Today’s post is being made the day after my first book was published and the day that my book launch for “The Chronicles of a Woman: The Truth-teller” will be held. As I sit and reflect, heart racing and nail-biting, I remember the days when I felt that all I had was my pen. InContinue reading “MY PEN SAVED ME.”
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FORGIVE YOURSELF….
“Hold your head up, and do NOT wear your shame like it’s your skin” – Stacey A Palmer She has offended you, somehow. She apologizes and seeks your forgiveness. You refuse (for whatever reasons internal to you). You see her smiling and going about her day. “She doesn’t appear contrite,” you say. “Farthest from theContinue reading “FORGIVE YOURSELF….”
IS THE WOMAN ALWAYS SCORNED?
The story of a man and woman parting and the man quickly moving on to the next available person is not unique. It is also not unique that the man can easily start a relationship – in whichever way – with the woman’s best friend, sister, boss, cousin, church sister, mother, perfect stranger or hisContinue reading “IS THE WOMAN ALWAYS SCORNED?”
THE SILENT DILEMMA OF WORKPLACE ABUSE
“If she causes me so much distress, how does she expect me to perform my job well?” I could tell that my friend was extremely stressed, and by the end of our tête-à-tête, I was able to garner the issue to be a long-standing one for him. He explained that he had been working inContinue reading “THE SILENT DILEMMA OF WORKPLACE ABUSE”
Leisure time is productivity too!
What does it mean that almost everyone I know, (myself included) has multiple streams of income, and are most times too tired to think, because of how hard we are always working to earn the next dollar or to simply make ends meet? We live in an era that constantly bombards us with overt andContinue reading “Leisure time is productivity too!”
LEAVE MY ICE-CREAM ALONE!
My daughter, for all intents and purposes, sent me a news link to a story about ice-cream recall in China. The headline reads: “Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream” What does this mean?!!!! The moment I opened the message and saw the headline, my heart sank. I instantly went into ice-cream panic. AsContinue reading “LEAVE MY ICE-CREAM ALONE!”
Online Modality: the Introvert’s delight!
“I can’t do this any longer; I think I am going to die, if I have to stay home one more day,” exclaimed an extrovert somewhere. Everywhere I turn, I hear the extroverts murmuring about how much they hate online learning, teaching and working, etc. Lecturers and students alike are constantly griping about how muchContinue reading “Online Modality: the Introvert’s delight!”
MINDING OUR children’s BUSINESS.
If you know anything about us introverts it is that we are good with just a hello. The unnecessary chatter is not something that we encourage, unless we are with those very few we truly want to chat … So imagine my complete inconvenience when I was stopped by someone whose sole purpose was toContinue reading “MINDING OUR children’s BUSINESS.”
20 LESSONS LEARNED IN 2020
With all of the hardships and disparity that 2020 has unmasked, there have been some good too. There are those who have actually discovered what it truly means to be “your brother’s keeper”, so there have been many acts of kindness being witnessed all over the world, and many people truly found themselves in theContinue reading “20 LESSONS LEARNED IN 2020”
Yuletide in the pandemic
Christmas is around the corner!!! YAAY! I can’t wait, because “it’s the most wonderful time of the year…” Let us hit the pause button on all that excitement, because none of that matters…. TO ME. Unlike most, Christmas is not my thing, for more reasons than one. Plus, the commercialized madness does something to myContinue reading “Yuletide in the pandemic”
PARENTING, ADVOCACY AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN 