Overthinking Chronicles – Refuting the lies with the truth

Image Credit: Gerd Altmann - Pixabay FEAR. If you are a human being like me, you have experienced the emotion of fear. This could come from your past experiences, things you've been told could happen or have happened, experiences that other people you know or have heard of have experienced, feelings of personal inadequacy, media…

AFRICANS IN VANCOUVER: FEHINTOLA (NIGERIA)

I sat down for an interview with Fehintola, a beautiful and intelligent lady from Nigeria. She has lived and studied in Vancouver, BC for over 6 years now and is a recent graduate, with a degree in Health Sciences from Simon Fraser University. She got a job at the University of British Columbia and loves…

Live. Life. Laugh. Love.

Don't be so identified with your past, that you forget to enjoy the present moment for what it is. Live your life. Laugh. Cry. Be joyful. Be angry. Be happy. Enjoy. Be grateful. Love. Laugh. Laugh again. Even when it hurts, laugh and love. Be. As you are. Present. Here. Now. Conscious of the present…

Woman

Woman, how beautiful you are to behold Woman, how captivating is the strength you possess Woman, I'm emboldened by your presence Your desire to exist even in the worst of conditions Your ability to create gardens in waste places Your resilient, enterprising and dynamic nature Your courage to wake up everyday and just live your…

Africans in Vancouver: Tafadzwa (Zimbabwe)

Tafadzwa is one of the first people I met, when I moved to Vancouver. She is quiet but fierce and I have watched her evolve into the dynamic woman that she is today. She is originally from Harare, Zimbabwe and moved to Vancouver, Canada over 6 years ago. In this interview, we discuss the reason…

25 Questions with Kassie

Is there a difference between brilliance, intelligence and wisdom? If I was to rank them, I'd say it goes from intelligence to brilliance and then wisdom. They are similar but they all have different in depth meanings. Can someone have wisdom without knowledge or without intelligence/brilliance? I don't think you can have wisdom without knowledge.…

Africans in Vancouver: Lorna (Kenya)

I sat down for an interview with my friend Lorna Dawa. Lorna is originally from Nairobi, Kenya but has lived, studied and worked in Vancouver, Canada for over 5 years now. We discussed her reasons for moving to Vancouver, her experiences so far and her plans for the future. Below, is an excerpt from the…

Thoughts and Emotions

  I have been quite interested in the topics of consciousness, the law of attraction and mental clarity in the last few years. My curiosity has led me to read books, watch documentaries and listen to interviews on these topics. Currently, I am still learning. However, I do have some observations. Thoughts and emotions (how…

Faith Versus Reason

Can they be reconciled? I have been trying to write this blog post for over a week now but I keep procrastinating. The thing is that I know what I want to write on the topic but I just can't bring myself to sit down, focus and just write it. One reason is that it…

Book Review: Andy Stanley- Ask It

Caution: There will be spoilers in this review. I had never heard about Andy Stanley before I read this book and I didn't expect it to take the route that it did. Lately, I have had this need to acquire as much knowledge as I possibly can because I have realised and accepted that I…