SEC13 WK6: Joyful times are here!

The world at large has a lot of misgivings happening. While scrolling through the news feed every day, one moment you are hearing about how an earthquake destroyed a city, and the next moment you are reading about war.

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Nigeria is not exempted from its share of hardship. The government has changed a lot of things. Simple living is becoming harder every day, foodstuffs are becoming costlier, and one cannot afford to eat a 3-square meal comfortably without a struggle. Children are dropping out of school because their parents cannot afford to pay their school fees anymore, the young people are resorting to various hard labor to make ends meet.

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Because you can't let yourself be saddened with everything with all the things happening. You must find joy in the little things that we often take for granted.

• Joy is important because keeps you healthy. Being joyful makes you live longer than when you are always sad. There is a medical saying that says, it takes more muscle to frown than it takes to smile.
  Why waste your muscles frowning when you can conserve it happy?

• It gives you a sense of satisfaction. Have you ever been sad but became happy when given a plate of food? I don't know about you, but food makes me happy😁. Hungry, my mind travels towards bad things, but when filled; I have the feeling that I can overcome anything.
  Aside from food, other little things give us a sense of satisfaction.

• It could be a deep hug where you feel safe from the world.
• It could be biting yourself a gift.
• It could be getting a gift from someone.
• It could be reading a book without distractions
• It could be receiving a compliment from a stranger on the road.

• Keeps you content Having these joys over the little things helps keep you content with what you have, and also encourages you to seek better things you can also celebrate.

• Give you a sense of gratitude for the things you have. There's a saying in my dialect, when you thank God for the little He has given you, He will give you a bigger one next time. I will always say, grateful is the way of life. Being joyful makes you grateful for what you have. It makes you appreciate them knowing there are better things ahead.

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• Buying a laptop. During my birthday on May 26th, I bought a laptop for myself. This was from money that I had saved up from my work. It gave me great joy to get this gift for myself.

• Going for my NYSC.
  NYSC (National Youth Service Corps) I find joy in this because it has given me lots of headaches. When I wanted to process my name for this national service, my name was not found in my school's database. I was anxious as to what the problems could be. It was one problem to the other, either the name inputted in the school's register was not correct. When asked what I could do, I was told to start from the registry department to the Student Affairs department to correct the mistake before coming to the Mass Communication department for final correction. Being able to settle this problem and

• Attending the Writers Connect in Osun State
  This was the highlight of my week. I'm part of a Writer's community online. Usually, we host events but because of my location in the Easy when the event is held in the West, I've not been able to attend any of the events. When I saw the event, I was elated knowing that I could attend this one without excuses.

December is a period of making new memories with families and friends. Currently, I'm staying in a place very far from home, so I am still undecided if I will travel or not. Why? Because the transport fare will be not easy to get by. I have decided to stay at my aunt's place for the celebration.

• I plan to catch up with my cousins whom I've not spoken to for a long time.
• Explore the city of Lagos and what it has to offer.
• Attend weddings and local celebrations around the city.

I invite @yakspeace and @adaeze to participate in this contest.

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