Thought Therapy

When I forget, time reminds me Hours  can turn into months, months into hours What I once hoped for, I no longer care for When I forget, growth  reminds me Gain can turn into pain, victories turn into lessons What I once cried for, I smile about When I forget, the world reminds me Alone I may be, but lonely not always What I once yearned for, I could live without  When I forget, thoughts embrace me Reminding me....  Lessons take time, Lose hope but never lose the faith, Live for yourself, love others too Contradictions are lessons Embrace it all, it's the joy of living When you forget, remember, always remember you are living  That's enough to never forget.

June, how I've waited for you! 23 days down with  30 minutes to spew out my thoughts to the world. Here we go... I never like to talk about my life in here, instead I only add the bits I feel would implicate me less in this era of  'hey guys, welcome to my channel'. As much as I want to keep things mysterious to spice up my online persona, I feel like a lot can go wrong with an audience that hides behind screens. I would rather take my chances on being as evasive as possible. Yes, I'm admitting  to my cowardice.  However, I will defend my stance by saying that whatever thoughts I type in here, are rarely inspired by my own life. Rather, they have everything to do with how I perceive the world (people/places/things/ANYTHING)  around me. That's the inspiration. What I hide  is under lock and key in  a mind vault labelled "PRIVATE, for Yvette's crazy thoughts only". The world around me and how I would like to change it through the words I share is wh...

L’avenir dépend de ce que vous faites aujourd'hui I'm supposed to be writing an essay right now, yet here I am  typing away non-academically! Oh well, I'll consider this as practice.  It's been a while since I got on here (life's still happening as usual), and my thoughts have stuck with me through a new yet familiar chapter of life. What would I do without them? And so today, after a long  pause, they nudged me to get it all out. So here we go, therapy in session. "Hi, my name is Yvette and I'm a binge-watcher." I unashamedly admit that and openly thank the Netflix account that's been there for me with my regular fix of binge-worthy shows. Now that it's out in public, let me proceed to flip this addiction into a life-lesson.  I have a specific taste in shows, simple really. As long as it's entertaining, witty and/or funny with something I can learn from, I'm in! However, only recently have my Netflix suggestions fa...

Welcome to my mid-2018 life lessons. A keen look into the mind of a serial emotional over-thinker.  #InMyFeelingsChallenge (Keeping up with 2018 trends) Three years ago in August, thanks to binge-watching Fresh Prince of Belair, I ended up looking for Will Smith movies to occupy my Saturday movie-night. Like some unforeseen fate, I went back to my all-time favourite, grab-a-tissue movie ‘The pursuit of Happyness’. This movie gets me every time! Long story short, the remixed title of the movie  became my go-to social media hashtag i.e #inpursuitofhappiness . It was inspirational and in all essence of the word, a really good hashtag to use in this day and age of vanity with a tinge of humility. For all you social media fans out there, we see it all the time; find a cute photo of yourself, then add an inspirational tagline to avoid the vanity of it all. Besides being a good caption to use, those words came at a time in my life when I needed to find MY happines...

What happens when your world changes? When everything around you no longer seems to fit perfectly... Stop believing that the world changes, it's always been the same... Start believing that all you need is a change of plan. What happens when you stop dreaming? When the one thing you woke up believing, was the one thing that you lost faith in... Stop dreaming, so much will pass you by with your eyes closed up... Start taking chances with new realities, with eyes wide open to seize new goals. What happens when you stop trusting? When the one person you could always count on, stopped believing in you.. Stop trusting everyone, faith in yourself  is what matters.. Start trusting God,  faith in Him is what matters most. LyricalUmy PS: It's been a while, but finally getting a new perspective on this adulting phase :)

Dear READER, I don't know who you are or where you're from, but these words are for you. It's been 4 years since I let you into my life, and in that time, my life has never been the same. This marks my 100th blog post, and throughout the 4 years of writing down my thoughts, I never really grasped the fact that I was actually writing to you. My blog  began as a  way of rescuing my brain from constant thought overload. Writing was my therapy, and still is. I could write all day and night if I had the chance. I can only hope that one day someone will invent a mind-reading typewriter to save me the trouble of typing all my thoughts. It's astonishing how  much you know about me and how much you still don't know about me.All my crazy thoughts on life, the ups and downs, all encrypted in this blog. You have read me at my worst, and read me at my best. I never tell you too much, just in case you brush me off as clinically insane or emotionally deranged, but I always ope...

How do I write about a man whose loud presence can’t be ignored? How do I begin to describe a man whose life should be written down in volumes of books, a man whose battles and achievements could literally make you wonder why you have never tried out that daredevil in you? A man whose blind faith and roaring spirit will leave you believing that anything is possible, as long as you just do it! I have never written down anything much about my father, mostly because words won’t do him justice and because you need to experience him to actually know who he is. He is tough, he is loud, he is sharp and witty, he never gives up and he is simply my papa. I know I will never get it right when it comes to the adjectives that could describe papa, mostly because he is more than words. He’s the man who’s taught me to live in the moment, because we can’t really trust the future. A man who’s taught me to be witty, because sometimes you have to outdo the book smarts to survive. A man who’s ta...

