… a better way of living
What relationship does plantain have with patience, aside the obvious fact that they both start with a P? So the other day, I was craving some African food. Decided to visit the local African shop to see what they had. Even though their prices are ridiculously expensive, once in a while, I like to indulge. …
Life can be tough. Life can be hard. I will be the first to admit this. Fair warning though, my thoughts are all over the place right now and it will be reflected in this post. Many times in life I have given thought to its meaning, and why the need to even push on. …
How do you build up trust after trust has been broken? If you have ever been lied to, stolen from…etc., and gotten your trust broken before or if you have seen bad things happen to someone close to you, you may internalize their pain and find it hard to trust. You might not still be …
What if it does work out, is the opposite of what if it doesn’t work out? Many times the fear of failure or disappointment stops us from starting. So we are defeated, before we even take the first step. It’s not even like we don’t know all about these things, we do. I was having …
Life can get very stressful for us if we allow it. Too much stress is never good. It has the ability to cause a lot of harm in your life and it can kill. Stress is one factor that leads to numerous health challenges including stroke. Constantly being under a lot of stress can cause …
This year was a year. phew! In fact the last 3 years of my life have been quite eventful. As always on the blog, I list the things I am most grateful for at the end of each year. This year is no exception, although it would not be a list. The year switched up …
It’s not fun being alone during the holidays but with the situation of things right now, it is very likely that many of us would be would be away from loved ones for this years’ holiday. Thank you COVID. At least, there an upside to it. You won’t be around annoying relatives and I mean …
How many times have you done something, not necessarily because you want to do it but because you felt the need to prove to someone that you can do it? Afterwards, the feeling might be that of emptiness, or why did I even waste my time with this person/thing? It was not worth it. People …
Immediately, I dropped off the kids by the side of the road, they rushed excitedly into the mall. The plan was to give them enough time to explore, choose a Christmas present and then come back later to pick them up. We had no tradition of Santa leaving them wrapped gifts on Christmas day. Mum …
Since my mama died, I have avoided talking about her a whole lot. I don’t know why, but somehow its not been so easy talking. Sometimes, she feels like some distant part of my past and at other times, it feels like it was just yesterday we were driving around town together. This night I …