Voy en el tren y el hombre de al lado lleva 40 minutos mirando por la ventana. Ni libro, ni auriculares, ni móvil. Al levantarme le digo medio en broma: "Qué envidia, yo no aguanto ni cinco minutos sin hacer nada". Se gira, mira mi móvil en la mano y me contesta algo que llevo toda la semana pensando...
My biggest fear for Nigeria is no longer how bad things are.
It is that the Nigerians who have never known anything better are becoming the majority.
They have no memory of what functional looks like. No reference point for what they should expect.
And you cannot demand a standard you don’t even know exists.
5 English Words and Expressions You've Been Misusing All Your Life (Part 6)
1.▫️STRAIGHT BULLET
What you want to say is STRAY BULLET. ✅
- He was hit by a straight bullet. ❌
- He was hit by a stray bullet. ✔️
2.▫️BUCKLE UP (when you mean work hard)
What you want to say is BUCKLE DOWN. ✅
BUCKLE UP means to fasten your seat belt or.
BUCKLE DOWN means to start working seriously and with determination.
- I need to buckle up and study for my exams. ❌
- I need to buckle down and study for my exams. ✔️
3.▫️JOKE APART
What you want to say is JOKING APART. ✅
- Joke apart, we need to discuss this seriously. ❌
- Joking apart, we need to discuss this seriously. ✔️
4.▫️DECAMP
What you want to say is DEFECT (when talking about changing political parties). ✅
Decamp means to leave a place, especially suddenly or secretly. It does not specifically mean to leave one political party for another.
- The politician decamped to another party. ❌
- The politician defected to another party. ✔️
5.▫️GROUNDED PEPPER
What you want to say is GROUND PEPPER. ✅
Ground is the past participle of grind. So, pepper that has been crushed into a powder is ground pepper, not “grounded pepper.”
- Add some grounded pepper to the stew. ❌
- Add some ground pepper to the stew. ✔️
I hope you learnt something.
Stay informed.
And
Stay sharp! 🪒
They took memory cards from us and made us pay for storage. They took CDs and DVDs and made us pay for streaming. They took software you could buy once and turned it into a monthly subscription. They took ownership, convenience, and basically everything that used to be a one-time purchase… then somehow made us pay for it every month.
someone said "if you don't let people experience the consequences of their actions towards u, you will remain a safe place for their worst behavior" and I couldn't agree more
Become someone who wastes nothing. A bad job gives you skills. A difficult person teaches you boundaries. A failed idea gives you better judgement. A random conversation gives you a new perspective. A painful year can completely change what you value. You don't need everything that happens to you to be good. The bad often teaches you to appreciate the good. Be
grateful for what goes right, learn from what goes wrong, and remember that one day the
experiences you struggled through will become the wisdom you live by.
I have to admit, I always wondered what this part of Psalm 23 meant. I thought “He anoints my head with oil” was figurative language for God keeping the Psalmist healthy. I never knew this parallel.
Anoint my head with oil
“Sheep can get their head caught in briers and die trying to get untangled. There are horrid little flies that like to torment sheep by laying eggs in their nostrils which turn into worms and drive the sheep to beat their head against a rock, sometimes to death. Their ears and eyes are also susceptible to tormenting insects. So the shepherd anoints their whole head with oil. Then there is peace. That oil forms a barrier of protection against the evil that tries to destroy the sheep. Do you have times of mental torment? Do the worrisome thoughts invade your mind over and over? Do you beat your head against a wall trying to stop them? Have you ever asked God to anoint your head with oil? He has an endless supply! His oil protects and makes it possible for you to fix your heart, mind, and eyes on Him today and always! There is peace in the valley! May our good good Father anoint your head with oil today so that your cup overflows with blessings! God is good and He is faithful!!”
I was sent out of Canada
Yes that’s why I came back home a few months ago
Yep, you read that right.
So I came into Canada with a spousal open work permit. And when it was about to expire, we applied for an extension.
And we were just about our business waiting for the extension to come out only for us to get a rejection mail. This came at a crucial time as there was a change of government and rapid immigration policy changes.
Omo, everywhere first blur. Premium tears everywhere
We did not see it coming at all. And I had a few days to leave the country ASAP.
My husband wanted to start running around seeing how to appeal the rejection without me leaving but I just told him “babe let’s leave it. I’ll go.”
I was not sure what God was doing but I trusted Him. And so I came back to Nigeria.
I went about my Fathers business like nothing dey sup. Trusting the one who has called me.
Then the dots began to connect.
Then came Covabodi festival. You know how that went to the glory of God
Then came brand ambassadorial roles.
If I tell you the other things God helped me achieve in this trip ehn,you’ll open your mouth in wonder.
Like, I began to understand that Canada did not send me away. God brought me back to carry out specific assignments.
One morning we woke up and I got a email.
“Congratulations Deborah, you’re now a permanent resident of Canada”
Yup. You’re looking at the latest Canadian permanent resident.
When I flew into Canada last week, I bounced in there like a madam.
I’m sharing this testimony to let you know that you need to trust God completely with your life.
You see that scripture that says all things work together for good? I need you to believe it with everything inside of you
Your wedding plans scattered? It’s working for your good
They served you breakfast? It’s working for your good
You did not get that opportunity? It’s working for your good.
Be pro-active, play your part, send in the application, do all that you should do and leave the rest to God
You may not see what God is doing in the moment, but as long as you’re faithfully serving and following God, just trust Him.
The dots will connect
And you will look and say “oh, Father so this is what you had in mind.”
Celebrate with me jare. God don run am🥳🥳
PS: Peep my resident card🥰
Blessings!