There’s a lot to love about the world, don’t you think?! In spite of the disagreements, headiness, ranchors and wars that threaten our humanity, our humaneness, you and I are recipients of thoughts, words and acts of kindness. So yes, you’ve sown seeds of kindness in uncountable measures too and typically it appears that… [Read More]
Walk right through that cage!
I am so certain that I must have watched tens of thousands of all sorts of cartoons with my kids over the years. A few of those times, I lazily glanced at the screen; absent minded as though I had no choice in the matter. At other times, I fully participated; observing and unabashedly enjoying… [Read More]
On behalf of the wounded
#OnBehalfOfTheWounded Take this as an ode to the wounded, to the downtrodden, to the one who feels overwhelmed and pressed. (Inspired by Sam Obafemi of SOBCA) • First I recognize that some of my wounds were inflicted by strangers. However, I hate to admit that many more of the scars I bear are from the… [Read More]
Can empathy lead to worry?
My second son, Charles has had two of his teeth fall out within a week. Understandably at his age, it is not uncommon for his milk teeth to fall off and get replaced with permanent teeth. In the past few months he has lost six teeth, but two within the same week did feel out… [Read More]
My Mum and the chickens in the poultry
We had only a few more weeks to my mother’s birthday. Some preparations had been done; many finalized. It was not going to be such a big event, as the celebrations were scheduled to take place indoors. Still, I feared that we were not nearly as prepared as we ought to be. Thing is, we… [Read More]
Relationship bank accounts
We had spent five days in the hospital and it seemed like we would be there for at least two days more. As I sat and watched my son sleep after being given some injections for the pain, I kept thinking about the bill that we would have to pay when he is finally discharged…. [Read More]
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