Who is your Guy?

Who is your Guy?

Who is your guy or your gee? Gee is a Nigerian slang that means tight friend. During my recent spontaneous trip with my medical school classmates, our theme song was “Who is your guy” by Spyro. We unanimously made this our theme song because, 24 years after leaving...
Perfection is Possible: Yes or No?

Perfection is Possible: Yes or No?

In college, a few of my friends attended a church that we all regarded as “highly spiritual.” For years, the church had a particular slogan, “Perfection is Possible.” They had stickers, decals, and posters with this slogan, and they carried...
Practice Self-compassion

Practice Self-compassion

A while back, some friends and I went on a plant-based diet for a month. It was a very tough challenge as we all are meat lovers, but we did not realize it until the challenge. A few days ago, one of us posted on Facebook how she sneaked in meats because of unbearable...
Why should you Celebrate Birthdays?

Why should you Celebrate Birthdays?

Today is my birthday, and I am celebrating! Celebrating means honoring or marking an occasion with festivities or doing something special. My birthday was not on Facebook or any other social media platform a few years ago. Therefore, only family members and close...
10 Health Benefits of Forgiveness

10 Health Benefits of Forgiveness

Recently, an incident in my family opened up some of my old wounds. These old wounds apparently had only scabbed over, and ripping them open still hurt almost as much as they did decades ago. So, does that mean I never forgave the person all these years when I thought...
What do you regret most in life?

What do you regret most in life?

What do you regret most in life? On his deathbed, Steve Jobs, the visionary Apple co-founder and one of the greatest innovators of our time, regretted not treating his cancer sooner and not being there for his kids. Unfortunately, he died shortly after that, at the...