Life Lessons: My Random Musings on Life’s Journey – Page 2

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.”

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”

Village musings 2: Minding each other’s business

“A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starving. They all have food in their own homes. When we gather together in the moonlit village ground it is not because of the moon. Every man can see it in his own compound. We come together becauseContinue reading “Village musings 2: Minding each other’s business”

Village life musings (Part 1) The Chickens!

Every so often, we want to go back to the village. We go to the village for holidays, weekends or Christmas breaks. There is something about village life that is appealing, serene and inviting, but only if you are not living in the village! I don’t think those who live in the village from JanuaryContinue reading “Village life musings (Part 1) The Chickens!”

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons,Continue reading “Desiderata”

Multiple roles, one soul

“Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing”. Ricki Lake It was a beautiful Sunday morning. Sundays mornings are usually beautiful. Serene. It is like the weather knows it is a Sunday and even if it rains, the day has a sunny demeanor. May be because there is less traffic in Nairobi. Less pollutionContinue reading “Multiple roles, one soul”