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How Anger almost killed me!

 Do you know that anger kills more people in the world than we could ever notice? Do you know that anger causes a lot of under developed babies and can potentially cause disability in babies? Do you know that a breastfeeding mother can potentially kill her baby with stressed out milk? How do I know that? I experienced it all. I was angry, I still am angry, but it doesn't matter anymore because it is killing me to be angry. So I would rather give it all to God and let him fight on my behalf instead of holding on grudges I bought a journal to just document it. There was too much going on in my brain even my Aunty Shekupe could not really provide the consolation I needed. I was spiralling down a sloppy road and there was nothing I could do. The outbreak that happened in the country made it worse because I was stuck with a Grandma that abuses me mentally. Imagine my daughter can't feel her Father's love because of her.  Am not supposed to hate, but what happened when there is s...

What legacy are you leaving behind?

 I had a lovely Mom growing but she died before I could even process teenage hood. The day that she died I didn't even sleep a wink. It was the most painful day of my entire life. Its been 19 years but thinking about that day still hurts like the minute I heard that she was gone. I couldn't even cry, and I didn't have the strength to console my little brother who was broken to pieces. I just became numb. I became angry.  Lets talk about my Mom for a second. If there is one thing I could define about her is SuperMom. My Mom was a no nonsense person and she had that Mama bear in her that she never allows anyone to bully us. My Mom taught me strength, she was just amazing. Her legacy inspired this blog, that's why I am writing this today.... She grew up in an era where there was a fight for freedom from our oppressors and she selflessly joined the liberation army at the age of 16 years and went to Angola to fight for freedom. Her journey to Angola was quite scary and I rem...