My dear Valentine, no, my dear love, my husband. Happy Valentine's day. With you I have learned what unconditional love means, I have learned to love unconditionally, not just in words but in action. With you I discovered the reason for so many countless love poems, stories, movies and why they make the heart sing. You... Continue Reading →
Marriage My Refuge
I Know many would wonder at the awkwardness of such a title! Should Marriage be considered as a Refuge in any right thinking mind? Surely, I was out of my mind right?
Well, I think I am not the only one who at some point in her life preferred to be married at all cost than to stay single, and maybe with a child, and maybe still leaving at her mother’s, and maybe with no source of income, and maybe with her mind drifting towards hyper restlessness.
I was one of those someones and I share my story with you.
I had had a son in 2003 and that one is another story. Now, in Africa and Cameroon in particular, having a child out of wedlock is simply put, an abomination.
Next, I still lived at my mum’s, had no source of income although I had had a law degree and even…
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PEARL #38: WALK YOUR PATH
No one can walk the path that is yours to take but yourself. There will be opposition to you stepping on that path from different people coming from different angles. Sometimes loved ones may be afraid that your choice ambition might be either too hard for you to attain or may be they think too... Continue Reading →
Be your own best Valentine
I have chosen for this Valentine's month to call her my funny valentine, but her words resonate with pure truth, love yourself, you are love, you have love, and the purest of love need not be confined to that of romantic love, for it lives and is true for the one who feels genuinely for... Continue Reading →
PEARL #37: BE KIND TO YOUR NURSE, WE ROCK FOR YOU
We have all been sick at one point in our lives, for most, you were cradled in the loving arms of relatives and loved ones as you lay in bed in the hospital. From the time we were children, the infirmity of the body called for nursing which was later on turned into a career... Continue Reading →
PEARL # 35: UNDERSTANDING
There are some things in life that just need a little dose of understanding. We go about judging ourselves, judging others, making snide remarks about what we will do otherwise, different from what someone else did. How about some simple understanding, empathy, love. When we start by judging ourselves too harshly, it is no surprise... Continue Reading →
PEARL # 34: THE POWER OF ATTRACTION
We draw unto ourselves the world we create in our thoughts and articulate through our mouths. What you project has the power to manifest. The law of attraction, simple. It is not rocket science really, it is a call and a warning to be careful what we profess and what we dwell on day in... Continue Reading →
Tips for Meditation: Preparing for Meditation
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PEARL # 33: PARDON
PARDON Pardon, simple meaning, either asking for forgiveness or being the one forgiving, letting go of, not holding something against someone anymore. In life I have realized that it is hard to ask for pardon sometimes with some people and it is easy at other times. Personally, this is something I strive to get... Continue Reading →
PEARL # 32: PROMOTION
When we think about promotion, it usually means upward movement to something grander, bigger, stronger, more appealing, luxurious, better. We think of promotion from one job position to another, promotion to a different class, different status. How about self-promotion. We also use promotion when dealing with increasing the value of something, or trying to create... Continue Reading →