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The response to my 24hours-old campaign has been so far so good. I'm excited the heavens are already smiling on me.

I went to the library to read for the paper I'm writing today oh, and after like 3hrs, I gave up on that and I tried putting down one or two thoughts in my new journal...within 1hr, I had filled 8pages!

I miss writing

I miss journals, I've been so addicted to my iPod notes in the last couple of months that I almost never use pen and paper for anything anymore.

I thought I was gonna chill till after exams before I could come up with content for my website, but everything came in a rush today and I couldnt help it.

The little of things of life always escape me

They never last

I try to roll humble

But then I open my mouth and it blows off

I tell my friends I want to do something small

Just small scale, nothing big

In a twinkle of any eye I begin to hear "what if"s

What if you...

Why not just..

It will make sense to just..

In addition to that, let's...

Soon the little, humble concept grows

(Shey Ralph Wardo Emerson says "Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny")

Soon ideas are made real

Then the spotlight comes

It shines on me yet it's not mine

Life doesnt work with the 'we'

It lays emphasis on the 'you'

Many get carried away by the spotlight

They look directly into it and are blinded

Get over it, it's not yours

God did it

He used him

He used her

He brought them

Systems are built by people

I know how that spotlight works

It's one at a time please

Make it happen for others

Soon enough they will make it happen for u

Hmmnn...the mysteries of this life

The way the Porter works amazes me

The way he moulds men, so mysterious

Mysterious yet orderly

Orderly as we begin to understand them

Understanding more with each passing day

July 2nd doesnt even appeal to me anymore....like seriously, I'm trying to attach serious relevance to it and be hyped and all that but that feeling is overshadowed by what the morning of 10th of July will look like...lemme not just talk about it yet!

I was almost moved to tears when I was chatting with an old buddy of mine today, we've been friends since primary4 and we were partners in crime and seat mates all through secondary school. He visited my blog for the first time and he was impressed as he brought up memories of days when I would tell them about how great my company will become and all of the fancy things that will come my way as I grow older....men secondary school days of pride! I had not tasted life properly then, like I would beat my chest then that no one could do better than me in any of our exams and true to it, no one could(u guys heard momsy bear witness to that on my bday oh)! These Otta witches didn't just allow me carry that annointing into my CU journey...lol

That conversation was quite short, wasn't more than 30lines of chat, yet every line was thought provoking.

It's funny how you know certain persons for years and you're just 'hello' friends, and a random day will just come and you have a brief heart-to-heart moment, and the friendship enters another level....in subsequent conversations, you just find yourselves conversing like you guys grew up together!

You see, it's not the multitude of words that create bonds, it's the level/depth of emotional bond that counts. This is one point I want to make clear to my CU folks that might be reading this, don't do surface, don't relate with people on the surface level, go deep and you will make a friend for life. People don't let go off people that they share their dreams, goals and aspirations with, they hardly do!

While you try this out, you will discover goals and aspirations are not common to all...

People fall under different categories, especially the ones I've met in CU

High aspirations, detailed plans

Good aspirations, casual plans

Casual aspirations, no concrete plans

But two things are common to all 3 categories, success and failure. Though some categories are more vulnerable to failure than the others, failure and success are still common to all, so you can't afford to look down on anyone.

I should talk about this someother day. I'm tagging Phune, Harry, D.Mac and Bonnie to do same. (Harry, I already did iLike, that's why I didnt do the '10things I like' anymore)

Take this post in its unordered form, it's 8hrs to my next paper!

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CREATIVITY THURSDAYS

I remember when Thursdays were my best days of the week. I used to look forward to every Thursday because it was my creativity day, my intellect was always functioning at its peak. My Thursdays were dedicated to sober reflection and a time out with God.

I used to start out my Thursdays waiting on God. I'ld make sure I get to work early so I could stream sermons online, if it wasn't Papa it would be Rev Sam Adeyemi or Pastor Poju Oyemade. I would kick off with the spiritual, take a diversion into business, I would write motivational articles, I would develop business plans, I would write speeches, I would plan for the coming days, treat myself to a quality dose of day dreaming. I almost never do anything that has to do with my job on Thursdays.

At the close of work I would pick up my iPod again, study the word making sure I discover something new. 6pm, I get something eat.

7pm, I'm in church for Sunday school teachers' preparatory class.

My Thursdays used to be powerful!!

All of these things I did because I was scared of losing my stand in Christ, I couldn't bear the thought of being an ex-believer or ex-follower upon conclusion of my internship, so I equipped myself to meet these demands; and I thank God it did pay off. Up till date I fall back on materials I gathered during that period, the strategies I developed back are still very relevant and I make reference to the products of that season of my life from time to time. The manuscripts of my book "A-Z Life Lessons" came out of that season, but then I never knew that was what God had in plan.

Looking through the years now I feel sad that I gave up on my creativity day. I can imagine how robust I would have been now intellectually if I had held on to it. I lost the value I placed on it because I just felt internship was over, I'm back in school, no more witches in the bus as I'm going to work, no risk of getting hit by an okada rider, I was back in my comfort zone!

Well just like my father would say, comfort doesn't always pay off. This comfort actually did cost me something. I'm beginning to sound like a loser now, but it's not that bad, it's not like i've been completely useless jor, I'm just focusing on the feeling of "it could have been better".

As the chancellor was talking about the power of fasting today, memories of my creativity thursday were just dancing around my mind. I'm happy I had all of those times jare!

But I won't be satisfied with that, I think creativity days might be back considering the fact that I just made a couple of resolutions for this month. June is my last full month as an undergraduate and I know how closing moments always go. God is always hiding something somewhere for a select few and I'm quite confident that I won't be left out In Jesus Name. Amen.

If need be, I'll fill you guys in on the resolutions later.

Seriously, grad is in 31days

My book launch is in 38 days.

I'm supposed to kick off CU distribution in 13days.

I have to kick off massive online promo like today!

So please, you can start supporting me by dedicating a post on your blog to my book.

Harry did that some days back...thanks bro!

Myne has something cooking already.

Muyiwa is also smiling on me

If you have any other contributions, don't hesitate to send me a mail via tolu.akanni@elfizconcept.com

And you can start making seat reservations for the launch via info@elfizconcept.com

Details of the launch will be made available soon.

Thanks a lot people!!!

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iLike

I like to be in my own world

I like to be in my own class

I like to be VIP

I like to know the quality is high

I like to know the price is high

I like to be in a niche

I like to roll big

Roll with the high

And roll with the mighty

I like to impress

I like the compliments

I like to know you like my style

I like to have my fun

High social life

With no offence to God

I like the ladies

Baby face

And cute curves

I like to have friends

They are always relevant

I would be dead without friends

I like to look not 20

I like to be rated far above

And humbly admit "I'm just 20"

I like to be respected

I like to favour people

That sense of gratitude that follows

I like to talk

I like to talk smart

And show intellectual prowess

I like to have money

I like to lavish it

I like to think money is cheap

I like to be proud

I like to claim humility

And tag it "high self esteem"

I like to go wild

Wild in thoughts

And not think the regular

I like to be a time traveller

Not of the flesh

But of the mind

I like "A-Z: life lessons"

I like to know it's my book

It spurs me to believe in myself

I like to negotiate

Bargaining, business is fun!!

I like to be cocky at such hours

I like "el Fiz"

I like its creativity base

It reminds me of daddy in heaven

I love my family

I like the priceless support

I like to know I'll have one someday

I love God

I like to know I look like him

I like to express myself

Drop it raw

And not believe it was me