King Torie

Isn’t it crazy? How you can actually do and be anything you want to be? About two years back, a friend of mine decided to learn how to draw and all she had was google, a sketch book and a pencil. She looked crazy to me but now she draws exceptionally and she gets better everyday. She decided to learn how to sew and again with just google, a sewing machine and a few materials and soon she’d be launching her first line clothing line. Crazy yeah? I decided to work on my “not so amazing” voice and in the past year I’ve made so much progress, people don’t scowl when I sing. I have a few acquaintances who use “everyone is doing it”.... Have you ever been to market?? How many people sell pepper? Puhhhlllleeeaaaseee... Uhm, what was your excuse again? You can do whatever you want to as long as you put your mind to it. I wish I had started learning how to draw two years ago, maybe I’d be quite good now but we’d never know and why? Cause I didn’t start in the first place. Don’t be like me, live!...

“If my dad or mom says something as stupid as what you just said, please insult him or her cause I’m about to insult you”, said my elder sister when she was narrating one of them stories from her “school days”. Respect goes both ways y’all!!  I’m not very sure but I think this is an African thing, everyone uses “age” as an excuse to insult people and honestly it just shows how ignorant Africans are. Lol, like how they call us back to greet... y’all think we didn’t see you in the first place?? 😂 Look, respect is earned. Start by respecting yourself. There are certain things people say that are not necessary. So, I had a little banter with someone in church and while scolding me, my dad said I shouldn’t refer to that person that disrespectfully cause she’s older than my elder sister and I bluntly told him that my sister wouldn’t say the kind of things she said to me to anyone, regardless of their age 🤷🏼‍♀️ Most of y’all pride in being called “uncle” and “Aunty” but do y’all act li...

These days I feel humans just exist. Nothing feels right anymore. Can we just rewind? What are we doing? Allowing ourselves drown and sink deeper into this abyss every day. I’m 20 now and when I was 10, all I wanted to do was play outside with my friends but now even when I try to “chill”with my “friends” these days, everything just feels “off”. Am I the only one or does “friendship” really feel different? Is it technology or are we just evolving?? •There’s more but then I forgot cause my cat decided my arm was the coziest place to sleep. Don’t forget to subscribe and share. Have a wonderful week ahead ❤️

Some days are worse It’s hard to breathe  Even harder to eat Where have I gone wrong? Why can’t I just be happy? Why do they not understand? Sometimes it’s harder to stop the tears I cry so hard my head aches  I can’t even sleep It’s like the world is deaf No one can hear me scream Sometimes it’s harder to stay strong  Even harder to think of a reason why I should  Harder to ward off the dark thoughts  Why is everyone fine and I’m not? What’s wrong with me? I’d tell you what... You aren’t messed up You’re different  You’re beautiful  You care way too much and sometimes that hurts But the world needs you The world needs the little things you contribute  We need your smile even when it’s hard We need your laughter And it may be hard but getting up in the morning and realizing that you won another battle against sadness, negativity and depression even when the world doesn’t see it is more than enough. You’re strong even when they don’t think so, no o...

It’s the 30th day of October, 2018 and I can’t help but review how challenging this year has been.  In as much as I haven’t ticked off all my goals for this year.. yet, I have to say I’m definitely better than I was last year. I’m in a better place: physically, mentally, psychologically, spiritually, emotionally, financially etc  THAT’S THE GROWTH WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. You can choose to be thankful for the little things e.g (which is not so little, lol) or beat yourself down because you didn’t make it (on someone else’s scale). It’s hard to not notice how ‘fake’ this world is but in all your realness, you deserve a drink for making it this far. The good thing is.. we have 2 months left. You can decide to make 2018 your best year so far... or not. I’ve made my decision. What’s yours?  Don’t forget to share (don’t be selfish, someone needs to see this) and subscribe 😊 Also, don’t forget that you’re special and you’re deeply loved. Peace ✌🏼 

Today was different, as different as different could be.. I went to bed around 1:50am because I just had this urge to pray and as usual, later on, waking up was a chore for me. I woke up a few minutes past 8am and the Sunday morning rush began.. Lol, I wore my perfectly laundered white gown that has black floral patterns on both sides, I love this gown. It didn’t stay very white for too long though. Different. We had breakfast and somehow I preferred the eba and vegetable soup my dad was eating to my yam and stew and as if in protest, the fish from the soup didn’t make its way into my mouth successfully. It ended up on the floor after leaving a very prominent stain on my gown, I picked up my fish and still ate it. Lol. And I still wore that gown all the way to church, just because. Today was different, every single hymn sounded different and with a whole new meaning and when I looked from the choir pew at the congregation, every face had a whole new expression, every smile looked more ...

I no wan die  I no wan kpeme  I wan chop life  I still wan turn up... *deep breath* I woke up frustrated today and filled with so much pain at how hard it is to express myself these days. How bad could it really be?? How many times do we have to repeat the same cycles? How many times do we have to fall into these same traps. I’d repeat it one more time for those who have been finding difficult to understand, those who have said things they can’t back up, those in fear of death and if I should say this and it falls on deaf ears then my people, you have yourselves to blame for the doom you’re about sign up for. Yes! And don’t say you don’t know how to avert it cause it’s this simple: 1.) You can’t be a leader if there’s no one to lead 2.) Go back and read no. 1 3.) Read no. 2 again Thanks for reading smart people of Nigeria... I’m home sipping on hot chocolate ❤️