Tell us about a time when you felt out of place.

The day I vowed to never use marijuana again

Like every weekend Friday and Saturday after work or school, it was just another typical evening trip with friends in my neighbourhood. All of the young male teenagers in our neighbourhood get together here to talk about the experiences and goings-on in and around Our Street. I’m well-known because of my exceptional personality, appearance, and behaviour. Almost everyone on our street notices me, and I’m liked by all of my friends. With claims of having experience in relationships, clubbing, sex, fighting, or smoking, I always agreed to some of the subjects and issues mentioned in order to avoid demeaning myself or the class I was rated for. Well, to be honest, I knew very little about most of them.

My best friend contacted me on this fateful day, telling me to hurry to the location where a party was being held and everyone else was there but me. I didn’t know what was going on. I hastily drop my luggage and head towards the location. only to be met by raucous applause, boisterous music, and the aroma of marijuana. I kept my composure and made small talk with everyone before being given a bottle of beer and a rap. I had only ever used alcohol and cigarettes before, not marijuana, so I wasn’t sure what to do. I also couldn’t turn down their offer or withdraw since I would lose their respect. I interpreted.

It presented a challenge to me. first drag of the splif. Nothing happened, and I was at ease. Believing I could get it off It wasn’t until my third drag of the splif that I discovered my beer was almost gone. At that point, I started to feel strange and horrible. People and ground began to move strangly in zombie-like fashion. My inability to comprehend the language, together with my lack of awareness of my surroundings, made me feel out of place and uncomfortable. I was deep in my own imagination. My pulse rate increased as I struggled to stop my thoughts from spinning out of control. I prayed to God, promising never to smoke again if he saved me a promise I would never keep hitherto, as i did not only feel out of place that day but through out the entire week.

Your life without a computer: what does it look like?

Unheared cries of a Dying passion

Even if I’m not a computer nerd, it’s clear that I can’t go a day without using devices connected to computers. One cannot be inaccurate to assert that computers have helped enormously to the growth of human society in general. It will be unthinkably lost and static without computers. I will rarely be heard because I find it hard to socialise as an introvert. 

Since I cherish my alone more, not that I don’t appreciate social interaction. Prior to now, I have shared how I lost my early work materials as a result of improper storage, budgetary limits, and unexposure to computer gadgets, as indicated in my work titled **Unheared Cries of a Dying Passion*.

Which I will urge you to read in your free time.

However, with computers, I am able to compose and store my works on my phone, laptop, Facebook, and WordPress, unlike in the past when it was challenging to evaluate and store. Thanks to computers and the devices that go with them. I worked on a lot of articles and lost them all; without proper support and encouragement, my chances of becoming a good writer were rapidly dwindling.

Beggars would certainly ride if wishes were horses; yet, my hope materialised. The instant I discovered online platforms that enabled me to write, store, preserve, and share my works—regardless of how awful they were—while keeping an open mind to feedback, direction, and assistance. Thus, my passion has been reinvigorated by your reading liking and sharing, which I owe to WordPress, Jetpack, and computers and their related gadgets. My life would have been that of Unheared cries of a dying passion.

What skill would you like to learn?

Copywriting .

writing with the intention of raising awareness and eventually influencing an individual or group of individuals to take action. same for public relations and marketing. Considering how passionate I am about writing, I would love to learn this craft. I have made numerous attempts to enrol but have been sadly hindered by my inability to finance it because I could not afford the installment payment or the mandatory deposit of 1350 pounds. Anyone who is willing to support me financially would be very appreciated, as it would enable me to continue with this study. However, I am optimistic that I will enrol in and receive the certificate for the aforementioned course soon. Since it will enable me to support myself and make a living,

What’s your #1 priority tomorrow?

Being present in my children’s life is my top objective for tomorrow. 

Life is a series of repetitive processes, with the exception of time.I have many things I want to do with myself tomorrow if circumstances permit because I know 

There is no amount of regret that will bring time spent unwisely back.  I then ask myself, How can I make the most of my time going forward?  Being unable to live my life the way I had envisioned or desired at my age doesn’t bring me much happiness, I am not alone in this because no one has. However, I am happy that I have the ability to write right the wrong of yesterday by making sure that a major part of my remaining life is spent wisely.

My priority tomorrow is to be in my children’s lives and impact on them positively as much as possible, and my first means of achieving that is by staying alive and healthy. I am also of the belief that scale of preference in satisfaction of our needs is the most, if not the best, way in solving them. Our time is our most precious and valuable asset, gift, and opportunity; though it repeats itself but it never does repeat itself. Let us use our time wisely because no amount of regret will make time spent foolishly disappear 

In what ways does hard work make you feel fulfilled?

Fulfilment depends on the goals it seeks to  achieve.

My sense of satisfaction from a task well done is contingent upon achieving its goal. Some energy-intensive jobs broke me instead of making me feel completely satisfied. In addition, a great deal of them left me feeling beyond fulfilled. When I find the goal of a task more enticing than the energy required to do it, I have a personal predisposition to work hard and diligently in order to achieve a successful output. I feel satisfied when an activity, job, or piece of work achieves its original goal.

My siblings and I assisted our dad in farming when we were little. Our parents would wake us up very early in the morning so that we may go to the

The satisfaction stemmed from knowing that I had finished a task assigned to me and assisted my parents with an errand, thus the effort required was equal to or less than the desired result.

But when I weigh the amount of effort I currently put into my work against its goal and its results, I feel unfulfilled. With two young daughters, my partner and I are trying our best to raise them as best we can. Because of the high energy and health dangers associated with my warehouse job, I took it on to support my family. Every day and every month, I come to feel broken and unfulfilled because of the salary

because there is little to no leftover money from the pay cheque after paying the rent. My rent alone is £1400–1450 a month, even with an income of 1800–1900 pounds.

