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23 Aug

Dear Self, You are the Future.

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Dear Self, The future looks good, but that did not just happen, you are the future. The choices you made, the sacrifices you made, the happy times you lived for yourself and sometimes by yourself, the desperate and angry times which seemed unending ended and now you have new ones, but with unending knowledge on how to overcome them. Your heart, mind, body and soul are in sync now like never before. The present does not remember you much until the memory is jogged by a conversation which alludes to you, majorly because the answers to the present are in…

08 Aug

Dear Self, You’re afraid of your own body…

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Hello younger self, You’re growing up with your Uncle and his wife. They have raised you since you were three years old. Treasure them, for they will eventually become the mum and dad you always wanted. You’re always seeking love and affection from your own parents but unfortunately that hasn’t yet happened. Nor will it. Your parents, the ones who brought you into this world, are hard and non affectionate. I know they shout a lot at you. I know they’re tough. I know that affects you, because you don’t understand why they’re always so angry with you. And it’s…

01 Aug

Dear Self…Stop whining and complaining!

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Dear Younger Me; The journey you are about to embark on is called life(obulamu). Just like any other journey; there is a starting point, an ending point and what lies in between the two points. Well I would like to tell you that how you start off in life does not really matter but the real deal is how you live in between those two points (the start of your life and the end of it.) A smooth sail through is probably what you’re wishing for but nope, that’s definitely not what you’re going to get. Honey, life will throw…

31 Jul

Dear Self, take OFF those rose colored glasses…

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Dear self… Not everything is as it seems. “Summer will end soon enough, and childhood as well.” ― George R.R. Martin. I grew up looking at the world through rose colored glasses. To me the world was just black and white; simple as ABC, as long as my mommy, daddy and sister were around. My world revolved around those three people. In my eyes, even with the family problems we encountered over time, we were still perfect. My parents were still together which the jackpot was for me because some of my friends talked about their parents’ separation and their step siblings. I always felt…

30 May

Dear Self, You’re Never Too Old To Cry.

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Dear Self, I am proud of you. You’re not yet there, not half where you want to be, but you’re doing great! You have fought a lonely painful battle. It is still so painful; you cry every single time you think about it. It’s still too fresh. I know.... I know you look forward to withdrawing from the party to cry in peace. You tell those silly perverted jokes and make them laugh, just so you can run off alone to cry and wish you could talk to someone. They say you’re a good listener, a natural helper but you’re…

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…

11 Feb

Dear Self, There Are No Limits On Love.

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Dear child, You are young And you think that you are helpless, So I am here to clear up a few things for you; First of all, You are the help you need. Do not expect the world to pity you. It will not. And when it does, it will not be for your benefit. So child, learn early on to fight your own battles. Learn never to place exceedingly high expectations in anyone but yourself. This way, you will have less disappointment and less hate. Secondly; Love. Let's discuss love. A time is coming when all your friends will…

28 Dec

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

Naks0 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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