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Today I wished I had the perfect photographic memory, or better still, a more extensive vocabulary to capture the very essence of you. I wanted my ears to transform into dictaphones so that I might record, replay and re-live all of our nonsense conversations. The ones that induce belly-laughs so deep I'd swear your jokes… Continue reading Memories
“later that night i held an atlas in my lap ran my fingers across the whole world and whispered where does it hurt? it answered everywhere everywhere everywhere.” - Warsan Shire Recently I was asked by a new found friend if happiness is a mindset; you either have it or you don't? I paused for… Continue reading The Happiness Mindset
Around this time of the year I tend to get really introspective (more so than usual as reflection is seemingly a constant state of being for me). In all honesty, my mental life audit happens around mid to late June onwards but let’s not nit-pick over semantics. My birthday is fast approaching and is part… Continue reading Back Back, Forth and Forth
"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
Upon my return, I held a page in my palm tracing my fingers across its lines I murmured ‘where do I begin?’ It responded ‘the origin of pain.’ ©Assumpta Ozua 2016 On Tuesday 29th March 2016, the juggernaut that is Out-Spoken (a night of poetry and live music), helmed by the brilliant Anthony Anaxagorou, Karim… Continue reading Out-Spoken
Me Today You Tomorrow 