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05 Nov

This Thing That I Do…

Naks2 CommentsLife, Pockets of Wisdom

This post was originally written last year. . There's this thing I started doing last year. I know I should have some fancy name for it but I do not. But at the end of everyday, I ask myself four questions that help me reflect on how I've lived. Anyone that knows me and knows about the huge medical scare I had a year ago knows that I do not take any day for granted, not anymore. So I ask myself these four questions : Did I laugh Because nothing beats a good laugh. What this question basically means is…

25 Oct

Lessons From Absolute Strangers: Part 1

Naks0 CommentsLife, Pockets of Wisdom

The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that we can grow is if we change. The only way that we can change is if we learn. The only way we can learn is if we are exposed. And the only way that we can become exposed is if we throw ourselves out into the open. Do it. Throw yourself _ JoyBell C. This post was originally written in 2018. But the lessons here are just as important today as they were then. Enjoy... In October last year, I made a promise to myself;…

15 Oct

A Message of Hope.

Naks0 CommentsLife, Pockets of Peace

I was listening to a sermon today about Hope. Hope. I think 2020 has thrown us some very huge curveballs. The year looks nothing like many of us had imagined it to look like in January. It’s crazy to think that it’s just a few days away to the end of the year. We are in that time of reflection; that’s what the last month of the year usually is, a time of reflection. We look through the months we’ve lived so far and we reflect on our achievements, we mark a checklist of resolutions and pat ourselves on the…

10 Oct

Adversity Advances Us: by the gifted Ronny Ross.

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Adversity advances us. It’s a profound statement but hard to comprehend in the moment of adversity. It’s true though, but only if we choose to learn from it. At the moment washing hands seems to be the simplest solution to our biggest problem. Just like the rudder controls the ship, the biggest problems sometimes have the simplest solutions. I won’t dwell on the pain we’re facing at the moment for it’s plain to see. From the land that draws people from far and wide to admire the history, the art, to get a glimpse into the great mind that was…

17 Sep

Small Realisations: Loss.

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I have realized a couple of things: It's so easy to lean into anger and use that to drown out every other emotion, including pain. But what is the point? Few things in life have the ability to open your eyes to the reality of life as grief does. Loss changes things. It changes you. It changes your friendships; people you thought would hang beside you in anything turn dismissive, unable to hold their gaze on your pain. People you thought would have no capacity for stillness turn out to be consistent witnesses. You never know who will come through…

17 Sep

My Favorite Quotes on Grace.

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Grace. Unmerited favor from God. I love to collect quotes from wise people. Below are some of my favorite quotes about Grace. Courage is grace under pressure. Ernest Hemingway Grace doesn't depend on suffering to exist, but where there is suffering you will find grace in many facets and colors. ― Wm. Paul Young The law condemns the best of us; but grace saves the worst of us. ―Joseph Prince I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us. ―Anne…

12 Aug

The Youth Have Spoken.

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Listen up. It’s international Youth Day and Young Ugandan leaders have a few things to say to their fellow youth: "Uganda holds the 17th position globally for deaths caused by suicide. Let that sink in for a moment. We have so many counselors in different institutions, hospitals and churches but that number keeps going up. Keep that in mind… then figure out how you can help…” Wafula Victoria, Member Of The African Children’s Choir. To the heroes of tomorrow, to the energies that will define the future, the future of a nation depends upon the youth of the country. Best…

30 Jul

My Grandmother: A True Blessing.

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MY GRANDMOTHER: The Greatest Love of My LifeI turned onto the small dirt road that led to my home, tears burning the back of my eyes, my throat clogged with unshed emotions. I wrapped my right hand around my midsection, trying to protect myself from the onslaught of pain I was feeling, my left hand a fist in front of my mouth, struggling to contain the wail that threatened to pour out of my mouth. I quickened my steps, taking the next corner and saw her… seated in her usual spot on our small veranda, in a plastic blue chair,…

29 Jul

To Know And Behold…

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HOW TWO YEARS HAVE COMPLETELY CHANGED US... Sometimes I find it intriguing the meanings we attach to words or things. I read something the other day that stated, “Suffering is coming to the place where we finally feel the truth that being human is being limited.” If there is a singular thread that ran through all our existences last and this year, then it had to be the common thread of suffering. And with it, pain. In suffering, we are fully aware of our own limitation as human beings. And when we come face to face with our own limitations,…

09 May

To Our Moms(…a collection of short stories…)

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“..I have so many dreams of my own, and I remember things from my childhood, from when I was a girl and a young woman, and I haven't forgotten a thing. So why did we think of Mom as a mom from the very beginning? She didn't have the opportunity to pursue her dreams, and all by herself, faced everything the era dealt her, poverty and sadness, and she couldn't do anything about her very bad lot in life other than suffer through it and get beyond it and live her life to the very best of her ability, giving…

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