I have a monthly council tax of 150 pounds. Even with my spouse’s assistance, we still struggle to make ends meet because we all have water and electricity bills, children’s school fees, food expenses, clothing expenses, and prescription costs, on top of my earnings. 

As a result, every day after putting in long hours of work, I feel empty and shattered rather than fulfilled since the energy I put into my profession does not match or accomplish its goal, which is to support my family. 

The reasoning for my initial  assertion that the accomplishment of a sense of fulfilment following a challenging task depends on the goals it seeks to achieve.

When hard work does not equate to high pay. The workers bear the brunt. 

List three jobs you’d consider pursuing if money didn’t matter.

Author/Chef/Advisor 

I’ve always known that I enjoy writing, especially when it has a beneficial effect on others. My interest in writing began at a young age, as I read popular novels during my high school years, including those by Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart, Shakespeare’s Twelve Nights, and The Marchant of Venice, to name a few. My desire to walk in their footsteps grew as I became enthralled with the way these Nobel laureates changed the world with their writing. I tried, but because of the inadequate supplies and conditions, I lost all of my work. 

But I’ve written about my situation on my blog, Unheard Cries of a Dying Passion, which I strongly recommend you to read when you have some free time.

I am really happy that individuals from all around the world like you are visiting my page. I get greater encouragement and motivation when people read and comment on my work. One of my loves is writing. If it makes a beneficial impact on people I’m happy with it, I’ll choose it even if I don’t get paid for it.

If money wasn’t an issue, I would have also taken up cooking as a career. 

My mum was a skilled food trader. At the time, she was regarded as the best in our town. She goes by Grade One and has specific recipes for everything she cooks. A Name that I have thought about a great deal if i am to go into restaurant business .

   Advisor, even in the absence of funds, this is the third career I could pursue. However I’ve been doing it already because friends and acquaintances have often thanked me for my helpful suggestions and guidance during difficult times, which has enabled folks to get out of difficult situations without requiring payment. Or favours in return.

What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in?

Igbo Apprenticeship 

I am more proud to be Igbo. My name, Uju Chukwuaku, is imposed upon me as it solely relates to my origins. As a country, we are endowed with a multitude of long-standing traditions and practices, referred to as ōménala igbo*. These include practices in music, visual arts, apprenticeship, dress, cuisine, and language, to name a few. But a small number.

Since they are what made us special without demeaning the others, it’s hard to pick only one. After Igbo traditional marriage, though, one of the cultural legacies and customs of which I am most proud is Igbo apprenticeship.

To put it briefly, 

Igbo Apprenticeship is a custom in which business or company owners take in younger or teenage boys from their close and extended family and train them as apprentices in the business, teaching them the fundamentals of the industry and how it operates while they learn, assist, and run errands both inside and outside the store. A little graduation celebration for the teenage boy who has grown into an adult and improved with knowledge of the business trade would be held once the training’s designated duration of five to seven years had passed. In addition, he would receive a lump sum payment for their services over time, which he would utilise to launch a company of which he would eventually become the owner and retain. Individual success has sprung from this, Because of their success on an individual basis, the Igbo people are now the most prosperous nation in Nigeria. Igbo Apprenticeship has also shown to be the world’s largest platform for business incubators. 

 Visit…(Robert Nuewirth, TED)

What could you do more of?

*Let your yes be Yes and no be No*

The written message that was hanging on my dad’s door going to his room never really made sense to me as a child. Every time I went into his room as a child, my gaze was fixed on it.**let your yes be Yes and no be No**. I discovered that in circumstances where a simple response is sufficient, I don’t have to repeat myself or use a lot of words. Our father set an example for my brothers and me by always telling the truth, even in the face of difficulty. He gave us this advice on many times. As time goes on and the boy’s fatherhood emerges, I recognise how the crucial inscription has influenced and counselled me. Say yes when you want to and say no when you don’t Realising that when anything is done with honesty, it always turns out the way it should, no matter who or where it ends up. Being sincere and truthful pays off.

What things give you energy?

Purpose…

Our daily existence depends on energy; the amount we devote to a task and its outcome are both determined by its volume. I ask that we be specific when we discuss energy. For all other energies, genuine energy is a prerequisite. The energy we derive from things like eating food, sleeping/resting, going on trips, etc. is determined by genuine input, for instance. Your level of energy during breakfast is a direct reflection of the energy you expended previously. Put simply, my energy comes from having a mission/purpose.

The energy we possess to succeed in challenging situations stems from our strong sense of resolution and determination in pursuing our goals, coupled with unwavering persistence. Likewise, with the incorrect motivation and goals, a promising scenario could end in failure.When the mind is made up, the flesh has nothing but little options. 

Which topics would you like to be more informed about?

Mindfulness …

We frequently concentrate more on things that break us than ones that heal us, and I know this from having been through a lot as a result of my choices and the circumstances beyond.

Life is what occurs to us in the midst of our other commitments.most of the time as a result of stress-inducing unforeseen circumstances. We hardly even notice our surroundings or our state. Moreover, the stress of guaranteeing an ideal future and a luxurious life of luxury rides our happiness to the bone. Many are hence despondent, mentally unwell, experiences heart problems, or worse, passes away. It would be fantastic to teach people more about the condition of their mental health and the significance of attaining it by emphasising present-moment awareness while also boldly stating their ideas and feelings. Even in times when pressure from the past and future is at its highest, people should be taught the value of living in the moment and appreciating it.mindfulness is a virtue We all should practice or better say have.