Tiny Gentle Moments Have you ever wondered why small things that might seem like they have no significant impact bring you calm and peace? Like the laugh of a child, the hug of a loved one, the feel of their hand in yours, the sounds of birds, the crackling of dried leaves, the feeling of grass on your feet, the…
The Darkness I was checking my business phone today, which I have realised I am very bad at. It should be an everyday thing but for some reasons I do not. I saw one of the young men I have walked with in the journey of writing had sent a text about a week ago. He had said he saw…
Young People Demand A Better Kenya On 18 June 2024, exactly one month to my birthday, I was proud. Extremely proud. Young people in Kenya organised, mobilized and went to the streets to demand for their constitutional rights. This has been one generation that has casually and always pushed and asked for their rights. People make jokes and memes around…
Time Capsule Ten years ago, I left a message for myself for today. It read ” Things always fall into place at their own time, in their own pace.” It was a simple Facebook post that I received a memory of. That girl was smart and knew I needed to hear this at a time like this. I wonder what…
From The Mouths of Babes My daughter Mayah, just came from school and found me looking at the blank screen knackering my brain. She observed that I was struggling on what to write. So I ask her what she thinks I should write on joy. She starts by defining joy which is making others happy and being happy from it.…
Everyone Comes Your Way For A Reason Last week I was recording a feature for Development Dynamics with a great host, Rafiki. There is something special about him. Do you ever meet some people and you know for some reason something aligns in your paths? I got that from him. This was a source of joy for me. We are…
Values Clarification At the beginning of this year, my team and I went through a full day personal development workshop led by a former mentee of mine Beverly Chogo. She did awesome facilitation that left the team eager for more. We hope to engage her in our annual retreats going forward. What was interesting for me was the values clarification…
Coffee or Beach? If a cup of coffee or tea cannot give you joy, then a beach will not do it for you. This is simply to say that joy can be found in everyday simple things that do not have to cost you a fortune. Even in the middle of the worst time of your life, there joy is.…
Invisible Gorilla Test There is a test called the invisible gorilla. It seeks to show that we have perceptual blindness, to mean our senses do not always pick all that is around us. Even when we are staring right at it. Have you tried the test? If you have, it hits you like a sack of sand on how little…
What Brings You Joy? One sure way that has been proven to cultivate joy is through sharing it. Joy is the feeling of happiness that you choose to let go to. Just like other positive emotions such as love, joy likes it when you choose it and then share it. When shared, it gets compounded and who does not love…