2005, just felt like yesterday,

And I am 21 today healthy and strong,

I have been living and surviving by God’s grace,Despite the pain and joy, the weakness and strength, the success and failure, I’m still here today; it can only be God.

From the 21 years I have lived in this world, All i see and breathe is God’s grace.

For He has brought me into this world until this

moment, I thank You deeply for the priceless

gift of life and Your unending grace that has

kept me alive through every season.

You’ve carried me through fierce battles I’ve

fought and won, turned my struggles into

sources of unbreakable strength, and balanced

every tear of pain with moments of pure joy.

Today, I stand grateful for the person you’ve

shaped me, into stronger, wiser, and more

resilient because of Your faithful hand. Thank

You for survival, for growth, for every victory,

and for the beautiful journey that has led me

here.

#HAPPYBIRTHDAY TO ME JULIUS IFEANYI ELUU.

Here’s to another year walking in Your light!

God I’m forever Grateful, for you are always helping us.

#God

#birthday

#GodIsHelpingUs

#blessed

Secondly, I am reminded that delay is not denial – His timing is always perfect.

Thirdly, I joyfully celebrate my successful matriculation. This milestone is possible only by the grace of God. Only He and I truly know the challenges, sacrifices, and trials endured to reach this point.

Finally, I extend heartfelt gratitude to my parents, family, and friends for their unwavering support, prayers, encouragement, and belief in me throughout this journey. I pledge to continue honoring you by representing you positively and striving to make you proud in all my endeavors.

Once again – happy matriculation to me: Eluu Julius Ifeanyi (Dohble B Ophicial).

Indeed, God is helping us.

A world where many young people crave riches instead of true wealth.

What is wealth?

Wealth is the combination of riches, good health, and peace of mind.

I have seen so many rich people but few wealthy people. And I promise to be among the few wealthy people. The mistake we do is that we forget that mental health is the key to everything we need in life, no matter how much money you have, if your mental health is unstable you are prone to losing all, because it will cause so many complication and it will absolutely lead you to misplacing priority such as buying and doing things that are not matter at the moment.

Have you ever seen an insane man become wealthy? No!!

But have you seen a sane man become wealthy? Yes absolutely!!!

An insane man, can manage to be rich but can never become wealthy. Because true wealth comes with a lot of sanity, peace, and riches.

Stop focusing on riches alone, it will drain your mental health, instead focus on being wealthy, avoid anything that crumbles your mental health, your mental health is you, take care of yourself mentally, by doing things that truly matter at the moment and ignoring things that you can’t control. Limit your imagination and focus on reality. Set goals that align with your current mental state, so that you won’t go crazy.

Mental health first before anything else, pray for mental stability in everything you do in

Life.

Remember: GOD IS HELPING US

No matter how life torments you never do what is against your belief; trust your instincts and move on.

No matter how bad you think you are; never try to change to impress others and displease yourself.

No matter how good you are, never allow people to trample on your peace of mind or mistake your kindness for weakness.

No matter how easy your life becomes, never mock others who aren’t getting it right at the moment.

No matter how things are going awry for you; never envy or hate those winning instead clap for them, wish them well and surely you shall win someday.

No matter how depressed you are; never think less of yourself, or curse your maker.

In life, many things will surely happen and it is really fine. Don’t lose hope God is working.

So many setbacks will happen but that does not mean you’re weak or a failure, each and every setback that occurs has a reason. Clap for those winning soon we shall all join the league.

REMEMBER GOD IS HELPING US.

Setting: present day, early morning, night/midnight.

Characters: LIFE AND BRO.

LIFE:

A personified force, ageless, blunt, mocking, and pushing Bro. Always ready to do anything to make Bro a better version of himself, regardless of the pain.

Bro:

A young man in his 20s weary but determined, struggling with life’s challenges such as depression, loneliness, and boredom.

Life: (nonchalantly hovering around bro’s mind, head, spirit soul, and body. Moving like a headless snake without destination) Hey bro what’s up?

Bro:(lying down on his little bed in distress and lost in his thoughts, sleeping with eyelids open, and feeling as if all hope is gone) What do you mean?

Life: Do you mean you don’t understand what I mean by what’s up?

Bro: I understand what you mean, but your intention is what I don’t understand. Are you really checking up on me, or what? Because I can’t recall the last time someone cared about me.

Life: (paused, stopped moving, and stood opposite Bro, staring at him while putting his hands on his shoulder) Even if no one cares about you, you know I do. Every time I’m with you. How are you doing? I am for real, no joke( trying to keep a straight face to show a sign of seriousness).

Bro: (casually and reluctantly) I’m fine. I’m just trying to figure out something. Please don’t distract me.

