Exposing a deified enemy

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” – Martin Luther King “According to a 2021 study by the World Health Organization, globally approximately seven hundred and fifty thousand people die every year as a result of ischemic heart disease and stroke due to overwork (which is defined as […]

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Reclaim your worth

“The world is going to give you beauty, but it will also give you pain. The greatest lesson you will ever learn is that this, too, is a gift.” – Bianca Sparacino Human beings are social creatures who possess an intrinsic desire to love and be loved. Yet, although most of us will ‘fall for […]

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Soft Power

In a gentle way, you can shake the world – Mahatma Gandhi What does leadership mean to you and what picture comes to mind when the word is mentioned? For some, leadership means absolute firmness devoid of a taint of sympathy and grace. This was probably demonstrated by that elementary school teacher who would literally […]

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Dark and Lovely

Tempted, tried, and sometimes lost,Yet you’ve gathered your bits and pieces and marched to Calvary again,Faced delays and setbacks, generously served,Yet you’ve kept your head up and want to try something again,Lost a relationship and friendship,Yet you’ve started panel-beating yourself into shape before you get to the next,Beaten and roughed up at the fort,Yet still […]

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What is Life?

“Our greatest fear should not be of failure … but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.” – Francis Chan It is said that there are two things humans can’t avoid: death and taxes (though some have already perfected the art of cheating the system and evading taxes, that’s a story for […]

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I Want to Meet This Girl Again

I met a little girl,She was doing her little childlike contributions to humanity,Her mother was in the vicinity,Doing the endless duties that all mothers keep doing all day long,When the little girl saw me pass by,She wore her best smile,A smile I could not resist nor ignore,“What is your name?” She asked with a broader […]

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The Good Ancestor

“The older I get I realize my mom was right, but I just didn’t like her tone.” When I saw this post doing rounds on social media a while ago, I called to mind the old adage loosely translated as follows: “Giving birth isn’t a problem; the real deal is raising up a child.” From […]

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