Ofure OgbidiJan 9, 20214 min read5 things to NOT say, when trying to show empathy! Hello beautiful people! So, recent happenings in my life, have put me in an environment where I'm around a lot of injured people, a good...
Ofure OgbidiDec 5, 20202 min readIt's not that hardIt's not that hard. These were the words I felt more than heard, being whispered to my soul, as I struggled once more to walk in God's...
Ofure OgbidiNov 6, 20203 min readFACING FEARSSome days ago, I had to do something that literally had me using one hand to hide the other where I stood, cos that hand was shaking...
Ofure OgbidiOct 30, 20203 min readDEEP BREATHS (fiction) "Breathe in, breathe out, repeat." This was the mantra I tried to sing over and over to myself, as I lay curled-up foetal style on my...
Ofure OgbidiOct 2, 20206 min read5 BUILDING BLOCKS FOR INTIMACYAnyone else here have that special someone or set of people that you just stop to stare at in the middle of a conversation and wonder how...
Ofure OgbidiSep 14, 202012 min readTACKLING COMPETITIVENESS Cynthia's POV: "Bisi, you're amazing! What would we do without you?" As I heard our manager praise the newest member of our work crew—and...
Ofure OgbidiAug 24, 20205 min readTACKLING DERISION: WHEN PATHS DIFFER"Some years back I was going to marry him because he planned on leaving the country soon after. But I didn't and married someone else....
Ofure OgbidiAug 9, 202011 min readOf cycles and linear issuesThe first time Jide saw his father beat his mum was when he was six. He remembered his father coming back home — from the workplace he...
Ofure OgbidiJun 4, 20206 min readJEALOUSY: THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER'Jealousy', this is one word I'm sure we're all familiar with; an emotion we've at many points felt. Some may refer to it as envy, while...