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It’s All Downhill From Here
“Unhappy is he who depends on success to be happy,” Alex Dias Ribeiro, a former Formula 1 race-car driver, once wrote. “For such a person, the end of a successful career is the end of the line. His destiny is to die of bitterness or to search for more success in other...
Philanthropy’s Obsession with Scale
I recently read this article on the Skoll website about traditional philanthropy's obsession with scale and how this frequently marginalises African-led organisations. It resonated with me on so many levels. As a nonprofit founder, who routinely speaks to potential...
Standing in the Midst of it All
The trouble is, you think you have time. You will probably recognise this quote from my recent post about my sister, Ayoola. They are from a quote by American author, Jack Kornfield, however, they resonate so strongly with me. I am reminded almost daily to number my...
Ore Reads: Redeeming Your Time
Last week I completed another great read. This time it was "Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive" by Jordan Raynor I first came across @jordanraynor when I used a devotional of his about how to serve God...
Ayoola
“The trouble is, you think you have time.” (Jack Kornfield) When life runs smooth and fast, it’s so easy to think that there will always be an abundance of time to do all the things you want to and spend with all the people you want to. Then you find out that isn’t...
Ore Reads: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
It’s safe to safe that I’m on a Harry Potter roll having completed the third book in the series: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. For a “children’s series”, they are incredibly dark. Or perhaps I have just forgotten what it’s like to read as a child...
Previous Blogs:
- Ms Oreoluwa (2018 – 2021): msoreoluwa.wordpress.com
- Ore’s Notes (2005 – 2012): orenotes.blogspot.com
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