COUNTING MY BLESSINGS

COUNTING MY BLESSINGS

PLEASE READ TO THE END

You know that “highs and lows” that everybody does at the end of the year, I have never done it. Not because I don’t have, but because I have never thought it necessary. This year though, my story is different because 2011 has been a different year for me in the good sense of the word. So I’m not here to just talk, I’m here to count my blessings.

Where do I start from? Okay, Dec 31, 2010. That morning when I woke up, I knew there was a problem. You know that fear you feel that seems very physical like someone is grabbing your heart and squeezing? That was the kind of fear I felt. I felt it because I was so afraid of 2011. I wrote in my journal that morning “I’m afraid of 2011 and that’s the fact. I don’t know why and I know I can’t stop the days from moving into the New Year, but I’m really scared. Maybe because it’s a year of big things/big decisions for me and I’m afraid I might not live up to expectation or maybe because 2011 is a year of independence for me… I’m not excited, really, but I’m wishing positive. So in order to put things in perspective, here goes…”.  now I’ve never been afraid of any year like this one, never, but somehow this year just came with fear. Well, now I’m at the end of the year and all I can say is 2011 has been one of my best years ever. Yes, it has!!!

First of all, this year, I graduated from uni. I know it might not be a big deal to some people, but considering all I went through between 2006 and 2011, it’s a massive thin g for me. At some point, around April, I was so sure I’ll be in school for an extra semester or something, you might ask me why, but honestly, I don’t know, but somehow, July 22, 2011, I graduated. If I’m not thankful to God for that, then I do’t know what else I should be thankful for.

As if that was not enough, between August and October, I got 2 jobs of my choice. Note that I had not even started NYSC then, but I got it anyway and yes I had to leave one for the other bla bla, but here I am, fully enjoying my job.

My grandma was 70 this year. It was an awesome party even though I had exams the following week. It was so good seeing most of my family members together all at once. I’m grateful for that.

2011, November 11 (11:11:11), I celebrated my birthday. This was not just any birthday, it was a special one. Independence birthday (if you know what I mean). Though the day was almost dampened by my call-up letter and all, it was still an awesome wonderful day. The “party” the Sunday after was the most special to me. I went with a couple of friends to visit some adorable children in an orphanage and here’s where I should say a big thank you to (Funmi, Bamise, Tayo, Dupe, Leke, Cyrus, Odunayo, Doyin, Tobi, Ayo, Isaac, etc etc) for making the day a beautiful one. Thank you guys, u were amazing. It was awesome!!! That’s where I’ll stop.  To all the people that called, sent txts, pings, fb msgs, twitter mentions, bbm dedications etc. God bless you all, my day was full because of every one of you. Thank you.

I traveled Lag-Ibadan expressway nothing less than 15 times this year, there was a time I travelled 3 times in 2 days on that road and not for once did I have any issues. I even passed there as late as 9pm once, but God kept me. For this, I’m more than grateful. I know the number of people that die on the roads daily, but well, what can I say,  I’m God’s favorite.

I’m not forgetting “The Small Print”, that book was nice! I’m not even going to start on again. If u haven’t read it, u are on a long thing.

Okay, so I got posted to Kogi state. I have a couple of friends from there, so it wasn’t so strange anyway, but still, the day I got to Kogi, I knew I was on my own. The whole place looked different and I was worried for a while. Fast forward to camp. Camp was awesome. I met very amazing people there and also very annoying people too, I learnt how to hustle and how to beg, I saw what it felt like to live in d jungle, I contested for miss ebony (no be say I black o, they were just looking 4 trouble, but it was a nice experience for me, I had mad fun), played volleyball. Yay!!!, experienced cold in a new dimension (that place was freezing. I don’t care if it was colder in other places, all I know is Kogi was terrible). So again, to all the people that made Kogi wonderful (Chioma, Bimbo, troublesome Anne, Solomon, Bosun, Bajo, Boye and co, my very own alhaja G’hyat, Dora, Baba Funto, Eniwo, etc etc ), thank you! I can’t say it enough. Anyway, I’m out of Kogi now for good. That is all.

Finally, this is December, all my fears are gone with the wind. The things I was most afraid of turned out to be the best for me.

I met amazing people this year, some not physically, others, physically, but all in all, they were wonderful people. So, once again, thank you to the following people and more: Uncle KD, Sisi Yemmie, Onome Okwah, Japheth Omojuwa, Ayokunle Adare, Seni Olorunfemi, Kunle Fadiora, and every other person that made this year wonderful, thank you. 2012 awaits y’all in grand style.

