Naks – Page 4 – the Conversations 256

10 Oct

What If You Slowed Down…

Naks0 CommentsLife, Pockets of Wisdom

A friend sent me an audio where the story below was being narrated. I decided to share it here. I am a huge believer in the revealing power of practicing patience with ourselves and the people around us. I am also living proof of how random acts of kindness have the power to change or completely transform someone’s life. I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I honked again. Since this was going to be my last ride of my shift I thought about just driving away, but instead I put the car…

08 Oct

365 Feasts!(What If We Were Grateful Every Single Day Of The Year?)

Naks0 CommentsLife, Pockets of Wisdom

"Never let the phrase thank you stand naked and alone..." This post was written in 2020, when my dear grandmother was still alive. May her soul Rest In Peace. . The other day, my cousin randomly said "We should celebrate Thanksgiving this year Jaja. We should have a feast!" My Jaja (grandmother) looks at him, a confused expression on her face, and asks , "Thanksgiving. What's that?" So I try explaining to her that it's a tradition, a day where people celebrate, and are mindfully grateful for the good things in their lives and eat! Really eat!" "So it's Christmas?"…

01 Oct

When Life Punches You in the Face Too Many Times…

Naks0 CommentsLife, Pockets of Wisdom

I’ve never been physically punched in the face but let me tell you something; life has a weird way of delivering the meanest left hooks! (Did I say that right?) You never know when they’re coming (unless you made some pretty stupid decisions) or what direction they’re coming from. You totally clueless about how much it’ll hurt and when the hurt will go away. To make it worse, there’s no instruction manual out there for us to use; we certainly aren’t born with one attached to our foreheads titled “just in case life punches you too many times kid.” But…

28 Aug

Small Greetings: Hello, Hi, Hey.

NaksTheC256 Podcast

"I always thought I was too shy to host a podcast. And I think that's the problem with labelling ourselves a certain way or putting ourselves in boxes..." A year or so ago, a group of my friends and I decided to write this book and in this book, I wrote a piece called 'Labels' and in this piece was a line that said, "Don't be shocked, if after you label me a certain way, I burrow into that label and create a home there..." Listen in to my very first episode. The Conversations 256_the Podcast. …

08 Jun

Change is Coming…

Naks0 CommentsLiving

Hey my loves, I am making a few changes to this platform that we all love so much. Your direction and feedback and constant support has helped me build this. So I ask for your patience. I ask for your understanding. I will be back soon. Right at the start of next month. And this place might look very different. But you'll love it. Why? Because everything I do, I do with you in mind. In the meantime, binge read all the wonderful posts here. I couldn't have gotten here without you. Thank you. In the meantime, You can follow…

06 May

The Silent Movement… #LettersToOurYoungerSelves

Naks0 CommentsLetters To Self, Life

“And even when they refuse to listen, I'll keep talking anyway, hoping on a slim chance that the things inside my head are worth something to someone.” ― Nadège Richards When I started this Series I honestly had no idea what I was doing. The only thing I was sure about was Stories. I knew we all had stories, we all had life lessons that we had learnt along the way. I knew we all had depth, that we all had voices. I knew I wanted to be able to capture a person’s authenticity, voice and message...but I had no idea…

05 Apr

Lockdown Requests…

Naks0 CommentsLife, Pockets of Wisdom

The whole world is facing a crisis. There is an inescapable sense of anxiety, stress, and uncertainty. We’re living in a time that will make history but we’re living in it feeling helpless. In moments of such fear, we are forgetting about connection, compassion and community. We might all be facing the same thing but we are being affected by it differently. This is my humble request. That we choose compassion. For some people, life was already tough before the pandemic. There are people who were fighting illnesses, life threatening disease, struggling with basic needs, burying loved ones, trying to…

26 Mar

Stuck In An Ocean of Confusion…

Naks0 CommentsLiving

In the twenty three years I've been here, I have never seen anything like this. The whole world is in a place of uncertainty. We are outwardly directed and yet inwardly confused. We are scared, we are afraid, we are confused and in the midst of confusion, it’s hard to remain calm and it’s hard to be kind. It’s hard to remain happy when you’re inwardly confused. It's hard to see the good when the world around you is falling into chaos. When things get tough, it’s common for us to only be aware of our flaws. This virus...it does…

25 Feb

A Desperate Prayer…

Naks2 CommentsPockets of Peace

Heavenly Father We thank you for this gift of life. We thank you that we get a second chance to get up, do better and live better. We come to you Lord with hearts that are heavy, tongues that are tied and eyes that have forgotten how to cry. We come exhausted and burdened down by the weight on our shoulders, and the expectations of our peers in this unending race to fill our pockets with more. Free us from the prison that is often our own mind. Set us free from the cages of our pasts. Release us from…

28 Dec

The 2019 Gratitude Countdown (People. Things. Events…)

Naks3 CommentsLiving

What a year! What an absolute rollercoaster of a ride these twelve months have been. There are so many people and so many things that I am grateful for, so many that I cannot possibly exhaust all of them in a single post. So I'm borrowing a few words from the small notebook that lays on my writing table. I hope, maybe, that these words will give you a glimpse into all that I am grateful for this year: January: 2019 I am grateful to still be alive. A few months ago I fought what I still think was the toughest…

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