Life: ( moves closer to convince bro to win his heart seeking attention) Why are you cold to me, are we quarreling or do we have an unsettled dispute before?

Bro: (laugh sarcastically) Oh are you trying to act innocent? Because you know all the torment and pain you have put on me so please stop disguising and I said am

Fine, just trying to figure out something.

Life: ( flabbergasted, but still trying to maintain and keep it cool) nice to hear that you are fine, but I know you are not fine.

Bro: I know you knew so much about me, that was why I was so surprised when you said you were checking up on me.

Life:(disguising as a stammer) ye… yeah. Yeah… you know I’m always with you every time. I am Life, the only one you can’t hide from me, unless you are dead. So don’t panic I just want us to chill, vibe today, and I also have some questions for you. Nothing much, let’s just vibe tonight.

Bro:(astonished) Hmm, wonder can never end, so tonight the pigs are flying, for real am surprised. You want to vibe with me? Tonight must be a wonderful night.

Life: (laughing sarcastically) Maybe, just be intentional and truthful with yourself when I ask you the questions.

Bro: ( in anger) Why do you always laugh mockingly at me? Your laugh always piss me off I don’t want to chill with you again, you can go. Leave me and let me be I will be fine on my own.

Life: (feeling sorry)huh, do you want me to go? I just want to make you happy tonight, because I noticed that you have been alone, lonely, and bored all this time. And nobody cares about you so I decided to cheer you up. ( faking it as if he wants to cry, just to make Bro feel emotional). You know I love you, bro, I feel for you and my intentions are pure.

Bro: (laughing ) Oh you think I will fall for your trick, I sold my emotions a long time ago, I have no feelings. (singing to demonstrate is lack of emotions)

.

. “ I have no feelings

. I can never lie to you

. All I want is money in the bank

. I just wanna cuddle

. If you are not money

. Don’t worry you are not paddle

. To my saddle

. Just let me be, I can handle

. My battle with some bottles”

Life: (clapping and laughing) Wow! Wow! That was amazing I love that, a new talent has been discovered, cheers to the world. I think you have cheered me and yourself up Let me just go straight to the point.

Bro: Yeah, if you want to cheer me up, go straight to the point and stop adding to my pain with your sarcasm.

Life: Okay, my first question.…… (takes a deep breath) hmm why are you single?

Bro: (exclaimed) Ah ah, why am I single, is that supposed to be a question?

Life: ( cuts in ) Yes it is, you are growing and getting old. I want to know!

Bro: ( shaking head out of pity) Out of the problems we are facing now, is relationships the next thing to think about?

Life: Hmm, I know it is not the next thing to deliberate on, but in these lonely days having a friend of the opposite sex will make it easier for you to scale through this journey.

Bro: Yes I know, but I am the one who chose to be single, I don’t just want to bother anybody with my problems because currently, I don’t think I have much to offer anybody. I just want to channel all my efforts and energy into building myself up to become a better version of myself. The. After I have conquered myself, become proud of myself I can decide to help others and be a blessing to them.

Life: (happily) Wow ever since I knew you this is the hardest but best decision you have ever made, and I must confess you are growing and becoming better gradually, because if you can make and abide by this decision then you can conquer any hurdles of life without seeking or depending on anybody’s help. Many people don’t want to go through this pain of loneliness, boredom, and solitude but they want to grow, you have chosen this path, I love your passion and zeal keep it up you are almost there. ( stretching is a hand for a warm handshake).

Bro: (nodding his head in happiness and smiling) I appreciate the fact that you love and comprehend my decision and the path of life I have chosen to grow. Thank you for your hard lessons and constant pushes, you are one of the reasons that I am here today, learning from you is hard but it is truly impactful and amazing, keep pushing because I want to do better and I will never get tired of being better. I can see happiness and joy in my sun.

Life: (laughs, gets closer to bro to hug him, looking staring at him eyeball to eyeball). Yes! That’s my bro! If it is about pushing, no need to worry about that, because I’m the god of pushing, I will push you to the very end, don’t forget you are not on this journey alone, we are on this together. And God is helping us, I got you for life. ( a soulful song with a melodic rhythm and inspired lyrics centering on hope arose gradually, as they both depart, the bro eye looking looming and blurry he sleeps off and life disappears into a beam of light, light fades and disappears slowly).

.

. THE END

Without wasting much time, let me share this awesome and interesting story about my brisk journey of solitude. It all started a few weeks ago when I noticed a significant decline in my life as a writer and an aspiring music artist. I lost focus due to several reasons, including depression. Lately, I’ve been feeling depressed due to the uncertainties of life and the frustration of not being productive with my previous work, which has led to low engagement and other challenges.

