Natalie Ewaen A. Usen – Viva Naija https://viva-naija.com Never far from home Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:20:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.2 https://viva-naija.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Viva_Logo__Pink_Green-e1494690750193.jpg Natalie Ewaen A. Usen – Viva Naija https://viva-naija.com 32 32 African woman get money! https://viva-naija.com/african-woman-get-money/ https://viva-naija.com/african-woman-get-money/#respond Tue, 16 Oct 2018 13:20:15 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=31453 Poverty is a tool used by the devil, and patriarchy to hold women bound in Africa. The devil needs to keep your poor, lacking and constantly in need so you will keep compromising and involving yourself in all sort of things to make money. Patriarchy needs you to remain poor so that you will remain […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/african-woman-get-money/feed/ 0 Be deliberate with your associations https://viva-naija.com/be-deliberate-with-your-associations/ https://viva-naija.com/be-deliberate-with-your-associations/#respond Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:44:22 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=31335 Your associations My phone had issues but I needed to find out what was going on in the political sphere so I asked a friend for her phone and wen through her FB news feed. I didn’t get a single update. I couldn’t believe it, was this even possible? I just finished listening to Terri […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/be-deliberate-with-your-associations/feed/ 0 Nigerian Woman religion is not your friend https://viva-naija.com/nigerian-woman-religion-is-not-your-friend/ https://viva-naija.com/nigerian-woman-religion-is-not-your-friend/#respond Mon, 10 Sep 2018 18:12:55 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=31270 Two things are a Nigerian woman’s curse: Society/Culture and Religion. Religion is actually the dearth off women all over the world but we do not belong to a one religion Nation so ours is supposed to be better. But it’s actually not. I used to be a blind Church goer who believed everything which came […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/nigerian-woman-religion-is-not-your-friend/feed/ 0 Believing is not enough https://viva-naija.com/believing-is-not-enough/ https://viva-naija.com/believing-is-not-enough/#respond Mon, 03 Sep 2018 15:01:33 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=31238 Dear Young People, Everything is possible if ONLY you believe? Scratch that. Somebody lied to us. Believing is not enough. Everything is possible if you are ready to do whatever it takes to get it. That includes hard and persistent work, critical and creative thought, ingenuity and dogged efforts. You go to Church, success seminars […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/believing-is-not-enough/feed/ 0 Women need to learn to be comfortable in their own skin https://viva-naija.com/women-need-to-learn-to-be-comfortable-in-their-own-skin/ https://viva-naija.com/women-need-to-learn-to-be-comfortable-in-their-own-skin/#respond Wed, 18 Jul 2018 17:47:21 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=30792 Woman be comfortable in your own skin I have a hobby: eating exotic foods. Even when I cook, it’s not regular food because regular bores me. For me, food is art, adventure, poetry. I love to seduce my taste buds. Exotic food is usually expensive & found in high brow restaurants. I love exotic Chinese […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/women-need-to-learn-to-be-comfortable-in-their-own-skin/feed/ 0 Be careful who you choose to be in a relationship with https://viva-naija.com/be-careful-who-you-choose-to-be-in-a-relationship-with/ https://viva-naija.com/be-careful-who-you-choose-to-be-in-a-relationship-with/#respond Wed, 11 Jul 2018 13:53:37 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=30731 It’s not enough to choose a partner because of their individual qualities, how those qualities are translated to your relationship with that person should be your top priority. Let me explain. There are people I almost dated but didn’t. Looking back, I’m glad and relieved I didn’t make that mistake. Some, we had an amazing […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/be-careful-who-you-choose-to-be-in-a-relationship-with/feed/ 0 Dear woman, find the courage to be yourself https://viva-naija.com/dear-woman-find-the-courage-to-be-yourself/ https://viva-naija.com/dear-woman-find-the-courage-to-be-yourself/#respond Wed, 30 May 2018 13:53:54 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=29623 Be yourself I grew up feeling inadequate, inferior. I grew up feeling I was never good enough, smart enough, spiritual enough. I grew up trying to earn attention, acceptance and love. Not from the outside world, but from Family. I sang, my voice was too high pitched and “noisy.” I sing soprano, I sing very […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/dear-woman-find-the-courage-to-be-yourself/feed/ 0 Break free from the pressure to be perfect! https://viva-naija.com/break-free-from-the-pressure-to-be-perfect/ https://viva-naija.com/break-free-from-the-pressure-to-be-perfect/#respond Tue, 22 May 2018 14:19:31 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=29373 Have you ever felt ashamed of your struggles? That’s how we are conditioned as Nigerians. Ever spoken to a successful Nigerian entrepreneur? Have you realised how they quickly summarise their struggles while detailing their victories? No one ever talks about the rich man who helped them along the way. It’s always about their mental prowness […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/break-free-from-the-pressure-to-be-perfect/feed/ 0 Before you become a mother https://viva-naija.com/before-you-become-a-mother/ https://viva-naija.com/before-you-become-a-mother/#comments Tue, 15 May 2018 16:59:45 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=29060 Motherhood Before you become a Mother, think and plan carefully. Unless you become a mother by “accident,” I’m of the opinion that motherhood should be a venture one should go into with careful thought and planning. Its not a job you can resign from. You cannot choose the times and seasons you want to participate. […]

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]]> https://viva-naija.com/before-you-become-a-mother/feed/ 1 Still on the feminism matter https://viva-naija.com/still-on-the-feminism-matter/ https://viva-naija.com/still-on-the-feminism-matter/#respond Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:48:37 +0000 https://viva-naija.com/?p=27658 Feminism is a necessity Let me explain to you the dangers of believing that one gender is superior to the other. As a woman, if you believe you are inferior to the man, you do some serious damage to your psyche because it places on you a sense of limitation on you as a person […]

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