Lizzy's Open Diary

I try to write. Career Wife and Momma. Entrepreneur

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

Almighty. Calm our troubled hearts. Let peace and tranquility reign once again. There’s so much noise and confusion around. It’s easy to be distracted and lose focus. Many useless things demand our attention. Guide us. Keep us firm in faith; always close to You. Aameen.

[feyisayo 💸 @feyiszn]

Neverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr get tired of asking God to direct you.

[‘Wale Adejimi @Ifwal95]

PART 2👇

The admission letter came… but there was one BIG problem. ✈️

We saw the cost!!

₦10.6 MILLION.

In 2012. 😭😭😭

That was the total cost of the commercial pilot training, and it could be paid in three instalments. But we needed about ₦5.7 million just to enrol.

My family simply could not afford it.

Omo. Dream jam reality. 😂😭

Naso we begin dey beg big people for Ogun State.

Everybody stood up for me — Alhajis, Imams, family friends, and basically anyone who knew somebody in government tried to connect us.

I remember going several times to the palace of the Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, the Olu of Ilaro.

In our presence, he called someone in government and helped us secure an appointment with the Commissioner for Education at Oke-Mosan.

The dream was beginning to look real again…

By 8AM on the appointed day, we were sitting right in front of the Commissioner in his office.

He listened to us and promised to speak with the Governor and get back to us.

Well, an Alhaji also took us to Governor Amosun’s elder brother’s house so he could help us put mouth. 😂

We tried everything we could.

At the end of the day…

No show. 😭😭

I eventually went to university and studied Physics & Education instead.

I graduated with a First Class, finishing with a 4.64/5.00 CGPA and emerging as the Best Graduating Student in Physics.

That academic excellence eventually opened another door for me — a scholarship to Germany 🇩🇪 for my Master’s degree.

Germany led to the Netherlands 🇳🇱.

And that journey eventually brought me to the United States 🇺🇸.

All from a path I probably wouldn’t have taken if my family had ₦10.6 million lying around in 2012. 😂

Sometimes I look back at that 17-year-old boy standing at an aviation college, desperate to become a commercial pilot, and I wonder:

What if we had been able to afford that tuition?

Would I have become a pilot?

Would I have studied Physics?

Would I have gone to Germany?

Would I be doing what I do today?

I don’t know.

But one thing I’ve learnt from my journey is this:

A closed door doesn’t always mean the end of the dream. Sometimes, life is simply redirecting you to a route you couldn’t see yet.

And the funny thing?

The love for aviation never left. ✈️❤️

Fourteen years later, I’m now in talks with an aviation school in my city.

The dream may have changed, but it never died.

I still hope to earn at least my Private Pilot Licence someday. ✈️

Maybe that 17-year-old boy will still get to fly after all.

So help me God. 🙏🏾😊✈️

[feyisayo 💸 @feyiszn]

PLEASE pray about everything ! Your mood swings, your temper, your ego, your insecurities, your mindset, your self love, your emotional state, your environment, your relationships, your lack of motivation, your lack of execution, your attraction to bad people! PRAY ABOUT IT ALL !

[Lizzy's Open Diary @OhuneneLiz]

Tomorrow na Monday😜😆

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There's always something to be grateful for!

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The 11th month is here! May it be our month of answered prayers!

[Daniel Regha @DanielRegha]

The biggest mistake most Nigerians are making now is trying to associate terrorism with religion. You can't be that slow.

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Amen!

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If you don't value me, you DON'T deserve me!

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Happy Diwali!

[Mufti Menk @muftimenk]

There will be that ONE person who doesn’t like you, no matter how much good you do. So be it. Remember, you’re not everyone’s cup of tea and that’s ok. The sooner you accept it, the easier it becomes to move on with your life .

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@feyiszn Amen!

[Lizzy's Open Diary @OhuneneLiz]

Wilderness to Eden......Graves to Gardens......Garden of The Lord!

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Some times, all you need to do is just start!

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Master the art of strategic silence!

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ElRoi!
The God that sees me🙇‍♂️

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@feyiszn Hi

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ElRoi, my beautifier!

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This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it!
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