Flowers blossom and attract bees. They don’t worry with the bees finding them. They stay in their place of purpose. You were created exactly as you are for a purpose and you don’t need to compromise your identity in your search for anything Omilola Oshikoya  (Excerpts from The Richer Woman Book)

The unique combination of sun, wind, water, temperature and precise location sets the stage for flowers to bloom. Rain in small doses during certain seasons is perfect. Little rain provides a poor climate for seed germination and lots of rain, causes seeds to be washed away.

Sometimes taking a stance for yourself can be the hardest thing to do, but do it anyway. Like ending a relationship with a lying, cheating or abusive partner.

The fear of being alone always come up. But the questions you should ask yourself are, “do I need to be in this relationship? Do I trust this person? What will be the quality of my life and this relationship if I continue being with this person I don’t trust?

It’s a joy to find and live your dream. That happened to me about two years ago when I decided it was time to start my beauty saloon— the Style Unisex Beauty Lounge.

After years of working with my vibrant and dedicated team, I can say the experience and all of its seeming challenges are worth it.

After three unsuccessful attempts in the past three weeks to submit my passport forms at its designated office, I was finally able to do so on the 10/09/15, and officially, started the process of renewing my Ghanaian Passport— the second phase in itself, promising to be the beginning of new bouts of frustration.

Reminiscing over the events of my past unsuccessful attempts makes me sad. It makes me wonder how many unsuccessful attempts others have also had to endure— and I don’t even want to remember the hours I wasted waiting in queues very early in the morning, only to be turned away…