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Blending Well with Experience: A Yorùbá Reflection on Harmony and Growth
To blend well with experience is to live with balance and grace — allowing each joy and challenge to shape the spirit without hardening the heart. In Yorùbá wisdom, when the head is cool (tútù orí) and the heart steady (ìtùnú ọkàn), the divine power of Àṣẹ flows freely. Every moment, whether light or shadow, becomes a teacher guiding us toward harmony, growth, and peace.

Alaje Fadesiye
Apr 12, 20243 min read


Change and the Fear of Losing Self: A Yorùbá Reflection on Transformation and Becoming
Change does not destroy identity; it reveals it. In Yorùbá thought, Orí—the divine consciousness—chooses ayànmọ̀, one’s destiny, before birth. When life shifts, it is not chaos but Orí guiding us toward alignment. What we fear as loss is often the shedding that allows Àṣẹ to flow again. To honor change is to celebrate the rhythm through which destiny fulfills itself.

Alaje Fadesiye
Apr 12, 20245 min read
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