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On Friday, August 16, 2024 , I went to drop off a family friend, Sheila , at her place in Dansoman after having dinner in Osu. She did her Masters' degree in India (a country I would love to visit). She told me a lot about India which was consistent with what I have heard. She also mentioned how Christians were a minority there ( Hello Captain Obvious ) and how she engaged in her religion while in India. This blog post is about what happened after I dropped her off, it is about religion. My religion is  Christianity . 😇It's the most popular religion in Ghana , where I am from, was bred, live and care a lot about. While trying to navigate from Dansoman to go visit my sister's family in Amasaman, I decided to give some free rides like I normally do. I stopped at a bus stop somehwere in DC, mind you, I do not know Dansoman well, at all! I spoke to 2 ladies and a guy who seemed to be waiting for a trotro and asked them where they are going and if I could give them a ride. I t...

Writing this blog post brought a smile to my face 😊. It also made me think about happiness, and even moreso, joy . I like to radiate joy , forge connections, and positivity everywhere I go. My social media timelines overflow with deliberate celebrations of life’s brightest expressions: smiles , and laughter . And in real life? I give full hugs , not those half-hearted ones. Let me tell you why that matters, and how it all ties into my journey from a shy teenager to someone who chooses positivity every single day. Let me take you back to the beginning, because my love for smiles and hugs didn’t happen overnight. When I became a teenager and was at UST JSS (junior secondary school ), I was quite shy. I wasn’t able to talk to many girls unlike some of my male mates. When I got to Presec (senior secondary school), that shyness continued. Until I started taking club-related positions and became Protocol Prefect, which afforded me many opportunities to leave my single-sex school and me...