To my crazy twitter peeps (you know yourselves), you guys made this year fun. Thank you.

To Bisola Jolaoso; my partner in “crime”, mwah. Thank you for an amazing 2011. May we commit more “crimes” in 2012. Lol.

To all my friends, you know yourselves, thank you for the good times and the bad times. I love you guys with a passion. Thank you.

To all the other many people I can’t mention now for one reason or the other, thank you still. God bless.

To my family (I’m referring to just two people here), thank you guys! Fkay, you know u were wonderful this year, right? I’m so happy for all the progress you made. Please be nicer to me in 2012. Mwah!

To God, my author, I couldn’t have done this year without You. Thank You. I can’t say it enough. I can face 2012 without fear.

Okay, I’m tired and this post is getting too long. If I omitted your name, please contact me so I can add your name, but only if you know you made an impact in my life.

Oh, i found love this year. #thatisall

Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012!!!

What I'm Reading...

Hello dear friends, how has your week been? Mine has been awesome and I smell Friday Yay!!! It’s been a very short, yet traffic filled week.  I’ve been extremely busy, that just might be why it’s short or feels so.

It’s about 9 days to 11:11:11 (I’ve waited for this date since I was in JSS 1). If you don’t know what that date means to me, then you are sitting on a very long thing :x. It’s also 52 days to Christmas. I don’t  know why I am so excited about xmas, I’m never like this, but I think too much of AC is getting into my brain because I’ve been doing lots of weird stuffs lately and remembering funny pastimes.

Anyway, this post is for last carriers. By the time you finish reading this post, if you belong to this category, please contact me so we can organize the last carriers’ award ceremony for you. J

So yesterday, I came across this book called “The Small Print” by a fellow Nigerian, Abimbola Dare. I’m not even going to start to tell you about the book because I won’t do justice to it, but you have to read it by yourself. It is an amazing story. It tells of practical situations around us and how the Word of God, the love of God, Patience, Determination and Prayers amongst other things can help us through the toughest times in life. On another hand, it personally taught me how God can use my testimony/situations to help another person amongst other personal lessons. I even almost missed my bus stop yesterday sef because of the book.  In short, you should read it and read it ASAP. It is strictly Christian fiction o; please note that before you say I didn’t tell. You should visit her blog here to read an excerpt. I’m sure you will want to read the whole thing. Even the cover of the book is so nice and should make you want to read...

 I think the most expensive you will get the e-book is $3 and/or £2.16. I mean, that’s less than ₦500, don’t you make your hair for more than that or isn’t BIS more expensive than that? Even my transport fare everyday sef is more than that, so what is so difficult? In case you are wondering, yes, I bought the book and no, I’m not sharing. Get your own copy.  #thatisall

This is where I rest my case before I start sounding like a pest or like there’s more to this. Thank you for stopping by and thank you for reading and thank you for checking the book out :D  :*

So, dear last carriers please stop carrying last, I beg you. Thanks again.

Okay, before I leave; I can accept it from friends on Facebook simply because most people there do it out of obligation, but if you follow on twitter or you follow my blog, please I totally despise(for lack of a better word) HBD, LLNP or LL&P or LLnP , GBY and IJN. I beg you; please don’t bring it to my side. It will be very appreciated if you don’t say anything instead. I don’t know why people think that’s good enough. I don’t know if it’s just me or a lot of people feel the same way, but honestly, it makes me feel like the greeting or prayer wasn’t thoughtful and you just said it out of compulsion. Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well now. You have a minimum of 140 characters to express yourself depending on the platform; Happy Birthday is just 14 characters with the space, so why not just type it fully? Anyway, that’s my own point of view, like I always say, I stand to be corrected.

Yes, so if you finally read the book, please let me know if you enjoyed it as much as I did and the other lessons you learnt. Let the author know too. Gracias.

Here’s where I say see you later. God loves you, and I do too. Enjoy your weekend!

Apology? Definetely Yes!

