The Essence of Life and Living

We will all have reason to cry, we will also have reason to laugh but nothing is as fulfilling as being able to make others smile even while we are shedding our own (private) tears -Femi Adediran, August 2021. The…
We will all have reason to cry, we will also have reason to laugh but nothing is as fulfilling as being able to make others smile even while we are shedding our own (private) tears -Femi Adediran, August 2021. The…
Don’t pray for courage if you are not ready for war. You will only need courage in tough places – Femi Adediran, August 2021. We all need a bag full of courage. Courage to run Courage to marry Courage to…
You do not owe everybody an answer; you only owe yourself a duty to succeed. And success is the best answer…after silence – Femi Adediran, July 2021. Our life is always full of questions that we do not have answers…
The smallest world to live in is in your own world – Femi Adediran, July 2021. One dangerous thing about self-centeredness is that it makes what you have to appear not enough even for your own self, talk less of…
The biggest robbery in life is to be robbed of the joy of the moment because moments don’t come back, they go away forever! – Femi Adediran, July 2021. The moments of our lives are the summary of our lives.…
You must understand the necessity of the “cut-off point” so you can make the “cut-off mark” – Femi Adediran, July 2021. Don’t become too attached that you miss out on the blessing of detachment – Femi Adediran, July 2021. Those…
Nobody is more deserving of your kindness than you – Femi Adediran, July 2021. Be your own cheerleader and love your own life regardless, because… it is hard to be happy when YOU are mean to YOU! – Femi Adediran,…
Books do not necessarily make us wise until we “learn” what we are reading – Femi Adediran, July 2021. Wisdom is simply our willingness to learn, unlearn and relearn whatever we think we know – Femi Adediran, July 2021. If…
Our biggest challenge is not the noise in the marketplace but the noise within, which is far louder than the noise in the open market. If we are able to deal with our inner noise, the noise in the marketplace…
The laziest man is the physically strong but mentally weak. (Alagbara ma mo ero, baba ole ) An African adage It is good to be spiritually sound, but when your spiritual soundness is in variance with your mental capacity, you…
Your biggest act of bravery is to give yourself the benefits of the doubt…To Trust yourself, To love yourself, To give yourself a chance, To push yourself, to do all you can to let YOU benefit from your own doubt.…
If we all know what each of us is capable of, we will treat each other with more respect and dignity- Femi Adediran, June 2021. Every man/woman you meet is a possibility Every man/woman you meet is an access Every…
Inside a father’s heart is a love that is both compelling and untiring , it is what makes a man stands for “hours unending” on the streets if only to put a smile on the faces of his wife and…
Our “credit worthiness” is in our indebtedness to others – Femi Adediran, June 2021. We all owe each other love, respect, and compassion in a world where these virtues are in short supply – Femi Adediran, June 2021. It is…
Nobody owes you anything. You owe yourself everything. You are your own biggest debtor. The realization of this solemn truth is what frees you from frustration of expectation, it is what liberates you from disappointment of human promise, it is…