Random goodies: loves, expanding narratives
In the introduction (previous post: ‘LOVE and VIOLENCE’), I set up the background for the subject in question. Again, can love and violence coexist? We’ll now try to experience it through a story. The illustration below is not my story, however, it’s the combined story of two women but I’m sure of many more. 1 […]
The Introduction Boy meets girl; They get attracted to each other, they get closer, feel passionately in love; they are happy… they become part of the domestic violence (DV) or what is nowadays called intimate partner violence (IPV), scary statistics. What comes to mind when you hear violence mentioned in the context of love? I
What are you grateful or ungrateful for? Well…grateful for completing a revolution round the sun🤭 Being grateful; simply meaning thankfulness. Some may believe that gratitude is a state of being (inside), and I would need more education on how that would be; I say gratitude must be accompanied with action and the first action would
August is my month of gratitude. This post is inspired by a very real gentleman and it’s dedicated to any gentleman out there. The word gentle has it’s roots in the Latin gentilis simply meaning belonging to the same clan, race etc., so in this sense all men are gentlemen’ somehow. The term obviously evolved
It’s a strange question to ask and answer while in the realm of the living, right? Story time! Yesterday night my life passed through my eyes for a second. It was around 10pm, not dark as the road is very well lit, and there was a light drizzle. I had alighted a bus and decided
As I study the Bible, I realize how I haven’t even began to scratch the surface! Today, I stumbled upon an interesting piece of info. (ESV)Gen 2: 21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place
I do not enjoy talking about this topic because I have been betrayed and it stings! But I’m sure you have too. If you haven’t, “how are you doing, God’s favorite?” What does betrayal mean to you? Simply put, it’s the destruction of trust via misleading or lying. You could betray your country and that’s
The world of difference between men and women: Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus by John Gray. A sequel of a sequel (Battle of sexes: case for femininity) of a sequel (Battle of the sexes). An answer to a reader’s request. Thank you for reading. This journey began when both the Martians and
What are you afraid of? My heart races, breathing fastens, sweat beads begin to form under my armpits, palms tremble and sweat, i can’t move but i can think, i become very alert; hyper-vigilant, and i can feel the energy surge in my body. This is what happens when fear grips me. Apparently when i’m
Just like we did with masculinity, we will first start by investigating the root of the word femininity. The word originates fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”) from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh-m̥hn-eh (“(the one) nursing, breastfeeding. Interestingly enough, the word female and male were not originally linked etymologically. What is a woman? The word woman has been defined in