To the valley, up the hill In the water, above the trees Feel the soft grass, sit Calm air, cold the breeze See the sights, where the eyes can reach. What an introduction!! (You are fool if you don’t praise yourself) If only I was a better poet like my friend, Joel Nevender. Anyway a few…
Rights To Health; Maternal Health.
Reducing the world’s maternal mortality ratio by three quarters between 1990 and 2015 is one of the objectives of the Millennium Development Goal, actually its number 5. Even when we all know that these goals were supposed to have been achieved along time ago, progress towards this objective has been slow, or not yet kicked…
Stop Confusing ‘Waiting’ for ‘Patience’
I am so tired of this confusion between these two words ‘Waiting’ and ‘Patience’ . I am actually frustrated by it. My ability not to wait for anyone or anything shouldn’t be considered a lack of patience on my side. I am patient but waiting has never been my strong hold, it nags me, frustrates,…
A Love Letter To Black Women
Every now and then, I go into my ‘well’ and look for encouragement, advise, praises and motivation messages that were sent to me over the years. Today I was looking for a quote I read in one of those messages and I landed on the love letter below, that was sent to me by a…
The Difference between Pantyhoses, Tights, Stockings, Hold ups and Leggings
It all started during an office meeting when a colleague rudely complained that I was wearing leggings (Jeggings) in my skirt – which was true, leggings tend to be warmer than stockings – which I had tried out in the morning before settling for the leggings – and it was not appreciated in the office…