SKINNIES

I opened this episode of the Skinnies podcast with gratitude and a little vulnerability. Returning to content creation came with real fears. Beyond wondering whether I could record again, I questioned whether people still wanted to hear my voice and connect with my thoughts. That uncertainty lingered quietly in my mind. The response from listeners eased that fear. The engagement confirmed that my audience still cared, still listened, and still valued my perspective. That reassurance grounded the emotional direction of this episode. Loving Without Expectation Before I introduce the main subject, let's reflect on what it means to love one’s neighbour . Is it the “give-and-take” mindset that conditions kindness on reciprocity? I believe love should flow without negotiation or expectation of return. Early one morning, while returning from an outing, I saw two young children—no more than seven or eight years old—walking with food items in their hands. One carried pepper . The other...

  Have you ever paused something meaningful, telling yourself “I’ll come back to it later”… and later never came? This short but powerful end-of-year message from Skinnies Podcast is your reminder that it’s not too late to start again — and that your voice, your work, your gift still matters. As the year wraps up, here’s a heartfelt reflection on growth, consistency, courage , and why small beginnings still count. When Life Stretches You — But Still Blesses You This year didn’t come gently. It stretched. It dragged. But it also taught, refined, and blessed. The host of Skinnies Podcast openly reflects on restarting her podcast after a long pause — not because everything was perfect, but because someone reminded her that people were listening, even when she felt invisible . “ Some things we do are seeds . They don’t shout immediately. But they grow.” And that message alone is a powerful reminder for anyone who has delayed their dreams, gifts, business ideas, or creative projects...

  Herald Youth Foundation Launches First Outreach in Abadina Grammar School H erald Youth Foundation (HYF) makes her first awareness campaign for teenagers on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at Abadina Grammar School (Snr). The physical outreach, which is the first of its kind, took place for one hour and witnessed a host number of students being beneficiaries. H erald Youth Foundation is a foundation created for the purpose of equipping teenagers with the knowledge, resources and opportunities they need to navigate challenges, pursue their passion and become the change maker of tomorrow. It provides a platform that help teenagers grow personally, develop essential skills and realize their full potentials. T he teenagers outreach 1.0 staged at Abadina Grammar School tagged “Life Beyond Teen Years” focuses on sensitizing young ones on what is expected of them and what they should expect beyond their teenage years. It as such help them locate their path and make them realize there is a futu...

  THE HATE YOU GIVE, LIVES INSIDE FOREVER (THUG LIFE)      C redit to Tupac Shakur and his other friends who are the original owners of the word. Albeit I won’t be going by their definition of a thug. You see, a lot of us see a thug as someone who is ruthless, someone who doesn’t care a hoot about the feelings of others.       W e see them as someone who are bad-tempered, not serious with their life, and ill-behaved and we just zero on them. We look at them from a distance and we just decide that they are not to be reckoned with and we blame them for their kind of personality.

  FOCUS ON THE PATH; IGNORE THE OBSTACLES. Sometimes ago, I was on Facebook and I saw a video from a speech given by a speaker (motivational speaker) at an event and I saw a lesson in what he said. He said, "You can't tell the human brain to do the negative. For instance, don't think of an elephant". The audience, including myself who was watching, immediately thought about an elephant, and then I immediately understood what he meant. He continued and said, " The human brain is difficult not to do something. That is why when you're learning to ski, the skiers would tell you to focus on the road, because the second you think in your head, 'don't hit the tree', that is when you'd run right through to one." You see, in our lives also, we are always trying to not make mistakes. We want to be so sure; we want to be perfect. Trevor Noah said in one of his comedies, "One problem of humans is that we get so comfortable knowing- 'how is t...

HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH PEOPLE AROUND YOU.  From the existence of the world, man is to relate with the people around him. In one way or the other, there is always an association between an individual with others either temporary or permanent. A group of people might come together to carry out an experiment or a discovery, and then separate after the success of what they intended to do. That is a temporary relationship. Also, a man and his child will have a permanent relationship throughout the days of their lives. Relationship means connection and interaction with people. In an organisation, there will surely be a relationship between the staff or workers. The fact is that the level of relationship defers, there's what we call general relationship and we can also have personal relationship. General relationship is the type of relationship we have towards everybody, such as greeting them, sharing some time together once in a while and others. Personal relationship ...

