Two years later, you live on

November 7, 2023 Two Years Without You Two years ago, a chain broke. In your sleep, you quietly departed from this life. It has been two years since you left us. Sometimes, it still does not feel real. I fondly remember you and thank God for the time we had together. In life, you madeContinue reading “Two years later, you live on”

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!”