Hello dear bloggers and friends. Yes, I need to apologize, I know. So, first of all, I’m sorry I haven’t been here in almost a month. I promised myself that I would post something here even if it’s once in a month and that “something” isn’t going to be an apology, but I think I just botched L  It’s been due to a series of circumstances beyond my control and I apologize. I have been so busy and pre-occupied with a whole lot of things that at some point in the past week, in a bid to put my life in order again, I wanted to take many of the things that are not physically a part of my life an example being this little space of mine and focus on the physical things such as work, but yesterday, someone I didn’t expect sent me a message telling me he read my blog and some other stuffs like that. So, here was I, thinking it was time to end this blog, even though it hasn’t become what I want and there was someone else, reading the whole thing. I actually feel much honored. So, I came to the conclusion, I won’t end it, I will only make some changes and if you look closely, I have actually made those changes.  Anyway, before I go on, let me make the promise again to not only write something here AT LEAST once a month, but to make sure that IT IS NOT an apology post. So help me God!

Now to other matters, I’m in a new work environment, completely foreign to me, not because of the people, but because of the processes. The people are friendly, but the way of life here is completely different from anything I’m used to.

In other news, my birthday is in about 22 days, depending on what time you are reading this post. Yay!!!J I’m surprised that I’m not more excited than this, the usual me is always so SUPER excited about my birthday even from 3 months before it comes. You don’t believe me; go ask my friends and classmates, they can tell you what kind of birthday lover I am. Why this year is different still baffles me a lot, this is supposed to be one of my most important/significant birthdays, but well, I guess the people around me don’t care much for birthdays, so what can I do?

Okay, lest I forget, over the past few weeks, I have been letting everyone know that politics is not my thing. True, I want to see things get better, but I’m not a political activist even if I come up with one or two lines that reflect my political thinking. Anyway, I’m sure the right audience for this paragraph is not blogsville, but you can never be too sure about these things, so I will just say it anyway. So I would fully appreciate it if I’m left out of certain political discussions #nuffsaid.

Anyways, that said, I think I’ll just stop here. Someone is already using side eye to look at what I’m typing from my head without consulting any paper or website. So till I come on this space again, trotcha!!!

God doesn’t always give us what we ask, not because we don’t need it, but because we deserve better.

419 Reasons to Like Nigeria

419 Reasons to Like Nigeria

For too long, Nigeria and Nigerians have been readily associated with the online scams, financial crime and impersonation - termed ‘419’. However, beyond the unfortunate stereotyping, there are several positive characteristics and cogent intriguing traits of the country, Nigeria and its people, some of which are highlighted below as part of the ‘419 Reasons to Like Nigeria’ campaign which enlisted 100 volunteers and bloggers to share reasons why they like Nigeria. These reasons echo the voices of Nigerians, with resonating similar themes. The campaign is being facilitated in partnership with ‘The 419Positive Project’.

The full list of ‘419 Reasons to Like Nigeria’ is available here  (www.419Positive.org)

The list of contributors to ‘419 Reasons to Like Nigeria’ is available here

If you would like to say something positive about Nigerians and Nigeria, please do so here.

NIGERIA - THE LAND OF POTENTIAL AND OPPORTUNITY

·    I like Nigeria because it is a land of endless opportunities and possibilities. Nigeria is one country whose true potentials I believe the world is yet to experience. I believe Nigerians are sharp, brilliant and accommodating people. Given the right enabling environment the world will marvel at what Nigeria will become.

·    Nigeria is the most populous black nation - and a buying one at that. From a capitalist point of view, this makes for great investment opportunities.

·    The fact that Nigeria currently lags behind so much - in infrastructure and developmental terms - hints at the size of the potential for innovation and transformation, and at the huge number of vacancies that exist for 'transformers'. What I think this means is that the world will be hearing a lot about Nigeria and high-achieving Nigerians (in the public and private sectors) in the near future.

NIGERIA - THE COUNTRY

·    The Nigerian Green and White flag is a notable national symbol. The green colour symbolises agriculture, seeing that the country is endowed with masses of arable land, while the white colour signifies unity and peace. Other national symbols include the Nigerian Coat of Arms, which depicts an eagle on a black shield, trisected by two wavy silver bands, and supported on either side by two chargers. The national motto underlies the coat-of -arms: "Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress." Her national symbols convey great meaning to its people.

·    The Nigerian accent is currently ranked by CNN Global Experiences as the 5th sexiest accent in the world.

·    Nigeria is home to Nollywood, one of the world's biggest film industries.

NIGERIA - THE CULTURE, THE FOOD, THE WAY OF LIFE

·    Something great to like about Nigeria is our cultural diversity. A strong affinity exists, despite our differences. Learning about other ethnic cultures in my country really helped me personally relate to other cultures when abroad.

