Tag: 2023
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Bloganuary – Prompt No. 30
What would you title the chapters of your autobiography? All this month’s prompts have been pretty good so far. Today’s is pretty challenging. Chapter 1 – “The Essence” (My origins and the conditions in which I grew up especially with 2 different households.) Chapter 2 – “Friends to the End” (This is where I learn…
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Bloganuary – Prompt No. 29
What is something you learned recently? I learned about the history of the mayors of New York City from John V. Lindsay up until the present day mayor, Eric Adams. The way each mayor ruled generally had a drastic impact on the quality of life in the city. But the decline of the quality of…
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Bloganuary – Prompt No. 28
Describe your perfect birthday cake. ICE CREAM! This would be a cake that I would get from either Coldstone’s Creamery or Carvel. It’s a vanilla ice cream cake with Oreo pieces sprinkled throughout and it would have a chocolate cookie crust. It would have 3 layers with every layer separated by a film of white…
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Bloganuary – Prompt No. 27
What are the pros and cons of procrastination? Unless you’re being led by your intuition and not fear of accomplishment or activity, then there are no pros to procrastination. It’s just a waste of time. Time that will never come back. Procrastination is a con. This is the year that I take advantage of every…
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Bloganuary – Prompt No. 26
What language do you wish you could speak? I wish I could speak Yoruba. My dad is from Lagos and he came to the US to study at a school in NY. He met my mom, got married, got settled here, and had my sister and me. When I was younger, he wanted to teach…
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Bloganuary – Prompt No. 25
What is a song or poem that speaks to you and why? Psalm 91 is been one of my foundational poem/song/scripture since I was younger. My mom taught me to memorize it and think about it a lot. It’s a calming and assuring to know that God is out there to protect you and keep…
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Bloganuary – Prompt No. 24
How do you show love? This is one of the easier prompts that I’ve written on during this month. I show love by being present and attentive. One of the biggest investments a person can make is by his or her presence. One can only be at one place at one time. Where you choose…
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Bloganuary – Prompt No. 23
What’s a lie you tell yourself? The lie I tell myself is that I have no fear: That I’m bold. That I’m flawless. That is further from the truth. The truth is that I have fear. I am scared of certain unknowns. I’m usually very quiet but this is where having a relationship with God…
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Bloganuary – Prompt No. 22
What was your dream job as a child? My dream job as a child was to become a professional athlete like a basketball player. I wanted to play on the Knicks because that was (and still is) my favorite team as a child. They were very good once I started paying attention to NBA basketball…