26/09/2026
SATURDAY STORY TIME WITH OLAJUMOKE ❤️
EPISODE 1 — I DON'T STRESS MYSELF ANYMORE
Let me start this series with something about me that has changed so much over the years.
Once upon a time, if you offended me, that was it. 😂
I would stop talking to you. I would withdraw completely, and sometimes I would even replay what happened in my head over and over again.
I used to take people's actions very personally.
If someone I cared about did something that hurt me, I wanted to understand why. I wanted an explanation. I wanted to know what I had done wrong.
But somewhere along the line, I changed.
These days, when I discover that someone has done something to me, I don't necessarily cut the person off.
I can still greet you.
I can still talk to you.
If I need something from you, I will ask.
If we need to have a conversation, I will have it.
I can even laugh and relate with you normally.
But deep down, I know something has changed.
It's not that I'm pretending everything is fine. I've simply learnt not to allow what someone did to me to disturb my peace.
For example, if I notice that someone has blocked me from seeing their WhatsApp status, the old me might have taken it personally and stopped talking to that person completely. 😂
But the new me?
I'll notice it.
I'll probably laugh to myself and say, “Okay, I see you.” 😂
And I'll continue relating with you normally.
I may even block you from seeing mine too. 😌
Not because I'm angry.
Not because I want revenge.
I've simply learnt to respond to what people show me.
I've realised that people are allowed to make their choices, and I'm allowed to make mine.
I don't force closeness anymore.
I don't force loyalty.
I don't chase explanations.
I don't spend days wondering why somebody behaved a certain way.
I just take note, adjust my expectations and move on.
And honestly, I think that is one of the biggest changes in me.
I've learnt that protecting your peace doesn't always mean cutting everybody off.
Sometimes, it simply means changing the position someone occupies in your life.
You can still speak to them.
You can still be civil.
You can still wish them well.
But you don't have to give them the same access to your heart that they had before.
So these days, my philosophy is simple:
Behave how you want.
I'll react how I want.
No unnecessary stress.
No drama.
No long explanations.
I see you.
I understand you.
I adjust accordingly.
And I move on.
Maybe I've become more detached.
Maybe I've just grown.
Either way, I'm choosing my peace. ❤️
And that, my people, is today's little story about me.
Until next Saturday… 😌❤️