·    I think the food is tastier in Nigeria than that I have found in other countries.

·    Nigerians live a communal life style. The extended family is part of the immediate family in a Nigerian home.

NIGERIA - THE MUSIC, THE MOVIES, THE DANCE, THE ART

·    Nigeria has produced many world class musicians. A notable mention in this regard is Fela Anikulapo Kuti. A Broadway show titled ‘FELA!’ was produced in 2009 depicting the life and times of the Afrobeat musician.

·    Nigeria’s movie industry, Nollywood, is reputedly the 3rd largest film industry after Hollywood and Bollywood, and has grown gradually into a $250 million industry in more than 10 years.

·    Nigerian indigenous musical instruments are unique, soulful and rhythmic. They comprise the popular Talking Drum, producing proverbial and storytelling sounds, the Shaker (shekere), the Udu drum, the Lute, the leg and arm Rattle, the Omele, the Ogene (Gong originating in Eastern Nigeria), the Ekwe drum and the Kakaki (A 4m metal trumpet popular in Northern Nigeria). Many of these instruments have been incorporated in South American music over the years.

NIGERIA - GEOGRAPHY and NATURAL RESOURCES           

·    Nigeria is a nation blessed with rich human and natural resources. As the 8th largest exporter of Oil in the world, with the 10th largest proven reserves, our blessings cannot be overemphasised. No earthquakes, no tsunamis, no droughts, an evergreen land. The rest of the world should live here.

·    The beauty of the Nigerian state cannot but leave one in awe, being blessed with captivating physical features and abundant wild life. From the rolling hills to the vast plains in the North Central Nigeria and the forests in the South, the beautiful scenery of the country is more than breathtaking. With the wildlife spread all over the country, Nigeria is surely a beauty to behold and a tourist's delight all year round.

·    Nigeria is blessed with tremendous agricultural resources. Cotton in the North, Cocoa & Oil palm in the South amongst many others. The flag is green for a reason.

NIGERIA - WEST AFRICA, AFRICA and THE WORLD

·    Nigeria has the largest population of any country in Africa. Approximately 1 out of every 2 West Africans, 1 out of every 4 Africans, and 1 out of every 5 persons of African origin is a Nigerian.

·    Nigeria is the largest contributor of troops to the ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) and by extension, is the largest force for peace and stability in West Africa.

·    A Nigerian will stand out anywhere you find him/her, from Libya to London, Tokyo to Timbuktu. Well known examples include Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets, USA), Olumide Oyedeji (Seattle Sonics), Tunde Baiyewu (Lighthouse Family), Sunday Adelaja (Ukraine), Chris Aire (US), etc.

NIGERIA - INDUSTRIOUS, INNOVATIVE and ENTERPRISING, with ACHIEVEMENTS        

·    Nigerians are intelligent, brilliant minds who have proven their mettle in various fields - Wole Soyinka was the first African to win the much coveted Nobel Prize for literature in 1986. Chinua Achebe’s classic novel ‘Things Fall Apart’ was ranked as number 14 in a list of top 100 books in the world by Newsdesk in 2009. Others include Cyprian Ekwensi, Mabel Segun, Chimamanda Adichie and Helon Habila whose literary works have won both international and local awards at various times.

·    We have budding fashion designers. Yes! It's a line every Bunmi, Amaka and Amina has decided to tow but to disregard the effort and originality of our Fashion Designers would be disrespectful. Tiffany Amber, Lanre Da Silva and Deola Sagoe are building world renowned brands, not to mention the legacy developed by the likes of Abba Folawiyo, Maureen Onigbanjo, Remi Lagos and Zizzi Cardow.

·    Nigerians have excelled in the fields of economics and finance, managing well established global bodies. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, the current Minister of Finance, was until recently a Managing Director at The World Bank.  Obiageli Ezekwisili is currently the Vice President for Africa at The World Bank. Mr Adebayo Ogunlesi is a first class graduate of Oxford, and Managing Partner of Global infrastructure Partner (GIP), a concessionaire of London’s Gatwick International Airport.

·    We take technology and expand it in ways those who created it could not have imagined. For instance, take the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) which allows you to send broadcast messages to all addresses on your contacts list; Nigerians recently found a unique way of advertising the different businesses they do. Someone started a message highlighting the fact that many people in Nigeria are entrepreneurs or provide a service and included his BB PIN in the message and sent to all his contacts with the charge that they state the service they provide, include their PIN and send on to all their contacts too. This seemingly small campaign has gone “viral” with whole lists of entrepreneurs and their BB PINs being passed from phone to phone. This is a clear sign of the ingenuity of Nigerians!

