It’s Easier When You Know Where You’re Going.

Random thoughts while taking a walk.

Sharon Stephen
3 min readSep 7, 2024
Photo by Khamkéo Vilaysing on Unsplash

A few days ago, my mum sent me on a little errand. And with the prices of Uber in Lagos these days, I decided to run the errand on foot.

I deceived myself that this was a form of exercise.

Saving money and working out. A win-win

It wasn’t a long walk according to Google maps. Just about 20 minutes from home.

So I began my journey.

I had been to this location before. However I took an Uber there and it was obviously a shorter ride.

As I was walking, I realised that the map had greatly underestimated the distance I needed to travel.

The sun was out in all it’s glory. I had no sunscreen on and to make matters worse, I wore a dark colored shirt.

I was sweating and exhausted because I kept walking and wasn’t sure of where I was going anymore or how long it would take to get there.

I almost gave up and went back home, but I decided to keep going as I had already gotten this far.

Eventually I found where I was meant to go too and I dropped the package that my mum wanted me to drop.

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Sharon Stephen
Sharon Stephen

Written by Sharon Stephen

A young Nigerian woman, sharing her thoughts and feelings, while hoping that you find solace or solidarity in her written words. 💜

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