Thought Therapy

I began this post trying so hard to create a mash up of all 2014 events, but halfway through I gave up and realized how pointless it was because my 2014 is ending with one major life event called….ME! Don’t judge me yet, am not one of those people with an overbearing need to talk about myself (maybe some times) And with that said,let's begin my 2014 tales and twists, all wrapped up in one lesson: Your twenties are not years of discovery but years meant to let you know that you've actually discovered yourself, the only thing needed is to actually choose what you discovered…or else suffer the consequences of a confused 20something…. It’s so cliché to be told that when you are in your twenties, you have a full life ahead of you, and that these are the years meant for trying out everything, failing and succeeding at everything, and living life fully without a care in the world. I honestly agree with that, but what’s got me bothered is how being in your twenties seems

There are certain phrases that people say, and once they come out of their mouth, all you can do is  stare at them in silence trying to act polite and just smile.Yet deep down, there's a strong inclination to shout out "Are you serious?"  One example that slowly gets on my nerves (not always,but in most cases) is: IT'S NEVER THAT SERIOUS . I know , it's never that serious, because taking everything too seriously makes  you uptight, which is not a flattering quality. What annoys me most about these 5 words, is how some people choose to use it as an excuse when things go downhill, or when trying  to convince you that your opinion doesn't matter to them ( hence the annoying aspect) So my head went to work on a few words and this is what i came up with,it's very SERIOUS! Come on, it’s never that serious.. Nothing is that serious. When I lose out on what I want, "It’s never that serious.." When I get what I don’t deserve,

My thoughts are like a collage of the past, present and of course my wishful thinking, which in simple terms means the future. Every one thinks,everyone has thoughts, so there’s   nothing special here but a girl writing down her thoughts …I think a lot, and lately my thinking is in overdrive thanks to the attention am paying to my notes while preparing for exams. I shouldn’t be writing this blogpost ( or watching a “few” movies ) but I needed to do a bit of offloading and   it’s been a while since I got my lyricalUmy thoughts together. Like all afternoons during exam period, the strength   to open a book and read when you don’t have a paper the following day, needs a LOT   of divine intervention, hence my brain started to wander and I landed on   this accurate fact about my life: I HATE TAKING RISKS! I thought twice before I wrote that down, mostly because it's one quality I wouldn’t want that interviewing panel to know before I start sending out my   CVs .But the truth of

There comes a time in life when  waking up early  to write a blog post simply means  that the most important things in life are  never hard to find ,that writing down thoughts can be treasured happy moments of my life..AND THAT the mystery behind the unknown is the unknown itself,   THAT things never work out because other things needed to work out instead,   THAT finding yourself is never about you, THAT working hard only pays off when you are truly happy with what you’ve accomplished,   THAT   hard times only last as long as the good times, THAT   you will never understand everyone and not everyone will understand you, THAT love is a choice and not an emotion, THAT   craziness is just a measure of how different humans are,           THAT   life always has a lesson in store for you   even if you realize it 10 years down the line, THAT any family is as perfect   as   its imperfections, THAT   having it all simply means bei

" Thinking out of the box, thinking like there's no box "..who cares?????  example of  wise words that I have ignored  a thousand times simply because they are money-making ideas for  inspirational gurus fixed on creating  bestselling  mantras.They give you that "i-can-do-anything" willpower which slowly fades into a  "maybe-i-can't-do-that" motto.  I am not writing this down to discredit these wise adages or worse still, to count the number of times i have ignored these words .But am writing this because i had the most unusual wake-up call,from one of these bestselling jingles "Think outside the box" Let's hit rewind and go back to a few weeks ago...it was back to class and that feeling of "am-not-ready-for-school" was nagging at me.3 months of internship,and a week to rest( which was  recuperation period from tonsils), and now back to school with a project proposal due in a week.Complaining is so easy when you have the

When i grow up, I want the world to look at me and tell me..i taught you well. When i grow up,   I want life to pat me on the back and remind how nothing comes easy. When i grow up, I want my tears to remind of the joy and laughter that comes after. When i grow up , I want my mistakes to keep happening so that i keep learning. When i  grow up,  I want to be reminded that i never grew up.. That deep down inside am still a child, So that i keep believing that everything and anything is possible!

The lying game, the blame game,the power hunger games ..politics as we know it!(that's just my  opinion) The last couple of days i have seen these three games being played and replayed all over the news, and even though i prefer to keep off the political arena, i just had to put this down on paper or screen.The infamous Al Shabab strike again, up north we have the Boko Haram, #bringbackourgirls,...who knows what else is out there just waiting to make the headlines. Watching news has been more or less, like watching a horror movie slowly unfolding...everyone's pointing fingers and no one's remembering the one rule that a kindergarten teacher once told me, "point one finger at someone and the other three will be pointing to you".No one seems to point out how everything is clearly being handled along tribal lines, political and religious affiliations.And who's to blame?? I say everyone! yes, everybody, every single one of the 7billion world population ( with

" I AM NOT MY HAIR" ...."It DON'T MATTER IF YOU'RE BLACK OR WHITE" these are the words to two songs that have been replaying in my head since last week's The Trend Show with Larry Madowo.Social media was a buzz with Vera's interview and her confident proclamation of her body being her business ( makes you think what she really meant by 'business') In all honesty, am no fan of hers, but the interview and all the comments made online about it, gave me a lot to reflect on which led to an interesting conversation with Rodney Onyango.His take on the matter gave me new perspective and i admit, it kept me from being too judgemental.For more of his ideas, check out his link The Spectator Someone must really hate being black.50million! I could think of 50 million ways to spend that cash other than changing the colour of my skin.Anyway, who am i to judge when it's clear that we have different priorities, needs, wants and skin preference