Independent mind

Man Utd. Lewis Hamilton fan. Lover of Tennis 🎾 😍 ♥️.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

To everyone so eager to cancel someone for a tattoo they got at age 22, a drunk text, a selfie they took in the middle of a mental health crisis:

Show us your laptop.
Show us your iCloud.
Open your entire digital life to your worst enemy. No context. No filter. No explanation.

You won’t.

You won’t because you know what I know. Any one of us, frozen at our worst moment, photographed in our lowest hour, looks like a monster. Looks like a stranger. Looks like someone who deserves to be cast out.

That is not who we are.

My mom and baby sister were killed in a car accident when I was just a kid. Cancer took my brother Beau, my best friend and my rock. I battled alcoholism. I battled addiction. I chose the coward’s way out more times than I can count.

For years I believed the defining chapters of my life were written by tragedy, loss, and shame.

I no longer believe that.

Pain can shape us. Loss can humble us. Failures can leave scars that never fully fade. But none of them have the authority to define us.

And it sure as hell ain’t the critic that counts.

That authority belongs to us alone-the person in the arena.

Every setback presents a choice. Play the victim, or cut the bullshit and take ownership for who we become next.

Life does not determine our character. It reveals it.

Again and again we are asked the same question. When shit happens, what next?

We are not defined by what happened to us. We are not defined by the worst photo, the worst text, the worst tattoo, the worst night. We are defined by the person we choose to become. And by the courage to choose that person, every single day.

So before you reach for the gavel - show us your laptop.

You won’t.

The whole world saw mine. And I am still here. Still becoming. Still choosing. Still standing.

That is the only definition that matters.

[Independent mind @breakdboundary]

@BBCWorld Oh, Africans deserve an Africa without South Africa. This is the beginning of the trolling

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

South Africa trolled by African fans in wake of World Cup loss https://t.co/HsdL4EoAWI

[Independent mind @breakdboundary]

The Core Idea: The Lion and the Fox
​Machiavelli famously noted that a successful leader must learn to mimic two animals: the lion (for brute strength to scare off wolves) and the fox (for cleverness to recognize traps). He believed that relying purely on laws and fairness only works when everyone else plays fair. When they don't, relying strictly on virtue becomes a quick path to ruin.

[Independent mind @breakdboundary]

@Morris_Monye Very very disappointing 😞. That game should have ended with a bigger margin

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

Thank u Mexico

[Independent mind @breakdboundary]

@pallnandi

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@CFC_OBED

[Independent mind @breakdboundary]

@instablog9ja I agree. He has made Nigerians poorer and he deserves his flowers

[Morris Monye @Morris_Monye]

Sen. @iamHSDickson

You need all hands on deck.

NDC as at today is the number 1 opposition party in Nigeria.

You need to as leader of the party reach out to all aggrieved aspirants (and believe you me there are alot) to soothe them and get them to join forces to takeover power from the APC. Each and every aspirant have their individual strengths that the party can utilize for victory. The party is not an island.

Some of the comments said in your interview are rather unnecessary at this time. You are the National Leader of the party and no one disputes that. The chest beating is not needed as it takes attention off what really matters.

We have a general election to win and as leader you must be shepherd to all you lead.

I will advise that all interviews in future are reconciliatory in nature to help galvanize the base of the party. Time is limited.

Thank you, National Leader.

[Independent mind @breakdboundary]

@kindwest Mouth Diarrhea

[Independent mind @breakdboundary]

@Morris_Monye Please don't. Keep it under wraps for now and for the foreseeable future. Focus on the bigger picture. Whatever you say will be used against you, either good or bad.

[Independent mind @breakdboundary]

@AishaYesufu @iamHSDickson Emotions are high right now. Please @iamHSDickson , start using a spokesperson moving forward. As a leader of the party, your words and statements will be misunderstood and this can be avoided by using a spokesperson

[Manchester United @ManUtd]

On 10 June 2005, Edwin van der Sar became a Red!

Aged like fine wine 🍷

[Independent mind @breakdboundary]

@UnkleAyo You're passionate about @PeterObi and Naija, and rightly so. Me too. Under this circumstances, we need to build a structure that will outlive Obi. I am all for it!

[Independent mind @breakdboundary]

@thecableng No economic impact legislation. No legislation on security. No legislation to make life easier for Nigerians. Tufiakwa

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@novieverest At this rate, I can say confidently that democracy is not for us Africans. Every institution in Nigeria had been compromised. Why are we surprised that INEC is frustrating the process, when its chairman was handpicked by the president 🤔

[Malvin @ManOfFocus_]

Once you realize that anything can happen; sickness, death, lose your job... Literally, anything in the blink of an eye, you become very humble. Tables turn and that's how crazy life can get.

Always stay humble, and be grateful.

[Independent mind @breakdboundary]

@jon_d_doe A childhood friend of mine is a staunch PBAT supporter. Each time we have a debate, he would insult me. I warned him verbally and through text messages, he didn't listen. I blocked him after that. KO will learn the hard way through his bank account

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@egi_nupe It's okay to say all sorts of things about people for political gains. But, when you accuse someone without evidence 🙄, a line has been crossed. FAFO!