PhiDims' Muse

Today was a bit challenging for me. I had some mixed emotions that I can’t even explain! And so, I decided to taste my own medicine- play therapy!!! In my practice, I have 8-10 play techniques that I use to help children with mental health, behavioral, emotional and academic issues. One of them is music.  I listened to a song I loved as a child. A song that defined who I am and what I want to achieve. Listening to it again helped me to let go of the challenges of today and refocus on my goals and gains.  I’m reminded of the number of times I would replay this song and dream about my future. And this gives me more confidence in what I do with children in play therapy.  Lessons from this-  1. What your children listen to is important!  2. Play is stress release! I colored while listening to the song! It made me feel free and calm.  3. I wrote the song because I love to write. I’m thankful for parents that allowed me to be myself and not force me to be like ot...

Wrapped in Light in the midst of the night; Caught In the tides at His feet laid right Herald of glorious adventure; Caught and bought by His blood-venture   Thought in His heart; Wrought by His hand,   In His season he gazes in the eye of His view, Found he the seed in the heat of the dew.   Jeer at me, but know ye- at dawn, the Father makes known.   Lights Might Heights.   That we may know;   MaltiBwe- an eternal blessing that knows no bounds! There is no limit to the gifting of God in you for the Nations.   I celebrate you,   To you and to all that is to come- Feliz cumpleaños, Aurora Borealis!  

For many years I have lived, but not fully I would say.  I have run from the reality of my total person. Yes I have made progress, I have grown in some instance, and yes I have blessed many - yet I did not fully accept my total person.  I find that I'm living but not in the full spectrum of my person. I'm not brought face I face with every facet of my life. I'm currently being brought down, at the foot of the cross. It's at this point that a divine redefinition is birthed deep within for the making of the total man herein.  Brokenness is divine.  It's the making of earthly saints.  Sheer perfection from catastrophic weakness.  Sinners into Saints. Here, the journey begins...

In our previous issue, we established that people are already living with the intense fear of tomorrow in addition to the unanswered and unresolved existential questions – about why we are here and the purpose of life. This mindset of inadequacy or purposelessness facilitates an endless circle of worry and anxiety in people, families and even communities. It is true that we now live in what is known as the “ age of anxiety”.   And the very first step to this great anxiety is fear. Our world today, not just Nigeria, has become a frightening place to live. Many of us live with a sense of underlying dread about things and uncertainties around us. In wind up of the year 2019, we experienced the emergence of Coronavirus which is often called Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019). The World Health Organization has warned that the  coronavirus pandemic  is a "defining global health crisis of our time", as it urged countries to test all suspected cases. The United Stat...

In the break of the New Year, everyone is hopeful about the future, about goals to achieve and objectives to check as done. Everyone sets out as optimistic as they can be from December and prepare to strive to live through January. It is in this pursuit that Nigerians experienced the heightened wrath of the re-wake of the Boko Haram attack. From one attack to the other; to the killing of Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa state CAN Chairman, Reverend Lawan Andimi and Ropvil Dalyep, a student of the University of Maiduguri in addition to the abduction of Lilian Daniel Gyang and several others.  I am not concerned with recounting the ordeals we have been faced with since the inception of Boko Haram in Nigeria, but I want us to see something we all have been missing as a people and as a Nation.  Over the years and especially in recent times, this terrorism has been given a louder voice through social media. We have to realize that one of the strong tools now emp...