The first time I saw him, I was eleven years old, and he was fifteen. It was one of those moments that felt like the universe had paused just for me. He was standing in the schoolyard, laughing with his friends, his dark hair catching the sunlight like a halo. I was in the fifth […]
Let’s talk numbers. No, I’m not talking about how much money you need to pay your rent or how many coffees it takes to get through a Monday. I’m talking about the number Three—Three as in the magic number, the Holy Trinity, the number that shows up more in the Bible than your aunt’s unsolicited
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Ah, numbers. Those little squiggles and symbols we take for granted every single day. We count, we measure, we calculate the number of times we’ve promised ourselves we’ll stop ordering takeout (and failed spectacularly). But have you ever stopped to consider just how much of a starring role numbers play in the grand production of
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A History on the Brink of Oblivion Somewhere along the way, we started letting pieces of our history slip through the cracks. Schools barely teach it, and the elders who hold these stories are passing on, taking with them firsthand knowledge of legends that should have been inked in gold. One such legend—no, one such
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A 40-Day Test of Willpower, Faith, and… Social Media Detox? Lent: The time of year when you’re given the opportunity to reflect on your life, give up things that bring you joy, and pray for strength to endure it all. In true 21st-century fashion, my mother decided to send me something that has changed the
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The Holiest Hunger Games (But With More Blessings and Less Backstabbing) If you grew up in West Africa or visited during March and April, you probably noticed an interesting pattern: two major religious fasting periods happening back-to-back. As kids, we didn’t fully grasp the significance of Ramadan—we just knew it ended with an epic feast
But Here’s What I Read and Watched (At 2x Speed, Obviously) The Month That Vanished Faster Than My New Year’s Resolutions February was a blink-and-you-miss-it kind of month. One second, I was stumbling out of the nightmare that is January, and the next, I was watching March creep in like an uninvited guest. What happened
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So, Lent is here, and as usual, I find myself wildly unprepared. Every year, I promise to plan ahead, be intentional, and really commit. And every year, Ash Wednesday sneaks up on me like a deadline I swore I had more time for. What am I giving up this time? No clue. But let me
Alice and Ella had been friends for what felt like forever—though if you asked them how they met, you’d get vague smiles and a quick subject change. They came from different worlds but bonded over their love for knowledge, their shared fate as middle children, and the unspoken struggle of being the only girls in
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Why Being Liked Matters More Than Being Good Most of us were raised with the idea that hard work pays off—put in the effort, and success will follow. While that’s somewhat true, what they forgot to mention is that this rule mostly applies in school. Even then, working yourself to the bone might only get you
