I tried it, and it worked. In fact, it works so well that it’s almost scary. This cannot be how life is meant to be lived. It’s too easy and too light. Fear, worry, anxiety—you need a mix of those and a little happiness here and there to really live, right? Living in the moment is almost unreal.

I know I always say it, but I have a feeling you have coconut head, so I will keep emphasizing until we’re on the same page. I didn’t want to be a hypocrite, so I tried it first, and it really is a cheat code to life. Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone else; this is just between you and me.

If it were that easy, I’m sure everyone would, but let’s be honest, it’s hard. 😂 If you’re not worrying about your problems or anxious about the future, what are you doing with your life? I have realized that you are perceived as illogical, or, in Naija terms, “life never hit you,” if you’re always cheerful and smiling.

And that’s not true. I’ll argue that it’s because you’ve been hit enough that you can give the brightest smile every time. Because you know pain, you can consider other people’s feelings. Not that you are selectively participating in life but fully immersed in it.

People fear what will happen if they drop their worries, stop creating problems, or allow themselves to be happy. If you don’t do that, what else will you do then? I’ll tell you a secret: I have no idea what you should replace it with. I’m sorry if I led you on, but before you change your mind and run away, I’m not doing anything either.

You were not meant to do life the hard way; please erase that thought. Yes, life is tough, and I was about to say you’re tougher 😂 but no, let’s get serious. Yes, life is tough, but no one wants to die; we all want our problems to end. But it never will, and you don’t sit down long enough to realize you have been having issues since you could think on your own. 

If you keep postponing living until you get that job, relocate, make a specific amount, or sort out a problem, you’ll never be in your moment. It’s tiring, I know, but you’re alive! There are too many who don’t have that chance. You’re not meant to be scared or worried all the time. There’s no point in being the one who suffers most when you have the choice to enjoy.

Here’s why I think you should try it: clarity. Nothing gives you clarity like your present. You become stuck if your mind is clouded with thoughts of your past and future. It’s like a multiverse of chaos. You try so hard to keep the different versions of you in other dimensions alive by draining the life out of your authentic self, your present self.

By the time you’re done with your escapades, you’re drained. You have no strength to live your reality. I’m not saying to become a clown and have no thoughts. But I need you to draw back all your other selves into one, into the you that’s reading this. You don’t have to worry about what you’ll do; you’ll know what to do. Just let it all go and be.

I hope you do, have a week full of blessings🥰

Song for the week – I don’t feel alive – Chelsea Cutler