Category: Happiness

Beginning

The one thing we fail to consider when we want to achieve a goal is the number of obstacles we will face.

Achieving a goal in life, especially in adulthood is like a pentathlon.

I had decided that today (13th May,2023) would be the day I start my #100daysofhappiness challenge. I genuinely want to be happy and I thought I should give it a shot.

The day started as early as 7am with a husband and wife squabble. Hopefully, with enough effort and understanding from both of us, everything continued amazingly smooth.

To kick start the 100 days of happiness, I had been looking forward to a preplanned lunch date with my friends (secondary school mates). Somehow, almost everyone cancelled and so we had to reschedule.

I didn’t want to let the cancellation put me in a bad mood; I was already dressed up and ready to head out when the last message for reschedule reached me.

And so I went out.

I went with SonTer (my son) to Ifeanyi from Sunday vibes and did a little restocking for the home. We stopped over for some take out and we headed home. It was a refreshing outing and I was happy.

On our way home, we remembered we hadn’t gotten eggs and drinking water… that’s when I got really happy today at D.O Brothers Store .

#100happydays #intensionalliving

What you seek, you find

As weird as it may sound, one of my happy places is D.O Brothers store. It isn’t a fancy place where I can hang and chill. It’s just a place where I stock up on my household needs.

It is a walking distance from my bake shop and seven minute drive from my home.

It is a family business and the owners are very friendly with their customers. On most evenings, the crowd is usually overwhelming for Zubi and Onyeka at the payment stand. Almost every family stops by between 6pm and 7:30pm.

When I walked it today, I decided to write about them and their hospitality…it is top notch. It’s the reason many people go there.

I had just come from Ifeanyi’s place and I wanted to add to my happy day…I saw a girl and asked her to take a photo of me.

Photo credit: Shidoo

Two minutes later, I found out her name was Shidoo and she was an agent for Nestle Golden Morn. I told her my son loved it and I bought a pack.

She told me I qualified for a scratch card for the purchase and when I scratched, I won ₦200 airtime in my MTN line.

Shidoo and me

I had set out to have a happy day and it turned out really good.