AmyTylda

         2018 was a rollercoaster of a year! When I sit and reflect I realize that this year was quite long because A LOT of things happened. This year I became bolder, more confident, self-assured, vocal, discerning, resilient, tougher, more mature (well to an extent because the petty in me cannot go away so easily). I learnt more about my weaknesses and strengths and how to harness them for good, put myself first more often, put myself out there more, met some amazing people, strengthened some old bonds, became more appreciative of the people I have in my life. I also learnt a lot of lessons some of which I decided to share below: 1. Open your mouth and talk because: i. Closed mouths don’t get fed       Anything you want in this life, open your mouth and ask for it boldly. The same way you will not be able to eat if you mouth is closed is the same way many things won’t come your way unless you open your mouth and ask for them talk to someone, make enquiries, ASKKKKKKK. Eve

    Hi guys, today's post was written by my dear friend Ehiane in which she talks about Navigating relationships in your early 20s. Read and enjoy!     Disclaimer: I am in my very early 20s and I have very little dating/relationship experience so I’m not an expert on this in any way.       Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, I’m going to be writing about navigating romantic relationships in your late teens and early 20s. Relationships are important but not quite as important as accomplishing your personal and professional goals so my first advice is to put off dating till you’re actually really ready to date which for me is going to be when I’m 80 years old. I’m kidding, but not really lol. We’re at the age where almost all our friends are dating/meeting people and most of the conversations we have with our friends now are about relationships and meeting boys/girls. From my writing, one can rightfully surmise that relationships are not my cup of tea but my friend, Matild

        We’ve all heard some variation of the above statement. While I have always believed women should have equal rights, I didn’t always want the feminist label. Why didn’t I want the feminist label you may ask? Well there’s a negative connotation surrounding the term “Feminist” and I didn’t want to be identified as such. People see feminists as bitter, angry, men haters who just want to dominate the world and make all men kiss their feet and I didn’t want to be identified as such.             Fast forward to 2014 when Beyoncé released Flawless ft Chimamanda Adichie. I was jamming to the song like any other person and then a snippet of CNA’s TEDx talk came up in which she defined Feminist as: " Feminist- A person who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes”            So simple, right? It was at that point I realized that I had never bothered to find out what feminism meant on my own. That was the first time I was hearing an actual definition

        Let me take you to the Gospel of Luke for a second, Luke 10:38-41             "As Jesus and his disciples went on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him in her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat down at the feet of Jesus and listened to His teaching. Martha was upset over all the work she had to do so she came and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to come and help me!" The Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha! You are worried and troubled over so many things, but just one is needed. Mary has chosen the right thing and it will not be taken from her ”              This is one of my favorite Bible stories. When I was younger, it had me conflicted though as a part of me felt Jesus was a bit unfair to Martha. It was her after all, who went out of her way to welcome Him to their home, she went further to probably cook, clean, arrange, etc just to make Him comfortable.