Ella's

  Have you ever been in a situation where someone treats you like trash? I don’t mean a one time thing. I’m talking about a constant habit. This person has no regard for you, your emotions, your well-being and everything that has to do with you. To the person, it’s like you’re a nobody and your viewpoints have no worth. To be honest, it’s not surprising and it necessarily isn’t your fault that the person behaves the way he/she does. You try as much as possible to be a good person that you are, only to be treated like crap. You wonder why the person can’t reciprocate the kindness you show but your thoughts do not count because they can’t influence the person’s nature. Neglected and hurt, you wonder what can be done to change the way things are. Sometimes, you may even contemplate on dancing to the tunes of the person in question, but to be honest, that is not the best way to resolve things. What then do you do when you’re in this situation? Do you keep on being nice? Do you give up ...

  Two days ago, I went out for CDs and an appointment with a doctor. In case you don’t know what CDs is, it is a Community Development Service Corp members involve in weekly and mine is usually on Wednesdays. I remember I carried my book and pen( if you know me very well, I never go out without these two) and used my pen to write attendance for CDs in my NYSC Local Government. After using the pen, I dropped it back in my bag (or so I thought) and left the office. I did not want to lose the pen, but that was in vain. Few hours later, I got home and wanted to write and suddenly discovered my pen was gone. I was so sure I returned it to my bag after using it, but it was nowhere to be found. I became agitated because I cherished that pen so much. I’d rather my glasses gets missing than my pen so you could imagine. I left what I was doing and began to look for the pen. It was so sad that I couldn’t see the pen or use it anymore.  I know what you’re thinking. “Why not buy another pe...

You know how it feels when you have so many things going on in your life with no one to share them with? It can really be tiring and frustrating because you take so much in, tolerate a lot, endure and suffer many hardships all on your own.  It almost    feels  like you’re carrying the whole world on your shoulders and  at this point the end can't come any  sooner. You feel so hurt and wounded inside and you prefer to keep it that way because your silence is loud enough. Having these   feelings   cloud   your thinking may   be disheartenin g  but in a weird way  satisfying. I mean, it’s not like anyone would really care about you or what you’re going through because everyone has his/her own burdens. So why bother another person with yours when you can feel it yourself? You may be surprised but that’s how I’ ve been feeling for a while now. I’ve been feeling alone despite the fact that I do have friends and acquaintance...

  Some weeks ago, I was given an official assignment. I was asked to make some research on some things for a client. It was quite easy- or so I thought. My boss directed me on some things to do that would make my work easier and I really thought I could conduct the research in little time.   Surprisingly, two days passed and I had not gotten anything yet. I was so disappointed in myself and I had to reach out to my elder sister (that girl is a darling) on the failed research process and she encouraged me and gave me word of advice. That really struck me. I was so glad to find out that someone believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself. Of course, that faith she had in me made me yield to the advice and made me strive till I got the intended outcome.  Sometimes in life, we may not get the expected outcome we need when we need it. That should not stop us from trying or making further attempts. It could really hurt and disappoint that we don’t have what we need yet. But ...