by Fisayo Olajide | Oct 15, 2020 | concise write-ups, Millennials, Nigeria, Social Justice, World Event reflections
I become shy or self-conscious, each time I am in front of a recording or broadcasting camera or mic. But, when the reason to be in front of a camera or mic, is related to a cause or #purpose that is dear to my heart, all that self-consciousness evaporates into thin...
by Fisayo Olajide | Oct 12, 2020 | concise write-ups, Equality, Nigeria, Social Justice, World Event reflections
During the weekend, I experienced two hurricanes of inspiration. First, for the first time, the youths of the republic founded around the Niger area – known as #Nigeria, exercised their #freedom of #peaceful assembly, and freedom of expression, to safeguard their...
by Fisayo Olajide | Oct 5, 2020 | concise write-ups, Millennials, monday motivation, personal experiences
I like to think that most of my cherished acquaintances and friends owe our relationships to my inability to reply with the bland and mundane ‘fine’ or ‘okay’ to the global conversation starter of ‘How are you?’ Because my response...
by Fisayo Olajide | Sep 28, 2020 | concise write-ups, personal experiences
I think I was nine, when she challenged me to learn to recite from memory, in seven days, Dylan Thomas’ Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night, villanelle poem. And, on the third day of my challenge, in my ninth attempt, I missed my lines, again. Sensing my...
by Fisayo Olajide | Sep 25, 2020 | Dialogues, personal experiences, Social Justice
She calls out: ‘Michael (she prefers to call me by my baptism name), Michaaeeelll, Michhaaaaeeel!! I know when she calls out my name like that it’s either I have forgotten to do something, and it’s time for another lesson. Me (thinking up defenses in...
by Fisayo Olajide | Sep 21, 2020 | personal experiences
As they repeatedly shot the videos, with so much focus and keenness for perfection, I couldn’t help but ask: “What benefit do you derive from this?” They: Fisayo, why are you so old? Didn’t you have fun in your twenties? Me (I smiled): hmmm, so...
by Fisayo Olajide | Sep 10, 2020 | Africa, Equality, SDGS, Social Justice, World Event reflections
As she takes the picture She asks: What kind of black man are you? Me (eager to give a rant about my belief that to use the prefix ‘black’ to tag someone is a misnomer from ignorance, I chose the inquisitive route and asked): What do you mean? She: Well, I...
by Fisayo Olajide | Aug 26, 2020 | monday motivation, personal experiences
Best Selling Books(BSB): a picture is worth 1,000 words, do you understand? You (wide-eyed, nodding your head): Wow, interesting, makes sense. Me: So tell me (BSB) What do 1,000 words mean without context or meaning? You: what do you know? Do you have a bestselling...
by Fisayo Olajide | Aug 20, 2020 | black lives matter, Equality, SDGS, Social Justice
“To work with love… is to weave the cloth with threads drawn from your heart, even as if your beloved were to wear that cloth.” — Kabil Gibran, The Prophet Remember those six weeks I was mining for constructive feedback, to increase the value of your time...
by Fisayo Olajide | Aug 6, 2020 | black lives matter, Equality, SDGS, Social Justice
“It’s really beautiful. It feels like God visits everywhere else but lives in Africa.” — Will Smith While, I give kudos to the heart of the person who first said “If you don’t ask, you’ll never know.” I bless the hearts of all those who keep alive the spirit of...
