A flame keeps flickering and never dies.I buried myself in memoriesWhere are you who I’ve become addicted to?Misunderstanding curved into bones inch by inchSo stubborn to pretend to be okayFate is hard to predictLove is fragileI miss you. My heart filled with warm sadnessIt’s like a pair of wings.I can’t stop and I can’t fly…
The Stars Fought From Heaven
The stars fought from heaven.The stars in their orbits fought against Sisera – Judges 7: 20 When you hear such words from those who were are supposed to be united with you” Is this the one who relies on the Lord?Then let the Lord save him! If the Lord loves Him so much, let the…
If there is a way to help control it – I will find it.
Last week on Thursday one of my 3,000 friends on Facebook killed himself. He was young. He was an achiever at his workplace. He was in love. He was suffering from depression. He had been depressed for some time as per the information that came through on Facebook from those who were close to him.…
#WorldCancerDay
Cancer! My first-hand experience with the disease was when my mother’s best friend was diagnosed. It was in its late stages. My lovely aunt Esther Mutebi had osteogenic sarcoma – bone cancer. Her bones kept on breaking to the end. I dread this disease so much it scares me more than AIDS. The pain my…
Don’t Kill Yourself – Speak Out!
“Sometimes I just want to kill myself. Why live in pain and suffering?” I most times don’t have answers to such questions that I find in my inboxes. All I know is that when I used to think like that, I had a mother, a father, a sister, some friends who I would talk…
We need more mental health awareness drives
She woke up today feeling low and lonely, she expressed this to her beloved. He told her to stop seeking attention where there was no need. Rudely, he pushed her over and walked away. Now she lays in a coffin. Her beloved doesn’t understand why. The increased need to teach/educate each other about the problems…
Toxic People, 2019 is not your year.
We give too much authority to toxic people to drain our hearts with their toxic selves. Toxic people, 2019 is also not your year! No more taking up space when all you do is kill precious feelings and good emotions. You walk in and the plants of harmony and gratefulness die, the joy of a…
Give Thanks!
Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me.He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies.5He fills my life with…
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Zumbathon for Mental Health 13th/10/2018 – Why You Should Attend
I almost threw myself in a speeding car around Kira roundabout now road lights. Why was I going to kill myself? Because I was tired of how I was feeling. The depression had taken its heavy load on me and the conversations with myself in my head were so loud, I didn’t know what was…
Young men getting Married, a group Session for Knowledge Sharing
” Treat your wife with respect and care, she is your helper, not your competitor. Care for her dearly, protect and provide, my son,” said a father to his 24 years old son getting married. This was the story of old, as told to me by my late great-grandmother. These were some of the words I…
Gig Economy: On Meeting Clients’ Needs
Last week on Friday, I was honored to speak at the first ever Gigstarz event in Kampala. My speech was about how to meet clients’ needs, and it was started with how I started a freelance gig company, Kahill Insights Company Limited. After the event, the few people I interacted with brought to my attention…
“I Almost Killed Myself” – Emotional Abuse is Violence and Causes Mental Problems
“I almost killed myself, yesterday”- she sent a chat to my WhatsApp and then went offline. Phones off. The closest person to her – the husband – is the abuser. What kind of abuse you might be wondering, it is Emotional Abuse. Pause. When you think you have it worse, just know other…
Is Masculinity a Socially Constructed Identity?
As socially constructed identities, boys and men learn “appropriate” gender roles in accordance with the masculine expectations of their given society. This means that from very early on boys get messages on what it means to be a boy. Recently I developed a deeper passion for my husband’s work – if you don’t know already,…
Nothing is Really Permanent – All Things are Temporary
“Nothing we can say or believe regarding matter is immortal, for matter is temporal and is, therefore, a mortal phenomenon, a human concept, sometimes beautiful, always erroneous.” — Mary Baker Edd. July is my birth month, and how grateful I am for this far the Lord has brought me since 1986. Yes, I am a Museveni baby…
Do you know who you are?
“Hi, my name is Kahill Kuteesa, I am a multipotentialite.” “What does that mean?” ” These millennial and using big words which carry no weight” “Multi.. what?” These are some of the reactions I get when I introduce myself to a gathering. Today I got an inbox from a new friend on Facebook asking me what…
International Men’s Health Week 11th – 17th June
The month of June is men’s month. This month consists of the Father’s day which celebrated differently around the world but dates within the month and the men’s health week which starts on 11th June and ends on 17th June. The International Men’s Health week led by Men’s Health Network, representatives from six leading men’s…
On Mentoring Ugandan Boys into Manhood
To claim that parents are the primary educators of their children is much more than an assertion of parental rights. It is also a depiction of the simple fact that from the earliest age, children look to their parents to understand the world around them and their place in it. Parents mediate the world to their…
Creatively Frozen, If Only… It’s Fear!
A confession: I can’t seem to get myself to write as I used to. I am frozen with all my ideas. There is a lot going on and needs to be documented but I can’t seem to get myself to type, pen them down. The fear to share my thoughts has shaking in my body. All I am…
Why does God tests us?
The bible says in Jeremiah 17:10 that; I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings The Lord tests us to give us what we deserve according to our ways. He also does so to keep us in…