Category: Navigating adulthood
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A hard chat about forgiveness
Dear Path Finder, I pray you find your purposeful path, walk audaciously in it, and inspire others to find theirs too. Can we talk? This one is tender. It’s for the heart that wants to forgive but doesn’t know how to start. A quiet invitation to release what’s heavy, and to remember that freedom begins…
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Why I’m going back to school after qualifying as a CA | The birth pains of purpose
Dear Path Finder, I pray you find your purposeful path, walk audaciously in it, and inspire others to find theirs too. It’s been a while since I’ve written to you. Not because I didn’t want to, but because this time I struggled to bring you into my emotions in real time. I wanted to sit…
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Your appearance really matters.
Dear Path Finder, I pray you find your purposeful path, walk audaciously in it, and inspire others to find theirs too. Before I begin, I want to pause and say thank you. Truly. Thank you for your kind and comforting messages about my dad’s passing. I felt your love deeply.And thank you for making Uncommon…
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Life Update – Where have I been?
Dear Path Finder, I pray you find your purposeful path, walk audaciously in it, and inspire others to find theirs too. It’s been exactly a month since I last shared a newsletter.You might be wondering “Where on earth have you been?”Or perhaps you didn’t even notice that I’d been away for a while (no judgment…
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It’s my birthday – Happy birthday to me!
Dear Path Finder, I pray you find your purposeful path, walk audaciously in it, and inspire others to find theirs too. Today is your favourite author’s birthday, the writer behind Uncommon Path! Let’s sing together: “Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Oyena, happy birthday to you – Hip Hip, Hooray!” I am…
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God seldom builds in public — The beauty of the hidden work
Dear Path Finder, I pray you find your purposeful path, walk audaciously in it, and inspire others to find theirs too. We live in a world where almost everything is documented, shared, and consumed in real time. It feels like every moment must be seen, every thought tweeted, every step broadcast. Yet, God’s building process…
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Timelines, milestones, and the myth of being behind.
Dear Path Finder, I pray you find your purposeful path, walk audaciously in it, and inspire others to find theirs too. Next month, on the 13th of September, I’ll be turning what I’ve been calling a “terrifying age.” But I had to pause and ask myself: why terrifying? Somewhere along the way, I picked up this…
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Leaving Social Media, Again? Is It for Good Now?
Dear Path Finder, I pray you find your purposeful path, walk audaciously in it, and inspire others to find theirs too. My siblings and friends are convinced there’s something “not quite right” with me. Honestly? I’m starting to think they might be onto something. How else do I explain these endless breaks from social media? Ten…
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Walking to the Mall — And Other Lessons in Letting Go
Dear Path Finder, I pray you find your purposeful path, walk audaciously in it, and inspire others to find theirs too. So… from living life without a smartphone to now walking instead of driving? Oyena, what’s going on? Honestly, I’m still figuring that out too! Part of me suspects (half-jokingly) that God might be preparing me…
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The Words You Speak Shape the Life You Live – 15 Declarations for You
Dear Path Finder, I pray you find your purposeful path, walk audaciously in it, and inspire others to find theirs too. Two years ago, I learned a truth that transformed my life: the power of making declarations over my own life. Until then, I would labour in prayer over certain matters, not knowing that many of…
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