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"Choose your pain, the pain of being haunted with regrets; or the pain of hard graft and discipline. The pain of discipline is ALWAYS better than the pain of regret in my opinion. Today I choose to Dream, Dare, be Disciplined and Dedicated. Today I choose the pain that leads to success in all that… Continue reading Choose Your Pain
I wondered what to post today. I intend to blog everyday until my birthday - 13 posts in 13 days and so far so good. Today is day 7. I thought I would break things up a little and do something completely different by sharing a recent performance of mine. Thanks to my friend JustJumi… Continue reading #Archive
I am not my hair. It does not define me, nor should it confine me to that "good hair" category... [excert] Assumpta Ozua 2009 I washed my hair today. Why am I sharing that with you I hear you ask? Because it was quite a traumatic experience. You see, I have somewhat neglected it over… Continue reading I Am Not My Hair
"If you want to give light to others, you have to glow yourself" Vamar* called me a lighthouse today. It was a really random conversation that ended up being very profound and had me wishing I had recorded it or at the very least, taken notes. It began with him trying to convince me to… Continue reading Shining
"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others." On this day six years ago, that quote was my Facebook status. It resonated with me back in 2010 - enough for me to share with my friends and Lord knows I needed the reminder today. I'm currently in what I could refer to… Continue reading Seeing The Invisible
Sometimes, when I speak, my mother comes out. Spontaneous cacophony I cannot control, my trunk, encased in the fear of splintering your legacy, coerced upright by transcendent heritage and pride; tangible evidence that little brown girls fertilised by faith, sacrifice, high expectations and love can germinate into formidable forests, like you. [extract] ©Assumpta Ozua I've… Continue reading Woman Crush Wednesdays #1
Close your eyes and count to ten, then hope you never see Perfection again. She dropped down dead at Improbable's door. You can't be friends with her anymore. ©Assumpta Ozua This is a lesson I have to keep relearning. Perfection was an actual goal for me in my formative years. To be the perfect daughter,… Continue reading Choose Persistence
Lions never lose sleep over the opinions of sheep” That is my mantra for this month because: The past few weeks have been sprinkled with encounters with negative individuals that almost caused me to lose focus It’s my birth month and I’m a Leo! (not that I follow star signs particularly but hey) Back to… Continue reading Leo Season
"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." - Dr Seuss It's been a really strange day. In fact strange is the wrong word to use; stressful, unexpected, infuriating, disappointing, nauseating, upsetting... any of those fit. And to top it all off, I feel super ill but I told Dana I'd post today so… Continue reading Smile
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