The truth is, I wasn’t too bothered about this at first because I was channeling my depression into watching movies, chatting, playing games, sleeping, and engaging in other social activities. However, I realized this was not helping; instead, it was making things worse. Although I felt happy during these distractions, I wasn’t as productive as I needed to be. So, I decided to change my approach.

I didn’t make these changes alone; I consulted some trusted mentors and explained how I had lost connection and was trying to reconnect. They offered me various suggestions to get back on track. One advised me to go offline for a while, while another stressed the importance of discipline and suggested that my indiscipline was the reason for my setbacks. Although their advice was challenging for me to follow, I chose to obey and implement their suggestions.

The first step I took was to reduce my online presence. To be honest, I couldn’t completely disconnect, but I went “ghost,” meaning no one knew when I was online. I stopped posting on all my social media accounts, which led many people to stop texting me and helped decrease my chatting. This allowed me to focus more on reading.

Next, I stopped initiating conversations with people, regardless of how close we were. I only replied to those who reached out to me. As some of my friends stopped messaging me due to the lack of vibe, it was difficult at first. However, as time went on, I began to appreciate this solitude because it allowed me to concentrate on reading and creating content.

Throughout this journey, I lost many people, but I found happiness in the fact that those I lost were not genuine friends. While it was a lonely experience, it was also impactful. My goal was achieved; I restored my connection with writing and became a better person. I want to thank all my friends, family, and fans who reached out to me during this time; I appreciate and love you all.

To anyone facing a similar struggle, I urge you to find a way back to yourself. Life is full of exploration, and the first step begins with you. Reconnect with the greatness within you and don’t give up on yourself. Even when it seems like the world has given up on you, don’t betray yourself. You can do this because you’ve done it before. Consider using the methods I’ve mentioned to explore and reconnect with your greatness. Remember, the journey isn’t over until it’s truly over.

And always remember, God is helping us.

LIFE.

Some people say money is vanity, Yes this can be true for some biblical or philosophical reasons. Ultimately, we don’t really know what will happen in the afterlife (heaven), but here on Earth, I can confidently tell you for free. that having money or becoming wealthy is not vanity. In this world, wealth is the only weapon that can help you avoid stress, oppression, insults, depression, and poverty. When you are rich, you will understand why it’s essential to remain financially stable. Money is a vital part of life on Earth; it gives you power and speaks for itself. Everybody here loves and wants money, so how can it be considered vanity? It is better to have money first before concluding that it is, indeed, vain.

The greatest calamity is being without money. Nobody wants to live in poverty. It’s better to experience what some call vanity than to endure calamity.

So, how can you acquire money?

There are many ways to become rich; it depends on your background, beliefs, and how you choose to pursue wealth. Some believe that a fulfilling lifestyle can only be achieved through hard work, consistency, and commitment to doing the right things, while others may think differently.

Personally, I won’t tell you what to do because I’m not rich yet, and I haven’t even figured out what will lead me to wealth. For now, I’m trying every opportunity that comes my way until I find the best path for me. If you find yourself in a similar situation, don’t stop seeking and trying new opportunities. One day, we will surely meet our goals.

Do what you believe is best for you, but make sure you have someone in your field to look up to. If the person you admire is not living the lifestyle you aspire to through the same means, please change your role model, as that hustle may not lead to the success you envision.

However, in whatever you do, avoid illegal activities. Because you might find success, but it will cause problems later on.

Be genuine and transparent in your endeavors.

Those who succeed through illegal means often have secrets they don’t want to share. In contrast, someone who achieves wealth legally will be proud to share their journey and encourage you to believe in the process. They will even tell you that with persistence, you can surpass them.

I quote: “If the person you are looking up to as a role model is not living your dream life, my friends, change them.” Your role model should be someone who has already achieved the life you once dreamt of.

Remember, God is helping us.

BRO: Yes!

LIFE: you aren’t giving up yet, the real giving up is when you die, so if you want to show me you had given up, commit suicide.

BRO: What do you mean by that?

LIFE: if you want to give up die.. I mean just die.

BRO: Huh, nope I can’t

LIFE: you can’t, You don’t want to die?

BRO: Yes I don’t want to die, I’m just tired of everything

LIFE: if you are, then pause if you must but don’t stop, rest when you are tired but don’t quit.

BRO: I can’t rest, every time I try to rest, my mind becomes restless and my brain becomes unrest too.

LIFE: yes because that’s how it is supposed to be, no rest for you until you achieve and give yourself that life you promised yourself. Just sleep, okay?

BRO: I can’t sleep either, sleep is the hardest thing for me these days.

LIFE: (laughs) Oh you were trying to sleep?

BRO: Yes! I feel like I should sleep, not for resting, but for me to just be able to escape the reality of life.

