This was not how your story was supposed to end. I was so sure you were going to get out of the wheelchair, start your life afresh, and have a family of your own. You wanted that more than anything. It was supposed to be a happy ending. In a few days, one year would…

Have you ever woken up feeling like you were a literal ray of sunshine? Well, this was me for a couple of weeks. The moment I realised I was not “alone” in this body, every decision I made about food and other things was not entirely up to me. A certain little somebody took control…

As I grew up, I became very observant of the attitudes, behaviour and speech of people in the ghetto during my stay there. I observed the women, children and some men too. Every human face has a story to tell. We just need to pay extra attention to the subtle hints and expressions. For example,…

At times, the saying that the grass is greener on the other side is true. Nobody said you can not take care of the grass on your side and make it green too. We live in a beautiful world and everybody must get a chance to see and experience what it has to offer. Motivation…

There is a good number of adolescents that have dropped out of school due to the reasons I previously mentioned in my post- a-new-mirror-please. Now that school is abruptly over, what next? Well, you know what they say about an idle mind. Some have genuine reasons to not continue with schools such as helping their…

Our personality is largely influenced by our environment and genetics. From the time we are born, our behaviours or habits are a result of what our senses have constantly been exposed to. Think about it. when you were young, you probably thought your parents or big brother/sister had it all figured out, right? I for…

When I was a little, Mom and Dad would take us to see grandma and grandpa every once in a while. My siblings and I would always be excited about the visit because we got to spend a whole day with our cousins, Uncles and Aunties who lived within the yard of our grandparents’ house.…