Author Archives: Sophia Ngugi

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”

Her tomorrow, brighter than today

I quickly looked up from my phone to meet the deep gaze of this young girl. She hesitated at the door, then stepped in. Uncertain but bold steps. She looked fearful. She must have wondered why she had been summoned to the head teacher’s office. I saw myself in her. I saw many girls thatContinue reading “Her tomorrow, brighter than today”