with how they live. But that never gives you the right to humiliate them. Disagreement is a choice — basic dignity is a principle.
I finally understand what Machiavelli meant when he said, "Never play fair in a game where others cheat." It doesn't mean become evil. It means stop being naive. Stop bringing honesty to people who study manipulation, stop giving access to people who weaponize closeness, and stop expecting clean hands from people who already showed you they'll throw dirt. Sometimes wisdom is not revenge. Sometimes wisdom is learning the rules of the room before the room uses your goodness against you.
Bright Gyan Koomson, a former MTN employee and member of Wesley Methodist Cathedral, has died by suicide after battling depression and addiction.
In his suicide note, dated September 30, 2026, he revealed that he had been silently struggling with addiction, depression, guilt and financial pressures despite appearing happy. He said his first attempt to share his struggles was dismissed as a joke and that none of his friends believed he was struggling, adding that he had contemplated ending his life since around 2023. He apologised to his family and loved ones and urged people to listen without judgment, support those suffering in silence, and prioritise counselling and mental health awareness.
Life is teaching me to loosen my grip. Nothing is really mine to hold forever. People come and go, moments pass, and even love changes shape. I’m learning to enjoy what is here without clinging to it. To accept it when someone’s energy shifts and to let go when the time comes.