LIFE: I understand you, but the sad truth is that you can’t escape from life reality, even if you sleep it will haunt you in your dreams, and if you manage to sleep you just escape it for a while not for too long.

BRO: (perplexed) Hmm, I’m confused for real right now, I don’t even know what to do anymore. (sobbing silently alone).

LIFE: I feel your pain, and my advice for you is these 1. When I hit you hard or knock you down in. desperation, cry as much as you can, take a break and pray to your God.

2. Don’t expect comfort or rest from me, because you can’t find it, you will always be stressed, bothered and uncomfortable until you become successful.

So stop looking for ease and comfort keep fighting.

When you are tired fight weakly, and when you are energized fight crazily, don’t stop fighting, because every single action you take or make in the journey of success is bringing you closer.

3. Re-strategize, if the other plans are not working for you, change them, stop doing what is not working for you. That way may not be your way. But don’t stop.

Bro: (exclaimed) Ahh!! this is too much, must I do this, can’t I just live anyhow?

LIFE: I am not forcing you bro I’m just telling you to do those things if you want to become successful, and if not, just do otherwise. I’m not forcing you, bro, anyhow you choose to live, you will always meet and see them there. I don’t care about you bro. (laughing mockingly).

BRO: (frustrated) All I know is that I must be successful.

LIFE: your choice? That’s your problem, I don’t care.

BRO: Thanks let me just eat and continue. Better days ahead.

REMEMBER: God is helping us.

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why you always seem to want more? More money, more promotions, more growth, more good things – more progress, and so on. You find yourself never satisfied or comfortable, even when you achieve what you have prayed or wished for. If you relate to this feeling, it’s not entirely your fault; it’s simply how life tends to operate. No position or condition ever feels like enough for us as humans. We naturally seek more, and that doesn’t mean we are selfish; it is a fundamental aspect of life. Success can draw challenges, and sometimes it even turns friends into foes.

I remember a friend who desperately prayed for employment. He was hasty to accept any job because he was tired of being broke and unemployed. Now that he has a job, he’s feeling overwhelmed and is even considering quitting. This is a reminder that we often think our problems will be solved once we achieve certain goals, but that isn’t always the case.

My brother once said, “The more money you make, the more bills you pay.” I never believed it until I experienced it myself. When you start earning $400, new problems amounting to $500 or more. might suddenly arise, and you’ll find yourself searching for a way out.

As a human being, we should never feel that we have “arrived,” regardless of our current level in life. Keep aiming for more; too much success doesn’t kill. However, don’t let the desperation for what you can’t obtain now negatively impact you. Instead, practice gratitude for where you are at this moment – the best is yet to come.

Remember, God is helping us.

Why is it YES and NO?

Firstly I would love to explain why it is yes and no,

It is because of the situations and the people you are dealing with and being kind to.

The yes aspect: being kind is very good and okay. In this part, I will advise you to be kind because it is helpful, if not at the present moment, then shortly later.

The reason why is it good and important to be kind in this part is because those you people you are kind to, values and respect your kind act towards them they understand that you’re being kind to them not because you have so much to give or showing off, or your good Motive or claiming to be a good person, but simply doing it because the act of kindness is you and you are made up of kindness.

With people understanding this your act of kindness will be much appreciated and reckoned.

Knowing where and people to be kind to is the real kindness, know this and know peace when you are kind to the right people you have nothing good to lose or regret instead you keep winning and being. happy.

The No part to me is the realest part, because mostly some of us are a victim of this part in one way or the other, we act kindly to people who don’t want and deserve our kindness an at the end of the all whole thing we are left and stuck regretting why we were too kind.

So being kind to the wrong people will always end in regret slogan “ had I known” being kind to the wrong people is just a waste of a good moral attitude instead just be on your own.

Have you ever tried to be of help and ended up landing yourself in trouble?

If yes, you will understand what I’m saying, but if no, you might not understand, so before you show your act of kindness, briefly observe the type of person you are being kind to, check if they truly need it or not. Don’t waste your time being good to wrong people, go out there many good people are waiting and wanting your act of kindness.

Not being kind to the wrong people, doesn’t make you a bad person, instead, it makes you a smart person. It is better to be a bad person because you are right and at peace with yourself than to be a good person living in discomfort just because you please others. Don’t forget you are the only one you have got so far.

And if you were kind and they ruin or misunderstand your act of kindness, be glad you are not a fool, it is just they are too blind to see the good thing in you, you only become a fool when you fail to learn and repeat the same mistakes.

Be kind but not too kind, be kind to the right people who deserve and understand the meaning of what you are giving or doing to them.

Remember: God is helping us.

#writer

#God

#writing

#motivational

#life