HEZEKIAH

My favorite part while attending funeral services ( that is not to say that I like funerals) is when they get to do the eulogies. I like to listen to  stories of how special the deceased was; how he treated those around him especially close family, friends and colleagues.  One thing though about this is that the person is not there to hear all these wonderful things being spoken about them. At times, they may not have even known , during their time on Earth that they were all that to all those people.

Today, I want to brag about a very special friend while he is able to read this. I shall use a pseudo name for him. Hezekiah.

I met Hezekiah many months back  and right from the start, it felt like he knew me from somewhere. Over the months  our friendship has progressed into  a very strong bond and  now, thanks to him, I  know that pure selfless love exists. You can meet someone who  not only makes a lasting impression on you but makes you a better person. Have you ever had a brother, friend,soulmate and cheerleader wrapped in one? That is Hezekiah. Let me tell you more about what  I admire in Hezekiah;
Love for God Hezekiah is devoted to God and this is very important to him. There is nothing as attractive as a man who is in love with God.I know that he will treat me preciously because he honors God. No one can understand that unless they revere God.
Family is important I am forever challenged by the way he keeps in touch with family. He will call, send an email and always seems to be updated on each of his family members everyday.This takes extra effort in the times we live where everyone has no time anymore.

Loyal friend 
It is one thing to have friends and yet another thing to keep loyal friends. You see, one can only have loyal friends if they are loyal themselves. Hezekiah keeps a small circle of close friends but for all of them, he has known for years. They are practically like family. Keeping friends for whom one shares similar values is an ingredient for living a fulfilled life.
Expressive
Hezekiah is a good communicator and will express himself. It does not matter whether  this is done verbally or written. You can always know what he feels about a situation. It makes him very easy to get along with.
Loving 
Everyone needs to be loved by someone. His love is tangible and I feel it when he talks to me, I feel it even in silence. It provides a buffer for me that no amount of stress can ever get to my core, since I have known him. Love is a powerful tool.
Hardworking
 Hezekiah is hardworking. He works hard and doesnot tire from reaching out for more. He will always come up with creative ways to do better whether at home or work.That gives a sense of security.

You can tell that there is alot more from where that came from. I am so blessed to have him in my life and I hope that I return the favour. Life is alot worth living when God places special people in your life.

May you be that special person in someone's life!

WHY I AM OFF SOCIAL MEDIA

Wait! This blog isnot part of the social media platforms. Is it? Let us just agree that for the purposes of this post, it is as good as my private journal.

Well, now with that out of the way, i may as well declare how much I have grown to hate social media. FB topping the list of  the platforms i dislike the most. I don't know when i last logged onto the platform.

 It never used to be like this before. Infact i loved facebook for connecting me to the lives of my former schoolmates. It was always nice to go on there and have a sneak peak if not the whole life story of that girl from your former school to whom you hardly said Hi for the whole six years you shared the same space.  It was nice to go and like all these posts of the person you admired from a distance even if that is the only way you will ever get to connect. It was nice to listen to all the stories of your friends and old schoolmates' toddlers. As each mum described their toddler as being the most brilliant among his peers. It was always nice to wish a happy birthday to your friend's friend's grandma. I didn't do alot of colleagues because i figured I was always with them on this 8 to 8 job. Except the colleagues that are from different time zones. 

I dont know whether it comes with age, but of late i just hate this "fake"book business altogether. Why is it that it is a platform where people show only their exciting part of life. The luxurious trips, the parties, the birthdays, the recognitions, the hangouts. The smiling faces with too much makeup. The worst are those that in real life i know not to be friends but go to facebook and proclaim undying love for each other. Then there are these married guys who are  hitting on you and on facebook they are the perfect husbands. Gosh! Sometimes i feel like i should just go to their timeline and post "LIAR"!

I know, that is why for my sanity i have decided that except i am ready to perform on this worldwide theater; i am quitting. How can adults all agree to make such fools of themselves. I am sorry for the young people who take everything they read on there as genuine. 

I hope that some time in future, people will agree to have one life and not one facebook life and another non facebook life.

 Till then, i will in the meantime  enjoy my blogging.

NEVER TOO LATE TO START AGAIN

God is a wise God. i know it sounds too cliche but i mean it and here is why. He cam up with the concept of day and night and every fresh day presents a new opportunity to start again.

have you ever felt like you have reached your end? Not yet my dear, you can start again! 

This post is dedicated to a very special friend of mine. I call him bro. He is one of the reasons I keep up with this little tradition. He is ever so encouraging , I am sure more than he realizes. We all need people like that in our lives and we ought to be such a person to others.

I know I have said this before, that  I  resolve to start again, and be updating this blog  more regularly. Well, once again, I resolve to start again.........and do not review the date of my last post!

do you have something you need to start again? Lets do it!

