Lifestyle & Travel
"It's not my responsibility to be beautiful. I'm not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me." - Warsan Shire I recently posted two pictures on Instagram – one yesterday and one today. They've been getting a lot of love (a lot by my standards. I’m not Instafamous so… Continue reading Beautiful Existence
“Negative people negate themselves from greatness and being the beneficiary of the greatness in others. Be proactively positive today!” That quote above is a reminder of why it is important to guard your sphere of influence carefully. If I cannot immediately remove myself from a situation where negative energy and unkind rhetoric is prevalent, I… Continue reading Note to Self #2
My pain and my strife is like an open wound exposed by the knife we call life. Assumpta Ozua 2000 Those 3 lines provide a small insight into my mind circa age 14 (that's when I wrote it). It never ceases to amaze me how little the things I dwelled on back then, matter now.… Continue reading Teenage Angst
I forgot to say goodbye. When you left that morning, my breath damp with fatigue with the audacity of nightmare the immediacy of distress I did not think to call you by name, to let your usual response linger in the ether between us. How many people do you know who begin their day with… Continue reading Hello Husband, Farewell Friend
"When you become lazy, it's disrespectful to those who believe in you" I just saw a similar quote on s friends snapchat story and it prompted me to stop being lazy and write this post. You see Monday is one of my new posting days (Mondays and Thursdays in case you hadn’t noticed). I’ve been thinking… Continue reading Big Results Require Big Ambition
"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting." - Joyce Meyer
"When the stallion of loneliness rides over you And the scream of despair swallows hope Take the armour of humility in your left hand And sword of tears in your right hand And be wary of your ego And careful of the hidden revenge And when you migrate in darkness Take shelter under the torch… Continue reading When Your Parents Stay Winning, It Is Easy to Feel Like You’re Losing
Earlier today, I had a 20 minute conversation with a really lovely lady who I [sadly] only see and speak to sporadically, at any length. The sweet lady in question periodically reminds me of what is right with the world – but that is a discussion for another time. In the middle of a busy… Continue reading The Problem With Looking Expensive
I am always creating. In my head mostly – often physically with my hands too. Frequently, I want to write a blog post (plus stories and poems) but tell myself that I don't know what to write about. That's a lie. If anything, I have too many things to write about but either fear, laziness or… Continue reading Listen To Hear, Not To Respond
