Tag: Reflection

Echoes in Absence: the Unseen Threads of Commitment

When you pledge to attend (anything), it seems like a very simple act, but spider-like you create an invisible thread that binds you, the promisor, with the promisee, in a dance of expectation and disappointment. The impact of breaking this thread is tangible. This happened today. The expectation of a much-anticipated meeting at the start […]

Thorns and Trails: A Woman’s Journey of Resilience and Revelation

Thorns & Trails  As a child, I was cradled in the emerald embrace of my aunt’s garden in Nairobi, Kenya. The ‘shamba’ was a playground of foliage, dazzling me with many plants in all sizes of recycled containers, pots, barrels, and cans. The air was a perfumed melody of floral scents, underscored by the sound […]