The words you are about to read are in no way related to any romantic movie and bear no resemblance to it. No tissues are needed for this post, although some tears were involved before  I had the idea to this post.  "In pursuit of happiness", the one movie that broke and stole my heart at the same time.An inspiring story that leaves you believing in the impossible;that you can go jump off a cliff without doubting your ability to fly,that you can make mountains move, that you can walk on water or walk through a wall!Speaking on a personal level, I love Will Smith movies (most of them) and there's a 100% chance that he made the movie one of my top ten best. But for now, I won't get into the critiquing mostly because Will was amazing and I have more important thoughts to share which came after rewatching his incredible performance. My notebook, the one item I will always have close by.The irony of it being that it helps keep me on track and organized, yet it's ...

It’s that time of the year again when I should have so many words to express how I truly feel about being alive. I could go all deep and emotional about it, but this year I choose to keep it simple and, maybe a little emotional. It’s also my first post of 2015 (I had a rough night deciding on what to actually write) It had to be a thriller. So much for my sleepless night! Because it all comes down to these words: There’s a lot going on, yet so little I can share with the whole world, not yet anyway.  I have a lot figured out, and at the same time things are not so clear. The only thing saving me from confusion, is knowing that am the co-captain of my own life. It’s enough to keep me calm believing God  knows best and His will never disappoints, although so hard to accept! I have so much to be grateful for, and the number one spot on my “grateful for…” list will always be my family, my heaven on earth. I can’t picture my 23 years without them, even if I tried! I could writ...

I began this post trying so hard to create a mash up of all 2014 events, but halfway through I gave up and realized how pointless it was because my 2014 is ending with one major life event called….ME! Don’t judge me yet, am not one of those people with an overbearing need to talk about myself (maybe some times) And with that said,let's begin my 2014 tales and twists, all wrapped up in one lesson: Your twenties are not years of discovery but years meant to let you know that you've actually discovered yourself, the only thing needed is to actually choose what you discovered…or else suffer the consequences of a confused 20something…. It’s so cliché to be told that when you are in your twenties, you have a full life ahead of you, and that these are the years meant for trying out everything, failing and succeeding at everything, and living life fully without a care in the world. I honestly agree with that, but what’s got me bothered is how being in your twenties...

My thoughts are like a collage of the past, present and of course my wishful thinking, which in simple terms means the future. Every one thinks,everyone has thoughts, so there’s   nothing special here but a girl writing down her thoughts …I think a lot, and lately my thinking is in overdrive thanks to the attention am paying to my notes while preparing for exams. I shouldn’t be writing this blogpost ( or watching a “few” movies ) but I needed to do a bit of offloading and   it’s been a while since I got my lyricalUmy thoughts together. Like all afternoons during exam period, the strength   to open a book and read when you don’t have a paper the following day, needs a LOT   of divine intervention, hence my brain started to wander and I landed on   this accurate fact about my life: I HATE TAKING RISKS! I thought twice before I wrote that down, mostly because it's one quality I wouldn’t want that interviewing panel to know before I start sending out my ...

The lying game, the blame game,the power hunger games ..politics as we know it!(that's just my  opinion) The last couple of days i have seen these three games being played and replayed all over the news, and even though i prefer to keep off the political arena, i just had to put this down on paper or screen.The infamous Al Shabab strike again, up north we have the Boko Haram, #bringbackourgirls,...who knows what else is out there just waiting to make the headlines. Watching news has been more or less, like watching a horror movie slowly unfolding...everyone's pointing fingers and no one's remembering the one rule that a kindergarten teacher once told me, "point one finger at someone and the other three will be pointing to you".No one seems to point out how everything is clearly being handled along tribal lines, political and religious affiliations.And who's to blame?? I say everyone! yes, everybody, every single one of the 7billion world population ( with ...

Expecting the unexpected!!Surprises come in all shapes and sizes, times and seasons, good and bad ones.I remember one time when a good surprise left me standing still in utter shock while screaming my lungs out like a  mad person.It was like looking at a ghost!!I hadn't won a prize or anything close to a gift,it was just an unannounced visit from my sweetest big sister who was the last person i would expect ringing the doorbell...to some that might not really mean much but to me, it was like a dream come true!  Even with  good surprises, i admit am not much of a  fan of the unexpected,mainly because there's no time for mental preparation and being caught  off-guard  is a tad bit overwhelming.…but the last two days have taught me a few things  about these mini surprises that life brings along; Reality comes with  an element of surprise, not because it wants to upset the balance of our lives, but because we were too “unacc...

They don't see You like i see You, Because You see more of me than they will ever know, Knowing myself began when i first knew You, The world became like  a clear crystal ball, And I saw everything through clear glass, My future, my past, my present, The now, the middle and the ending, All part of something i don't know. All part of this Big plan,Your plan. I picture this life without You, And the times i have lived it without You, Those were the times i hardly knew who i was, You make life complicated in the most simplistic way, With You around i never have my way. Sometimes it makes me sad,  Then after a while, You show me why and i understand Your way. Ignoring You never works out for me,  You are everywhere and anywhere.... So i can't really run away from You, even if i tried Talking to You is easy and makes my day, Sometimes i forget, and when i do, that's a gloomy day.. I could write on and on about You, But where would i fi...