I once read a quote by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov that said, “Don’t tell me the moon is shining, show me the glint of light on broken glass”. Whilst I do not condemn telling for there is a place for it in every story, in parenting, there are more reasons to show more than there […]
Everybody hopes and prays for a happy and peaceful old age. Every parent envisages a beautiful end of life where they’ll be loved and taken care of by their spouses or their children. That becomes their retirement plan. Is that enough? Do you depend solely on your children or your spouses to care for you […]
#2024blessings 2024 has been a turbulent year. It has recorded many losses and deaths that are enough to keep one down and sad. However, Psalms 66 counsels us to count our blessings instead of numbering our losses and to cultivate a heart of thankfulness. I have counted mine and named them one by one, and […]
Hey Fam! What do you love about Christmas these days? Back in the day, it was… The weather (Harmattan or Snow). The communal living and family visits. The special meals and bottles of drinks that we got to eat and drink. The knockouts/fireworks we threw outside, or we watched others throw as we enjoyed the […]
Jia Tolentino, in his published essay titled, ‘Always be Optimistic’, narrated the burden women feel to look attractive and appealing. The constant dissatisfaction with their appearance and pressure to enhance their beauty with anything within their reach and always be “‘optimizing”. This pressure is felt not only by women but by men too and increasingly […]
“What is truth?”, a question that Pirate asked during the trial of Jesus. Today, that question needs more answers, especially in the multi-media world. It is a question that anyone who uses a smartphone needs to reflect upon in a world where alternate facts and uninformed speculations sell faster than truth. Distortions of news mainly […]
Got a minute? It’s the last month of the year. The world doesn’t stop moving, does it? Time won’t slow down, the journey never stands still. It keeps moving, and as it moves, it leads us to our destination. The growth, the transformation, the discovery, the moments on a mountain top, and the moments in […]