Ultimately, who we are which is referred to as 'identity' is shaped by how we perceive ourselves. In other words, a person's identity is a result of the combination of certain factors; personal traits, values, social roles, relationships, life experiences, cultural background and aspirations.

For some months now, I have been thinking about a lot and those thoughts have affected me till now when I feel stressed, frustrated and worried. I get worried a lot even when I know what the Holy Scripture says. I believe in the promises of God and that I do not need to be anxious about anything especially tomorrow, knowing tomorrow would sort itself out. But I still find myself thinking and worried about the question, what next?

I saw a short clip video of an old man who was stopped by a young guy who asked him if he wasn't tired of the present economy and if the current situation was not worrying him. The old man who was still walking as he wasn't interested in the dialogue had to reply and say he wasn't complaining and he was okay with himself. The way the man responded got me cracked up and that is the truth.

The first time I held a phone was when I was very young while in Primary School. I remember how I would beg my mom to release her Nokia 3310 to me so I could play snake game and one other game like that. I would be so engrossed in the game that I was joyous every time I moved to a new level after killing different sizes of snakes. It was always exciting at that moment.

There are things we find irritating and annoying and most times, we wish we could control them but not as they tend to be out of our control and we just let them do their thing while being patient and enduring them. These are called pet peeves and I have written on this before where I listed things I find so annoying.

"If I had known, I would have joined earlier and not feel reluctant about it" This was me feeling regretful and blaming myself few weeks when I eventually joined Hive and saw how other people's wallets were drooping like blood slowly gushing out from someone's body. I had to let go of those thoughts to focus on my new journey instead of dwelling on my regrets and reluctance to register.