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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.

C256 Member0 CommentsLetters To Self

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…

19 Sep

It’s Our Anniversary!!!!!

NaksLiving

Two Years!!! It has been two years since I launched this blog! Wow! And what incredible two years they have been. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing when I set off. Infact I created the Conversations256 in 2016, wrote one post and then deleted it. I gathered enough courage to relaunch it in mid 2017! I had to teach myself everything about Wordpress (Thank you Google and YouTube) I knew why I was starting this, but I had no idea, none! About where this was heading! If anyone had told me, two years ago, that this site…

09 Sep

Dear Self, Be what God intended you to Be!

C256 Member0 CommentsLetters To Self

Dear Sabano, I just want to you to know that you are enough...No matter where you go...No matter how people treat you...No matter if your jokes aren't funny enough for others to laugh out loud...No matter how hard it is to simply pass Maths and chemistry...even if you score below the average mark, always know that you are enough and you can still be what God intended you to be... Secondly Peace, please listen carefully. I need you to put this in your mind and have it at heart__this world has two kinds of people those with bad intentions and…

11 Apr

Dear Self…Everything will fall into place.

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Dear Self, You probably do not realize it but you are a pretty smart and capable person. You should grow up knowing that you should take some more risks in life. Those risks will probably pay off better than you think. Cultivate the confidence you need to go out and so something on your own. Instead of being a follower, learn to lead and everything else will fall in place. Love, the older you. Dear You, And You. And You…

28 Mar

Dear Self,this is me a few years finally talking to…You!

C256 Member0 CommentsLetters To Self

Dear Younger Me…. This is me after a few years talking to you, having recaps and flash backs of you in a minute or even less. Having tiny scenes of the moments we have shared be it happy, sad, entertaining, savage, harsh and all. But at some point I really wish we lived this past life with an older us to tell us what to do and watch out for us. Since we didn’t any way, this is me telling you how we would have rolled. Dear self … Be very honest however much it hurts… You have tried being…

30 Dec

A Special Thank You From Me To You…

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I started this year with absolutely no certainty that I was going to write as much as I have this year. The posts may seem few and far between but for a person who had stopped writing a year or so ago; those few posts are a major victory for me. But I couldn’t have done it without you. Yes you. All of you that have granted me the tremendous gift of your attention. By giving me your attention for a few minutes every week you’ve given me your precious time. Time that you could have used to do something…

26 Dec

Dear Self, This is an update.

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Dear Self, This is an update on 20 year old you. I have been able to un-mask the snakes, liars hypocrites. But I have been able to discover my true friends too. They have shown me, during the times that where’ve forgotten, how worthy I am. I have been able to know what true love is. End of update, Daph, 20 year old you.

12 Nov

To All The Children Who Had To Grow Up Fast…

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I was scrolling through Quora recently and a certain story caught my eye. A young man was narrating, “When my father turned 13 years old he was woken early by his mother. She silently led him downstairs to the dark kitchen where she lit a light and started making him a big breakfast. His father was sitting at the table silently. My dad was confused at the situation and even more so when his mother put a big plate of bacon and eggs on the table in front of him – and not his father. His father reached into his…

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