HAIR LOSS: 20 FOODS TO PREVENT HAIR LOSS AND WHY. Some of the best foods to prevent hair loss are foods high in nutritional value like eggs, leafy greens and fatty fish. Whenever there is a deficiency in vitamins, biotin, riboflavin, iron and other nutrients, there is always a case of hair fall/ hair loss. LIST OF WHAT FOODS TO EAT AND WHY 1. Eggs 2. Tangerines 3. Spinach 4. Salmon 5. Oatmeal 6. Papaya 7. Avocados 8. Almonds 9. Red meat 10. Beans 11. Berries 12. Sweet potatoes 13. Sweet pepper 14. Oysters 15. Guava 16. Onions 17. Tomatoes 18. Lentils 19. Liver 20. Walnut Let's talk about the first six;     Eggs . Eggs contain biotin and protein, significant nutrients in promoting hair growth. A lack of biotin and protein in the diet can cause brittle hair and hair loss. Hair follicles mainly comprise proteins. When you suffer hair loss, you may just suffer biotin and protein deficiency. It’s a no-brainer: eggs are the best option.  Also, zinc,...

UNVEIL Focus: • Who am I? • Where do I come from? • What am I here for? • From whose structures do I take heritage? • On whose values do I build mine? • In this journey that I am set to embark on, who has gone before me? • What constitutes an advantage in my life? • Who & What am I supposed to know? • What do I know about the secrets of champions? • Above all, what shall I do to be saved from eternal damnation? These questions, as recommended in the last publication, communicate a charge to all budding young leaders, who will be committed and intentional over a big tomorrow. You can dedicate this period to SEEK profitable answers to these thought-provoking questions. Devote your week to working strategically, intentionally, intelligently and diligently, by: • Emphasize on affirmations. • Structure your day. • Reading a purpose-centered book. • Note down personal questions you need to answer for yourself. • Follow valuable people on social media. • Expose yourself to an higher e...

Armor of Positivity  Grandma was out to make my life terrible as usual, just like every other day. Nothing I ever do seems to satisfy my grandmother, who was certain that I would end up becoming exactly what she expects of me. By “expect,” I mean either I may have a child with an unidentified father, become a prostitute, or at the very least, drop out of high school. Nevertheless, I left her a note today like I do every day, regardless of the fact that she had just finished thrashing me with a broom and I still had spiral marks on my body as a signatory of the thrashing. That morning, as I was cleaning my grandma's room, her beautiful and most priceless bangles flew out after being propelled forward by the broom. I bowed my stiff back, as my grandma would say, and used my lethargic, useless hands in her words  to sweep away the area under her bed. My grandma thinks I am incredibly lazy and that I might even be more lazy than the proverbial tortoise so, lazy me ...

Live, don't just Breathe  Join our update group  for faster updates   According to Biologists, all organisms are classified broadly into two categories; living and non-living organisms. They based this classification on the ground of certain characteristics. In the case of non-living things, they classified them in this category because they do not have life in them. In other words, they do not breathe or respirate. Meanwhile, their counterparts- the living things, breathe and carry out their own activities on their own accord. Join our  update group  for faster updates Human beings have been also classified to be a living thing in this category, because we also have breathe in us. And, of course, we all can say how essential it is for us to breathe. Without breathe we cannot last more than minutes (depending on long we have been trained to hold it). However, breathing is not what makes us human in the real sense of it. Scientists have said that there ar...

GET UP, DON'T LET NOBODY STOP YOU! That day, I vowed never to do anything in the church anymore. I vowed to not even attend the church again. I had given up on working and getting insults in return. I mean, these people cannot even do half of what I have been doing, yet, all they do is complain about every little of my error. But, as I walked by the ATM stands, I heard the song, '.....Get up, get up, don't let nobody tell you that you can't....' And that was the spark that woke up my conscience. Join our  update group  for faster updates  In life, there is a stage that we get to and we want to give up on things we do, either for God or for people. This might be caused by people or circumstances around us. I mean, how do you tell a philanthropist whose child has been killed by some individuals to come and donate to rehabilitate those individuals? Even though he finds pleasure in doing his philanthropic act, it would be very difficult for him to do this on...

