A Loss May Be a Disguised Victory
- Category: Inner Happiness
- Posted on 28-02-2026
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Few people can understand that a victory may be disguised as a loss.
Rewards from Confronting the Odds
- Category: Inner Happiness
- Posted on 31-12-2025
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Life is full of odds. People always have ideas on what is possible and what is not.
When Self-praise is Inevitable
- Category: Inner Happiness
- Posted on 31-10-2025
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In his book, ‘Things Fall Apart’, Chinua Achebe tells the story of a proud lizard. It had apparently climbed to the topmost branch of a very tall tree and felt so good. Then it decided to jump to the ground, and it safely landed on the grass. It felt even prouder and expected applause from the creatures around. None came! Thus, Achebe says, "The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree said he would praise himself if no one else did."
You Can Give up in Order to Win
- Category: Inner Happiness
- Posted on 31-08-2025
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Like weather, life has seasons. The temperature cannot be constant; it may rise or fall from time to time.
Everyone is a Master, One Way or Another
- Category: Inner Happiness
- Posted on 29-06-2025
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As a child, I regularly listened to the tales of men who frequently gathered in my father’s compound to drink ‘tonto’, analcoholic beverage that was locally brewed in the family yard.