Lifestyle & Travel
When you are lost in the eye of the storm, weeping and the shore is more heartache away, creeping He is the mouth whispering fairy tales, sleeping to soothe seas and grant safe passage home. ©Assumpta Ozua 2015 It was one of my best friends birthdays 2 days ago. I forgot... By some strange,… Continue reading The Art of Forgiveness
On the days when life is a vacuum, a merciless vortex sucking up the debris of resting dreams, careering towards apathy towards assured uncertainty and annihilating truth, remember this headspace is void of matter and vacancies are formed to be filled. ©Assumpta Ozua 2015 An old African proverb says, “When there is no enemy within,… Continue reading The Enemy Within
Openings Each time we collide, when my purpose meets your drive, your face cracks like a windshield on impact to reveal that imperfect smile. There is so much beauty to be found in the brokenness of your expressions; gaps kept big enough for a small dreamer to always fall into. ©Assumpta Ozua 2015 When I… Continue reading Chasing Perfect
30 Things to Accomplish Before Turning 30 Take care of your body Eat well, drink water and work out. Make this a sustainable lifestyle adjustment. Fall in love with exercise – it will benefit you physically, mentally and emotionally. Also, you may make new friends in the process, will have a banging body, boost your… Continue reading 30 Before 30
The past three and a half years of my life have been inundated with comparisons. Whether it’s others making them, or those made by myself, I have found said happiness-hiding thoughts to be debilitating at times and woefully counterproductive. When I started my Mary Kay business almost four years ago, the comparisons came in quick… Continue reading The Problem With Comparisons
I have a tendency to wear a lot of black and white. There was a point in time in my life where I wore black almost exclusively. Needless to say, my mother was not a fan of this phase. When I began introducing colour I started with white, then red, then navy and sort of… Continue reading Black and White
*I forgot to post this yesterday but I'm just going to do so now without re-editing* IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! YAY! I’m actually pretty excited in spite of the fact that I have fluctuated between inexplicable enthusiasm and bouts of overwhelming dread in the past few weeks at the prospect of upgrading my age. I’m not… Continue reading Birthday Blessings and Lessons
Have you ever wanted someone to be more than what they are? That probably sounds really abstract - in fact, I know it does. But right now I mean it within the context of a friendship. I believe that I am not alone when I say that there are some people in my life who… Continue reading Steadfast Wish
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