Feeling. Sharing. Learning from pain

Last weekend I attended a small event. I am part of a two year program with a couple of other Ugandans. I had met two other participants once before and everyone else was either in administration or had completed the program. After settling down, I shared my experience with those I knew over some bites. …

Life; Live it-Love it!

I once watched an episode of Grey's anatomy in which a patient was diagnosed with lung cancer. She was  against the idea of surgery because she was scared of death. That was not all, however,she had spent her entire life trying to do right, follow the rules, be good. She had never smoked nor sipped …

Life-Precious (Part 1)

At exactly this time last week I was doing what seemed like fighting for my life. It is for this reason that I have since put myself on pressure to get busy and be completely occupied at all hours for fear that still moments shall create an avenue for an episode.. How? I had been …

For when I am weak, then I am strong

About two weekends ago, I visited one of my aunt’s so I could spend time with her and her children. She had recently been diagnosed with a back problem and we had lost a relative who was staying with her. I thought tea,(we both love tea) cake and some 'kaboozi' would go a long way …

Life has to end, love doesn’t

I have been unable to write for a while now, not for lack of time or words but mostly because many events that have unfolded have turned out to be more than I can take. Everything begins with a step so here I am trying to get my 'groove' back. Last week a couple of …

Behind the Scenes; The power of friendship

I took a nap on Wednesday afternoon and kept the phone in silent mode as I usually do. When I woke up, I found about 8 missed calls, 3 text messages and endless whatsapp interactions.Logged onto facebook and even more buzz in the inbox. I thought nothing of it (It is when you are away …

To love, hold and lose..

Growing up means many things, maturity, responsibility and several wrong decisions plus lessons that you may or may not take from all the experiences you encounter. Your elders will warn you about what to expect and recount their stories as many times as they can but none of it saves you from the reality and …

Crossroads

You know how even atheists shall cry out to the Lord when faced with the possibility of death or any other such terrifying moment? Well, sometimes Christians are no different. We wake up every day going on about our business,taking a taxi,driving to work, making calls, reply any mention of us on the social media; …