This Life

There is a strange freedom that comes into your life the day you stop trying to control what other people think about you.For years, many of us live as if we are performing on a stage. Every decision is influenced by an invisible audience. We choose our clothes wondering what people will say. We hesitate […]Let People Think Whatever They Want

What’s the funniest misunderstanding you’ve ever been part of? I was returning to Juba the capital of South Sudan on an internal flight from Malakal in the northern part of the country bordering Ethiopia and Sudan, when I was stopped by a policeman from using the gate that South Sudanese nationals use and pointed to the one foreigners on internal flights use. But another policeman standing by…

I grew up in a village where a lot fruit trees especially mango, tamarind and guava seemed to belong to the community. Children would roam the village looking for fruits and climbing this and that tree unhindered. There were a few homes, though, especially those of chiefs were you wouldn’t just went it in and climbed up a tree. Fast forward, those days are long gone. Few of such community fruit…

Do you think we’re shaped more by our experiences or by who we are?

I am human and above everything that God created to tread this earth and I would never wish to be anything less than that for whatever reason; however beautiful, good or clever that animal might be. If you had to be an animal for a week, which one would you be and why?

Which book have you read more than any other?

What’s one habit that has improved your life the most? When I read this prompt the first question that came to mind was, “Is there any particular habit that I can point to as having improved my life the most?” The thing is, I have a number of things that I do habitually and each one of them contributes to my wellbeing differently and I would need a yardstick to know which one has contributed the…

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Right here where I am. Where else? I love it here even though there are things I don’t love, like the way we’re governed but my prayer is for change and transformation so that life can get better for everyone but not just a few. Running away is not a solution, even on top of the mountain there are problems; the cold and the wind are…

What do you do to improve your sleep? Keep the sleep environment dark and quiet having a good physical exertion in the day. And do maintain a regular sleep pattern – reporting to bed between 11 and midnight and waking up by or before 5 am. Anytime earlier will have have me up in the middle of the night and sleeping when I should be getting out of bed. And any manner of noise will ruin my sleep,…

We’ve done more of than more than three quarters of my journey home to Tororo, and it’s been so far good. Once we’re out the nasty Kampala traffic, we quickly hit Jinja Road, and put several kilometers behind us because the taxi driver did something most of his colleagues who ply the Jinja Malaba Highway; he took the Northern Bypass detour. Our driver is young and joyful, and he seems to be…

What do you love now, that you hated when you were younger? I don’t know or recall anything that I hated in my younger years that I now love. I’m coming round to the age in life when people seem to go back to their childhood ways and probably I love the countryside more than I did in my childhood. I didn’t hate though, I grew up there and sought the city for a livelihood and change for a…

What’s something you used to believe as a kid that seems ridiculous now? I used to believe or was made to believe that ghosts walk in the evening down the village roads, have their homes in the forest and visit homes at night to look for food leftovers. I was also made to believe that bodies of the departed could be called out of their graves by witches on the day they are buried and sold to…

If you could change the ending of any book, which one would it be? I have no idea and desire to do so because I am not the author, therefore I am not privy to his or her motivation and purpose for writing the book. Not even the Bible, the one book that I read all the time, as you see in the picture on my breakfast table while responding to this prompt, can I be tempted to change a thing about…

What’s a common misconception people have about happiness?‭Ecclesiastes 5:10 NLT‬ [10] Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness! https://bible.com/bible/116/ecc.5.10.NLT Many think it’s to be found in abundance of material possessions but it isn’t, even though having some stuff is important or good.

Write your guide to setting healthy boundaries in relationships.‭Philippians 2:5-8 NLT‬ [5] You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. [6] Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. [7] Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, [8] he humbled…

What’s a cultural tradition from another country that you wish existed in yours? I don’t know of any.

https://youtube.com/shorts/iZPKVNBMMYk?feature=share When I can not peacefully settle to type out thoughts and activity, lately I post what I capture on my YouTube channel.