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30 Jul

Joel Balimanya: On Building Business From An Old Car Tire…

Naks0 CommentsCareer Profiles, Purpose

Joel Balimanya Artist! Artist? Yes it's his deserved title! Creativity takes a lot of courage and after all he did see treasure where most saw old tired rubber! I bet you own some of his creations and you do not even have a clue! Here's your chance to dig into the mind of a real breathing artist.. The Man Behind The Art... Before we get down to business, a few pleasantries are exchanged as would be expected (he was my art teacher after all). This is crazy right! Who would have possibly imagined, that all these years later I would…

03 Jul

The War Within Part III: Embracing My Own Worth…

Naks0 CommentsLife, Mental wellness

I have always thought that there was a problem with society’s obsession and intense focus on comparisons; how we compare against others, rather than paying attention to our intrinsic value. Our culture tells us we need to be special and above average to feel good about ourselves, but we can’t all be above average all the time. I couldn't be above average all the time. And that was okay. Because ordinary does not equal meaningless. For me, as I know for many of you, establishing and honoring my own self-worth was a difficult task. I thought that taking the steps…

29 Jun

The War Within PartII: Learning to accept God’s Love and Mercy.

Naks0 CommentsLife, Mental wellness

I knew! I knew! I knew I was smart. I knew I was gifted and really good at some stuff. The problem was never about whether I acknowledged the compliments I heard or not. I did acknowledge them. Of course not every day, but majority of the time my self-esteem was good. I acknowledged what I heard and what I discovered about myself as fact. But never as the truth. I never accepted any of it…. I did not believe I was worthy enough to do so. And that was the problem… ************ “We ask ourselves, who am I to…

24 Jun

The War Within….

Naks0 CommentsLife, Mental wellness

“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.” _Brené Brown Years ago, when you were younger, you were most probably fearless. You didn’t mind what you wore, how you spoke, or how the world perceived you. You opened your eyes and your heart to new experiences and people and trusted that everything was going to be okay. Somewhere along the way, you started hiding and learned that being vulnerable can hurt. You probably got teased and laughed at for one thing or the other, and you learned that not everyone…

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…

18 Mar

Sounds of Hope: A Playlist…

Naks0 CommentsPockets of Peace

Growing up, music was the best friend that kept me out of trouble. Music was the attic in which I would crawl whenever the world proved tougher than me. Music has always been with me through the darkest times of my life when I experienced the devastating pain of loss. Music made me smile and dance. Music drew me back to God. As a human race we come together for birth and we come together for death. There’s a reason music is a fundamental part of almost every occurrence in our society; there’s a song for childbirth, a song for…

25 Feb

A Desperate Prayer…

Naks0 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…

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