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If you have followed my journey in the last 10 years, you will agree with me that I have been brutally open about a lot of things in my life and private space too. Book after book, I have documented so many wins and my pitfalls. This has come with some glory and also without the absence of recruiting new enemies. Somehow, my openness has exposed me to ardent blackmail and hate and unlimited backstabbing. I never knew there’s a word that identifies with THE IMPACT OF ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION BASED ON YOUR VULNERABILITY.
On September 10th, 1992 (we lived in Bauchi town at that time), our former kid sister died from complications of measles. It was devastating, to say the least. Her name was IFEOLUWAPO ABIGAIL OBAFEMI.
From the moment she died, our family foundation was shaken for a long time. Dad was really heartbroken. His ‘mini woman’ was gone. Mum was inconsolable. Her ‘reward’ was gone. I do not know how my brothers mourned her. They were only 11 years old. I was just almost 13 years old at the time, a month to 13. I recall being blank. I did not associate the death to any feelings for a very long time until sometime February 1993 when I was a boarding student at United Faith Tabernacle College, Jos. Plateau State
Whether we like it or not, we must give it to Shekau, the now ‘probably finally’ dead leader of Boko Haram. If we were counting, perhaps Shekau has died like 10 times already, between 2015 and now, since Oga Buhari took over. There have been several claims ‘BH is technical dead!’, ‘BH is decimated!’, ‘Shekau has been killed!’, etc.
The Mental Health Buffet was very successful. 92 People joined the inaugural MENTAL HEALTH BUFFET and our 5 Speakers shared healing streams from their own stories.
Pauline Okoeguale referred to her sexual abuse past.
Lisa Okocha spoke about her sickle cell recovery.
I published an ebook on 27th Jan, 2017 which barely 50 people have read. I have decided to let more people read it today. You may find this absolutely liberating. A few who have read it have told me they were FREED by the stories. I’d love to know your experience too.
We have been raised feeling that our emotions are ‘exaggerated’ or ‘not good for us’. As children and teenagers, how we felt was not acknowledged. Parents felt our emotions were disrespectful. So we also grew up feeling ‘what have feelings got to do with the issue on ground?’
More often than not, when people visit SOBCA office, they say ‘oh, your office is so serene’, ‘oh, your office is so casual and relaxing’, ‘when I come to SOBCA, I feel relieved’. Even first time comers say so.
THERE IS AN ENERGY YOUR OFFICE OR HOME EMITS. AND IT IS THE SUM TOTAL OF EMOTIONS IN THAT SPACE PER TIME.
I became an entrepreneur because I loved to have more time for myself to do what I wanted when and how I wanted it. So it looked like I started out choosing to be an entrepreneur. But it’s been 10…