NIGERIA – GREAT PEOPLE

·    Nigeria is the 7th most populous nation in the world (over 160 million) and most populous in Africa - a gold mine of energetic, determined and talented people in each and every field. From Lagos to Aba to Kano, the Nigerian business spirit and desire to succeed is visible. It just requires proper harnessing of these human resources for Nigeria to become the super power she is meant to be.

·    Nigerians are passionate, friendly, welcoming, hospitable, and well cultured people. The average Nigerian reflects a combination of vivacity, intelligence, energy, talent, and resolution.

·    We are a nation of people that can hardly hide their excitement at seeing family and friends. Some misconstrue this thinking we are loud but let's just say we are EXPRESSIVE! If you see us on the streets of New York making a big ruckus and hugging? No sweat. We are just happy to see each other.

NIGERIA – THE RESILIENT SPIRIT

·    The Giant of Africa: Not ignoring the current challenges, eventually, when we get our acts right, we will reign supreme on the global scene. We have the potential and as is much touted by the Warri people - "Naija no dey carry last"

·    The 'survivor-mentality' is hard-wired into the DNA of Nigeria's people. The fact is that against all the odds (and there are many of them), Nigerians continue to live, hustle and seek to triumph. It is not by mistake that Nigeria is regarded as one of the "happiest" countries in the world, despite its challenging economic and social conditions.

·    We are hardy. The average Nigerian does business under circumstances that are unimaginable to people from other parts. In a place where there is no power, no credit, and scant regulation, people do business and do very well for themselves too. If you can make it in Nigeria, you can make it anywhere in the world.

NIGERIA – TOURISM and SPORTS

·    Nigeria is an amazing tourist haven and is home to the Obudu Cattle Ranch, located in Calabar. It is only 45 miles from the Cameroon border. The Obudu Plateau is spread over 40 sq. miles and is 5,200 feet above sea level. The Obudu resort features a Gorilla Camp where tourists may observe gorillas in their natural habitat.

·    Nigeria has two UNESCO world heritage sites, the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove and the Sukur Cultural Landscape in Adamawa. UNESCO world heritage sites are places designated as being of cultural significance.

·    Nigeria has produced great footballers like Teslim “Thunder” Balogun (the first Nigerian to play for an English Club – QPR), Segun Odegbami, Muda Lawal, Stephen Keshi, Rashidi Yekini (who scored Nigeria’s first ever goal at the World Cup), Nwankwo Kanu, Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha, John Mikel Obi, Osaze Odemwingie, to mention but a few.

·    Nigeria has excelled in athletics over the years, still holding continental records in the 100m men and women, 4x100m men and women, 400m men and women, among others. Over 100 skilled Nigerian professional footballers played in First Division leagues in different countries all over Europe in the 2010/2011 season, 9 in England; 8 each in Finland, Norway; 10 in Ukraine and 7 in Sweden.

NIGERIA – UNITY in DIVERSITY

·    Nigerians, despite our diversity, are a united people who always strive to help one another. With 774 local government areas, multi religious and ethnic affiliations, 36 States, and population of over 160 million, we still stand undeterred to move forward together.

·    Even outside the country, Nigerians remain united. This gives a quiet assurance somewhat that you can get on a plane and go to any country of the world and find a Nigerian there who will not only make you feel welcome but will go out of their way to be of really good help. I have experienced this several times on my travels and each time it amazes me how all I need to be is a Nigerian, not Igbo, Yoruba or Hausa and once I run into another Nigerian, I will immediately feel at home.

·    Our greatest strength lies in our diversity.

The ‘419 Reasons to Like Nigeria’ Campaign is in partnership with ‘The 419Positive Project’.

What I'm Reading

So, last week Monday, my mum gave me a strange assignment. She brought out some of her old books and gave all of them to me and said with all sense of seriousness that I must try to read them. In my mind, I was wondering if it was a crime to like to read. It was even more annoying because of the kind of books they were. Who told the woman I was interested in marriage/relationship books?

Anyway, on Thursday, I decided to pick the smallest of the books to read; not because I wanted to, but there really was nothing else to do and I was away from home, so why not?

The title of the book tells what the book is all about, so I don't think I have to tell again.

