Sophia Ngugi

Kindness: Rays of sunshine on our paths through life motions

Photo by JOHN TOWNER on Unsplash In this final part of my reflections on the challenging period when we lost close family members two months apart, my dad and my nephew, I have been reflecting on the excellent community support. I would not be doing justice if I did not mention human kindness in weatheringContinue reading “Kindness: Rays of sunshine on our paths through life motions”

A season, or just life (part 2)

When one must, one can. Charlotte Whitton Sometimes life throws you a curve ball, and you do not know if you have what it takes to handle this. You do not even know if you have the energy to explore how to deal. Sometimes your best defence feels inadequate. But you know that you mustContinue reading “A season, or just life (part 2)”

A season, or just life (part 1)

“There is a season for everything under the sun—even when we can’t see the sun.”- Jared Brock. Some seasons can be so long; maybe they are not just seasons. Seasons come and go. Life, life just is. A Season of Losses and Lessons I am surprised to note that the last time I blogged wasContinue reading “A season, or just life (part 1)“

The problem out there

Every time you think the problem is ‘out there,’ that very thought is the problem. Stephen Covey It has been a difficult one year plus. The first time that news started spreading that there was a certain virus causing havoc in China many of us treated this as “their problem”. The problem out there? IContinue reading “The problem out there”

Women, hair politics and choices!

A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life – Coco Chanel. Marvelous things happen in the bathroom! Whether taking a shower or in a bathtub or using a basin, it is the one place where there is a high likelihood (likelihood 😊) of being alone in your thoughts. Many of us read and check phones while inContinue reading “Women, hair politics and choices!”

The girl that I knew

She was only 13 Or maybe she was or 12, or 14 or 15 years old It does not matter, Oh it matters She was a child I knew her as a class mate. An older girl, I thought. Sometimes I admired the older girls They seemed to have more confidence Or maybe not TishalaContinue reading “The girl that I knew”