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17 Sep

Small Realisations: Loss.

Naks0 CommentsLife, Mental wellness

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.

Naks0 CommentsPockets of Peace

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…

Naks0 CommentsLife, Pockets of Wisdom

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…

31 Mar

Saying Goodbye To The C256…

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Wait... You dropped everything and ran here right? Okay… Here goes; But hold on... Wait! You thought I was quitting the Conversations 256? Like for real? Psyche!!!!! Lies!! All lies!!! I’m so sorry for any heart attacks I might have caused but today is the one-day I can actually be intentionally dishonest and not feel bad about it so of course, I had to jump on the April Fools bandwagon! Did I fool you? Hahahahahahahaha What fun! Anyway, on a serious note. Last month was Women’s month so theC256 launched a series to take some notes and highlight women that…

28 Feb

Could Your ‘Ideals’ Be Holding You Back?

Naks0 CommentsLife, Pockets of Wisdom

“It's my choice to be beautiful. It's my choice to be ugly. And it's my choice to decide what those words actually mean.” ― Virginia Petrucci A lot of the ideals we believe in were taught to us at an early age. And we carry them with us all the way into our adult lives. But, in some cases, these ideals could be keeping us in chains. An ideal is a level of perfection that exists only in imagination. It’s the idea that something is perfect or conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence. The standards that most…

10 Dec

A Call For Forgiveness…

Naks0 CommentsPockets of Peace

One of the most important lessons I learned this year was the liberating power of forgiveness. The year is ending. A new dawn is upon us and yet our hearts still bears the marks left upon it by people closest to us. Marks we can easily erase, if only we make the decision to forgive. We ask the good Lord everyday to forgive us of our sins and wipe our slate clean. We get up from our knees with such light heartedness because we know in that moment that all is forgiven. Every day we fall back onto our knees in…

01 Dec

What We Need To Remember on World AIDS Day.

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World AIDS day is celebrated on December 1 every year since 1988. There are few things I felt like we should collectively remind ourselves today. First, IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT. HIV isn’t some kind of karmic punishment. It is a virus that is communicable and therefore travels between people. Certain types of activities may increase your risks, but these still don’t make you “responsible” for being sick. We wouldn’t blame a diabetic for their diabetes. ITS NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE SYMPTOMS. Being HIV positive today doesn’t look like the horrible AIDS deaths that have been so heavily imprinted in…

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