Little Foxes that spoil relationships by Toni Akose Ogobegwu
Songs of Solomon 2:15

I actually laughed when I took the book because I felt I didn't need it. Can I tell you that about an hour later when I dropped the book, I changed my mind about not needing it. It was awesome and well, it was easy to read because it's a small book, 60 pages only.


 This is the point where someone says "so what is your point?"

The whole point of this post is that I feel like I shouldn't be the only one with the knowledge I gained from this book, so I have decided to share it on this platform. This is not something I would normally do, so forgive any issues that might come with it.

In the coming posts on this blog(I can't promise how many, but I will tell when I'm done), I'm going to be sharing what I got from the book per 'chapter', so watch that space.

That said, have a wonderful weekend people.

Denial Island

One month after my graduation and what do I have to show for it? What have I successfully achieved in the past one month? What difference have I made? What decisions have I taken? Who are the new people I have met or what extra steps have I taken to improve my present relationships? These thoughts weigh heavily on my mind even as I write(or type).

July 2011, all that was on my mind was graduation; to leave school and finally be able to raise my fist in the air and shout "Victory at last" and celebrate my freedom from what I saw as five years of emotional and mental torture popularly known as education. July 22, 2011, my supposed victory came and I proudly wore the heavy gown alongside my million-dollar smile; took all the pictures I could and spent the whole day and the rest of the weekend hugging and laughing with over a dozen people I had never even said hello to.

In the course of my sojourn through the wilderness of education, I learnt one profound thing, "Twenty friends cannot(and may I add will not and should not) play together for twenty years. I have this statement glued to my brain like the scar on my left hand, but there are times that things don't just make any sense to you at all or on the other hand, they sound like very clean statements to you so much that they do not hold any deeper meaning for you. I guess my situation is the latter. Now my friends are gone, by this I mean I can't wake up in the morning and shout their names across the floor or wait for them when it's time to attend lectures or sit with them and decide which bloke is best for who(if you are my classmate and you are reading this, we never really did this :) ) or talk to them whenever I have a problem. Even if I can do that by the numerous technologies we have today(BBM, FB, Twitter, calls, SMS, etc), there's a limit to that considering what Globacom will do to my pocket if I call an Airtel number for a long period of time. reality for me has finally sunk in and even though it took a long time, we all say "Better late than never".

I was listening to TY Bello's "The Future" and a statement stayed with me "The future is here" and indeed, the future is here. I may have had my life all figured out in pen and paper since I was a child, but it's time to pick up myself and put my right leg in front of my left, roll up my sleeves and get to work. It's time to  leave the childish ways just like Apostle Paul did and face my future with enough tenacity to last me a lifetime.  I should take responsibility for the little things and the big things, forget about past regrets and instead of dwelling on past failures or worrying about present circumstances or having such fear about the coming future, pick up the available resources and use them to my benefit.

Now though, one month has passed and though I know all these principles, I find it hard to apply them; not because I have forgotten them or because God has suddenly decided to abandon me, but because I'm afraid I have been exposed to this life too early. I  have been released to face this life trusting no one but myself and God, I have been made to see the world as it truly is and deal with the issues that come with it as the grown woman the world expects me to be.

I can't deny that this task is daunting and I can't deny that the realities of this life make me want to run back into the hole of security that I'm coming from and stay there for the rest of my life. Though I can't run away from these intimidating truths, my denial does not make it less than the truth. I cannot, and will not deny or ignore the fact that my life has just begun and it's time to face it.

P.S: I hope this is conclusive enough

LoveWord

Seeing the title above must have left you bewildered. Not only is this grammatically incorrect, it is also a combination of two entirely different things. In these two words though, lies the puzzle I hope to unravel.
Someone has said "Love is life and life is love". If you do not agree, then consider the following:

The laws of every nation are written with living in love as a motivation. Laws are given to make man love his neughbours and country.

Love is the most discussed issue in the whole world after God

Love is the most expressed, desired, and requested action of man. The demand for love seems to be part of every living thing subject to how it is understood

All God teaches is centered on having His love and giving it to others.

Word in this context is not the word that comes out of our mouth, but the WORD-Jesus. The world is in chaos because people do not know that love is not generated, it is given. The love you exhibit should not be from you, but the one that has been poured into you. It is the poured love that can heal the world and the Spirit of God in you is what pours the love into you.

No true love exists if it is not a product of the WORD.

LoveWord therefore means the love from the WORD which is the only love that can be perfected.