The last few days have been like a haze.

We went from a high of sustained organized peaceful protests to weeping and mourning the shooting of unarmed youths in the blink of an eye.

20/10/2020 - the night we won't forget in a hurry. #LekkiMassacre

The feelings of shock paved way to a deep sadness and then anger and for some, resignation.

As if that was not bad enough, we had to wake up the next day to deal with the wanton state-wide destruction of public and private buildings, and most painful - the looting of innocent citizens' shops and businesses!

It was shocking to see hoodlums take over what had been a sustained peaceful protest that had won the admiration of the whole world.

The pains have been palpable. I feel it too. So I'm just writing to check on you.

HOW ARE YOU?

Please give yourself an outlet to release your feelings - write, pray, dance, sing, play music, binge watch your favourite series, cry.... do one, or do all.

I think I've done them all.

And when you're done crying, clean your face and chin up. And as we say in Nigeria, We move!!!

Tomorrow is a better day.

Cease to abuse the government. Cease to forward videos of destructions with comments like "it's good for them." This makes you as guilty as if you struck the match yourself.

Instead, strategize on how to change this situation, come 2023. Strategize on how you can make money and be useful to yourself. Stay safe, stay indoors for now. Your Life matters!

Is procrastination your "demon"? I'll be starting a kick-procrastination challenge when all this is over. Interested? Stay tuned.

My Youtube channel is buzzing. Kindly stop by, watch my videos, like and do subscribe. This is the latest video. Remember it's a series, so turn on notifications. It's my way of distracting myself from the barrage of social media updates. Try it - focus on something and you'll feel better.

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I appreciate you! Together we can beat this feeling of sadness.

Love you,

Brenda Unu