Surviving ‘In between jobs’
This book took me back to my own experiences of job loss, which like any one who has spent their career time in the NGO sector is more than once. I reflected about the three key times I lost my job and
Learning to listen loudly
My parents tell me that I cried incessantly for three days in protest of the name they initially gave me. the frantic attempts by all the adults in the house to soothe me failed, Hard. On the 3rd day, my father tired
Lessons for leadership in times of crisis
I am known to say things like, “we are not interested in perfect here, we need people to move and fail as there is nothing that is too hard for our leadership to fix.”
Put the phone away, How reading ten book pages a day will change you
My mother would give me newspaper pages way before I even knew what words were. I would sit or lie on the sofa next to her imitating how she sat or put her feet up and just stare at the letters on
Having trouble sticking to resolutions, try mantra this 2025
What has worked for me over the years is in addition to resolutions or plans I develop a personal mantra for the season of life I am in. Some people refer to them as ‘theme of the year’ or personal affirmation.
My holidays season plan is to slow down, rest, and just be.
You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked….it has no choice
How our African identities are coded in names
My father had a dream one day where his grandmother; my great grandmother Adah Ochumbo nya manyala told him my mother was carrying his gift.
World AIDS Day 2024; You can do something about HIV and AIDS
We have made great progress in the response. Advancement in science has expanded HIV treatment and prevention options, keeping many of us alive. I am part of the over 30 million people living with HIV priviledged to access life saving treatment that
What I know about living, where everyday is a blessing
No one wants to be told that they have approximately 10 years to live when they are just in their first job, or just beginning to figure out what life after school is going to be.
Success is being brave enough to court failure
We do not prepare enough to fail and often we beat ourselves up for it when it happens. For many of us this stops us from even attempting to move forward because, well- Failure is hard.
Chameleon no more!
I learned that I walked through life like a ‘gift pack’. It is when you always feel the need to show up in any connection or relationship you form with something as compensation for who you are.