Mocking laughter. That is all I was used to. Ever loved something that you are terrible at? You love it so much that you tune your mind to become oblivious to the mockery.
I was in junior school when I discovered that I loved music. I loved moving to the rhythm. Unfortunately, the rhythm and my body were never in sync.
I knew this for a fact but it didn’t stop me from trying. I was a gutsy young child and I wasn’t about to give up on dancing.
Love. We are all chasing this elusive concept that feels so close at heart yet so far at sight. We all want to be seen, to be understood and to find home.
A place where you belong without having to try too hard. A place where all your emotions weave into perfect harmony.
Now, this need is also a ticking time bomb. People with ulterior motives have learned how to harness it’s power for malice.
Evening! I love evenings because I get to unwind after a long day at work. I get to do whatever I want. They weren’t so wrong when they said that 9-5 is modern day slavery. I left work with the intention to get one, just one particular chocolate to calm my nerves. Thing is, onlyContinue reading “Slapped by a Stranger? My Bizarre Store Experience Over a Chocolate Craving”
Love! A very simple and straightforward concept that should be way simpler than calculus or trigonometry but why does it feel like every attempt to try and understand this modern dating scene results in endless complicated rocket science equations. It was easier during our parents’ time; that is if they are honest about how things used to go down.
The will to live is a concept that most of us tend to overlook. We live just because we exist and without knowing it, we count our days instead of making our days count. I know it sounds coy, like something a motivational speaker would say but hear me out. I took a trip to Lamu a couple of weeks back and I had a life transforming experience that got me thinking deeply about my intentionality when it comes to living life.
Done and dusted! The first quarter of the year is done and it’s a clear depiction of the popular phrase “time waits for no man.” Another year is going by and it begs the question, are you making progress or are you stuck in the endless loop of comfort? At this moment, the we are running on the high of being unstoppable and you can already play out your picture perfect life that’s yet to unfold but this fantasy bubble soon evaporates at the slightest sign of trouble. Reality comes crashing and rebuilding the once perfect castle becomes an impossible task.
Weaponized incompetence; a popular manipulation tactic that is characterized by someone pretending to be incompetent in a particular task just so they can rid themselves of the task. The perpetrator accomplishes this by purposefully performing poorly at tasks assigned or claiming inability to perform certain tasks so as to avoid responsibility.
Seeking validation is defined as the constant need for external approval. It influences how you perceive yourself. You attach you worth to other people’s approval and opinions. Conditional self-worth gives people power over how you value yourself. We often crave attention from others especially when we need them to notice what we are doing.
A recent experiment was conducted with convicted felons in the US a few years back. They placed hidden cameras that recorded people walking in New York City. They then took the footages and played them for some convicted felons in prison. The convicted felons were instructed to watch the videos and identify who would be an easy target or better yet prey for them. What was most fascinating with this experiment is that the felons choose the exact same people as prey in the footages that they were shown. The reasons that they gave concerning them picking their prey is on how the walked.
The worst is never really the worst. Not a phrase that we like to hear but there is much truth in this statement. Whether we anticipate it or not, the bad will always happen. Call it the equilibrium of life. Life has to find balance, the good and bad have to exist equally. They are like the ying and yang; two opposite forces that complement each other to form a whole.
JUST SAYING