BIENVENUE-POPE FRANCIS

Dear pope Francis,

Welcome to Ouganda! We are so excited to have you here. We have been anticipating your visit since about a year ago. Well, we hear some gossip overheard a conversation between you and your buddies on a plane (how is this even possible) that you had plans of visiting Uganda. Then later, we heard rumours that all that was a rumour.

I kind of don't know how you changed your mind and decided that you wanted to come to Uganda after all that. One thing I do know however, is that you made the right choice.

We Ugandans are such lovely people as you shall soon find out. We love visitors! When we are expecting a visitor, we shall out do ourselves. We clean up, buy new clothes, decorate, prepare lots of food et al. Now, you are just not a visitor, you are a pope!

I will tell you what we had to do ever since we heard about your visit; we have cleaned up the city, planted flowers, redone pavers (do you know those?-well they are used on side walks).  We even had to do a fundraising walk in honour of your visit.We have widened some roads, like the one you are going to use to go to your Ugandan vatican( i was told that is what it is called). You know I actually go by that road every evening on my way home. But just today, I noticed it had a fresh coat of tarmac on one end of it. I am actually happy that it has been made wider. That means that we shall no longer be stuck in traffic jam( that is what we call it here). Oh pope, let me take some time to tell you about this traffic jam nightmare. It is so annoying. Can you imagine being held up for upto 3 hours for a distance that should normally take 20minutes? I tell you! It is terrible, I hope you will not experience any of it while here. Just make sure your entourage moves very early in the morning, that is what I do to beat traffic in this town. Hmmm, I hear it can be worse in other places. Recently, I heard that some motorists were stuck in traffic jam for 3 days! Just over here in Kenya. It was both amusing and scary.

Anyway, I set out to revise for my French test this Saturday and I ended up just saying

Bienvenue! We cant wait to have you in Uganda.

TRAFFIC & HEADACHES

I live exactly 15minutes away from my workplace. Most times arriving early to work isn't an issue and neither is what time I leave work .

The last couple of days has seen an increase in traffic on the roads especially during evening time when everyone is rushing to go home . Last evening's traffic was the winner though. It took me over 3 hours to do a 15minute journey! I wish it was just the time, because one can say, it is the weekend so what was the rush all about. Well, not only did it take me 12 times as much time. It cost me quarter a fuel tank of fuel as well as a migraine headache. 

Here is why I hate getting stuck in traffic. It is so engaging mentally especially in Kampala where I live. Mostly, because I have to kind of watch all my mirrors at ago as well as care not to bash my front neighboring car, in a bid to prevent my neighbouring car to the left  getting to fix themselves into our lane. Do you feel my headache yet?

Well,  during such times, it is not uncommon to witness accidents mostly of drivers scratching each others' bumpers. Then there ensues a  strongly heated argument as the offended driver confronts the other party. For a while, there will be extra build up of traffic as  the rest of the drivers try to carefully drive past these two arguing adults. It always amazes me how people get accidents while moving at a speed of zero km/hr. Anyway, I witnessed  three of such incidents last night- sad. Even more sad is that I too was a victim of such an incident, not last night though. Trust me, I wouldn't be writing about it just yet. Such things tend to upset me too much and once I am upset about some thing, my mental state is to try and shut it out completely. As such, I didnot ever talk about the time I got knocked by one reckless driver at traffic lights. Just how annoying is that!!!

That is why am ever so thankful to God that a gun license is not easy to come by -in my country!

Have a splendid weekend and whatever you do, do not scratch your neighbour's car!

LOOK OUTWARD FEEL GOOD INWARD

When things are hard(difficult)look outward.

I have learnt that when we focuss so inward, we realize just how much we lack. We realize we are not beautiful enough, not tall enough, not blessed enough, not fortunate enough, do  not  have enough friends, are not popular enough and all those things. All this spells one thing -selfishness! I know ....

I have been looking to change jobs, I have talked about it, prayed about it, sent out my resume but still have not gotten the kind of job I seek. As you can imagine, I was not feeling great about myself. While I was still at it, a friend of mine got a promotion to a new job, had a great send off a king size gift and he was gracious enough to share all this information with me. I was excited for him. It felt nice and lifted my spirit.  For a  time I did not dwell on my own struggles and I felt relieved.This was not my success but  someone else's  but it felt good. 

When I focessed away from myself, I felt better even about myself indirectly. May God teach me to look out for others more than look out for my own needs!

But please do pray for me,I still need that job!  

Happy Happy Happy

Today is an awesome day. For some reason i feel so happy for absolutely no apparent reason.

Do you know that feeling when you are smiling to yourself and you feel silly? I do not even have enough cash in my purse so it cannot even be due to that. That I wanted to grab a meal at the mall like I habitually do once a week and I remembered that I had nothing to pay with.

That  I desparately wished that one generous soul would tip me for absolutely no reason and they never did.

What is causing this happy feeling oh God!

thank you anyhow!!!


Happy day :)