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Village Within-Without
“You can take the boy out of the village, but you can’t take the village out of the boy.” We say this often-usually with a chuckle or a sigh-when someone brings their “village mannerisms” into more urban or sophisticated settings. It’s rarely meant kindly. It implies backwardness, a failure to adapt. But if we’re honest,…
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Happy and Everything Else
“Are you Happy?” We get asked this question a lot lately. We ask it too-our friends, our family, our partners. We observe, trying to tell if someone dear to us is happy. We worry when they’re not. We ask questions, suggest activities, share memes, and do our best to lift their spirits. When our partners…
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It’s All Just Flowing
I was listening to a podcast the other day. You know the gist “stretch your mind” , “learn new stuff” , block out office gossip , laugh and whatever other reason for deciding to tune into one. This one was the kind that stretches the mind, a reminder that learning is a lifelong dance. Most…
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On and On and On
I don’t always like it. Sometimes it’s unbelievably difficult to put exactly what I want to say into words-the way I feel it. To be able to convey the emotion with the precision it deserves. And sometimes, it just flows. The words come effortlessly , and I feel like I’ve captured exactly what I want…
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Trapped in Freedom
By definition, freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants. It sounds simple. Empowering. Even obvious. But in the quiet corners of my day-to-day life, I find myself asking : Am I truly free? Are any of us? I am a woman. A mother. A daughter. I carry responsibilities…
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Alive Afraid
Lately, I’ve felt a pull-a quiet but persistent urge to live my life more fully. To love wholly. To be present in every moment, in every way possible. To enjoy the little things and the big ones. To live. At first, it felt magical. It still does-as I figure out more and more ways. Like…
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Chasing Cola & Other Stories of Half-Living
“I’ll chase this with some Coca-Cola” -these marked the start of my weekend rhythm. This would be either some Whiskey or Gin- depending on the mood. They are not as frequent as they used to be-the weekends- and there’s a part of me that misses it though. Not the drinks themselves, but the release that…
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All Around Us- Intentionally
“Calm down…the world doesn’t revolve around you.” We’ve heard it. We have said it. We’ve thought it-especially when someone gets too demanding or overbearing. And honestly, it makes sense. The world can’t revolve around just one person, right? But the, a different corner of life says: With enough intention, manifestation, and focus-you can bend reality…
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Lingerie & Liberation: Learning to Just Do
To say I’ve had nothing to write about these past few weeks would be a lie. It is, however, true that I have not written anything anyway. A swirl of thoughts have passed through my mind. Things I’d love to share. Yet, translating them into something meaningful, helpful, and still interesting? That has been a…
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Doubt With Benefits
I don’t know… I’m just not sure. Doubt shows up everywhere-before making decisions, in relationships, when facing new ideas. It creeps us quietly, and mostly, we don’t like it. It’s dismissed, even shunned. Not glorified. We’re often told to ‘just get on with it already’. And yes, at some point, action beats endless questioning. But…
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