Letting The Cancer Fester
I woke up and a memory from years ago assailed my mind. It was a conversation about spiritual sicknesses and how they are like boils and cancers. An elder from my former church who held me in high esteem and whom I respected a great deal phoned me up after she heard I […]
Of Neutrality and Flexibility
“How were you invited to the party and your brother was not?” I prodded as we cycled around the Park. “I don’t know” “But aren’t you all in the same class?” I tentatively asked during this mother-and-son bonding session. Drawing water out of this well when he does not want to talk is an art I […]
Just Shut Up & Get Up
“Do not tell me. I don’t want to hear it again”. I groaned as anger-spiced tears sprang. By now, I had uncurled from the Baby pose to a Plank position on my Prayer Mat. The words rankled as I read them “for I know the plans I have for you, plans for welfare and not for […]
Repurpose Your Pain
The Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi celebrates the transience and imperfection of life. It sees beauty where we see ugliness. Detour where we see a cul-de-sac. And from it derives the concept of Kintsukuroi – A word which urges us to accept failings and extend grace to ourselves and others. Kintsukuroi profoundly challenges our grasp of […]
Worth More Than Flowers
As I stood there with the flower vase staring at him angrily while he argued, conflicting thoughts crisscrossed through my mindfield. “Think before you say the next thing now so I do not smash this thing on your head” But as he continued talking, I shut the door and walked. “Phew, that […]
Letter To Lucifer
Hello Lucifer, My grandfather, Reverend David Nwokocha, died at 100+ years. He could not stand the boredom after his wife left. My grandmother, Mama-Ukwu was 87 when she bowed out with dignity My mother SUB, a septuagenarian is still here. My father SI ran off at 74. His soul became weary after the accident and […]
The Rose Garden II
And as all of Heaven zoomed off leaving him to his fate, he stood and walked into Judas’ embrace. “Rabboni” Judas greeted “What took you so long?” he whispered Aghast, Judas stared at him. “you knew?” “But I did tell you earlier during Supper” Mallam replied wearily “Yes, but…. how […]
The Rose Garden
As a Project manager, what do you do when the project spills outside the plan?
The Sellout
Does betrayal hurt on it’s own or because of the betrayer’s relationship with you?
Counting Your Steps [2]
“But I did not mean to hurt anyone” is a common enough contrite saying we hear