HAIR LOSS: 7 FOODS TO AVOID Hair loss, also known as alopecia, can be of immense concern to both men and women. Even if you burn money on the most expensive hair care products, you may still not get the expected result. Over the years, researches have been done to know the causes of hair loss as humans at one stage or the other suffer hair loss and from findings, some factors that result to hair loss includes,1. Genetics 2. Age 3. Overall health 4. Environmental vulnerability 5. Medications 6. Diet 7. Hair products Factors like genetics and age can't be changed, but diet is a factor that we possess more control to change. According to studies, deficiencies in vitamin B12 and D, biotin, iron, riboflavin and other nutrients are related to hair loss. Eating meals that are deficient in these nutrients can result in hair loss resulting from nutrition deficiency. 7 foods to avoid when suffering hair loss and why. 1. Sugar 2. Swordfish 3. Alcohol 4. Refined carbs 5. Carbonated drinks 6. G...

DEAR YOU OF SMALL BUT SOUND BEGINNINGS  Anything that may potentially limit you should be known by you. Do not let anything unknown or hidden limit you, because the hidden ones are the most vital! On the other hand, if anything will lift you, it is a code that will not be known by many. Even if known, it is underrated. Just as the major components of life in the human body are the hidden ones [that cannot be seen outwardly], the important secrets to effective living are the seemingly underrated ones. They cannot be found unless sought for! It is important, now, to seek the hidden codes that make for effectiveness and energy. These are encapsulated in a phenomenon called Wisdom. The most important takeaway is that Wisdom is a spirit, and can only be breathed by God. This is the first source, and the only perspective to seek correctly! The guide for the application of such can be found in important books by proven persons; by diligent studying, observations, and exposure ...

WHY YOU SHOULD MOST DEFINITELY GIVE UP HOPE. I have seen many people come to me to give them advice on how to not give up, and I find it funny that people want to avoid giving up with what they're facing. Before I go too far, you should not bother to fight. After all, life is not fair to you, why bother?  You should give up since you are very certain that you will never make it. But if you think you can make it, at least that doubt that, “if I try, I might make it”, then you should not give up. See, when you give up, you stop learning, you stop evolving. Thomas Edison attempted to do the bulb for 999 times, and he didn't give up. Uncle, how many attempts have you given that your dream before telling me you want to give up? Aunty, how many Jamb exams have you written yet? Isn't it too bad of you to give up when you've not even done as much as that person? He was able to attain greatness and make you and I have bulbs in our various houses because h...

DEAR YOU OF SMALL BEGINNINGS It is important that you don't just start small, but you start well. This principle is vital, and it applies to all areas of living. Now, if you are ready to take on your future, ensure you learn this early: LIVE! Living is the presence of the substance that make for vitality and activeness. Emphasis on Substance. It powers. It energizes. Such is meaning of Intentionality. Ones that ensures purposeful, gainful, living. Seeing & living your future in shadows. Physical strength, agility and might are assured, as they are the glory of your youth. But the brightness of your glory is in the strength of your intentionality! Here, you don't ensure you just exist; you live whilst chasing the very best you were created for. Run the race with the right weight. Get your spirit, soul and body weighty! - David Omobolaji

  RED FLAGS IN RELATIONSHIPS PART 1 Crossing the bridge of relationships, dating or courtship, whichever one that suits well with you into the forever deal has become so tasking these days and so, it is essential to look before you leap. It is important to check well before you say yes to forever.   There are several red flags and signals that you should never ignore when you see them rearing their heads in your relationship. Take note as I delve into them.  9 Red Flags That You Should Take note of Break-up threats : If your partner threatens to leave you after minor arguments/fights, it is saddening to say even when you marry this will continue and may materialize so, be sage. Domestic violence: the dangers of domestic violence cannot be overemphasized, my dear! and this doesn’t apply to females alone but to both genders. Run, I mean to run from such people who are quick to use their fists and words when choosing a partner. Don’t give excuses a...