A Moment In Time
Image from Pixabay I felt a hint of dizziness as I stood staring at my image in the bathroom mirror before a total blackout. Coming around, I scrambled to free…
Somewhere, In The Quietness Of My Mind.
Somewhere in the quietness of my mind, I remembered how I planned my life. The life I planned was a far cry from what I live right now. I planned a life free from worries and frivolities of now.
I was young and free when I had my life planned ahead of me. I was a Journalist in my planned life. Marriage was never part of it. I owned mansions in my planned life.
Children were never part of it, despite my love for little children, I didn’t see any from my loin. I was a career woman whose trade took to any part of the world, to whom children would be a hindrance.
I planned a life far from what I experience as a child. A life free from poverty and maltreatment. I never planned to fall in love, this was for the weak and helpless. I grew up seeing maltreatment from menfolk and I planned never to be a victim.
25 ways to bring out your playful side.
Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we lost the act of playing. The act that saw us through the formation period of our lives. Playing is not just essential for growth, it is an integral part of life. While playing is important for a child’s development, it is also an important source of relaxation and stimulation for adults as well.
As we grow, we often forget how to play and when we eventually carve out some leisure time, we found joy staring at the screen of our TV and computer set. We fool our brain to think we are having fun. We gossip and comment other than engaging in proper fun. (more…)