Sophia Ngugi

Breathing. Picking up the pieces.

“Grief is not a disorder, a disease or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve.”Earl Grollman Sometimes You Think You Know, Then When You Know, You Realize You Did Not The third quarter of the yearContinue reading “Breathing. Picking up the pieces.”

a string snapped

“Those we love and lose are always connected by heartstrings into infinity.” –Terri Guillemets Sometimes you are holding on to a very thin string. And sometimes, it snaps! 30th December 2022. The end of the year is usually exceptional for me. Apart from the festive season and a break from the usual routine, this alsoContinue reading “a string snapped”

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”