đź§ Personal Growth & Self-Reflection

  • THE SEED THAT DIDN`T MAKE IT

    Sometimes in farming, you do things right. You wait for the rains. You till the soil. You buy good seeds, not the cheap ones from the bus stand. You dig the holes, just enough depth. Use quality manure. You drop… Continue reading

    THE SEED THAT DIDN`T MAKE IT
  • THE RICE RITUAL

    In every kitchen, there’s a moment of quiet before the rice begins. Someone ties their kitenge or khanga tighter around the waist, opens the cupboard, picks the packet of rice like it’s sacred. There’s always a little ritual, maybe rinsing… Continue reading

    THE RICE RITUAL
  • RAIN KNOWS NO NAMES

    Driving in Dar es Salaam is never easy. But when it rains, it becomes a different life altogether. The streets turn into rivers. The dust becomes thick mud. The familiar shortcuts you knew dry and clean now become traps for… Continue reading

    RAIN KNOWS NO NAMES
  • THE WEIGHT OF OUR OWN BLIND SPOTS

    In the quiet of the evening, I went to my usual spot for my evening conversations and small gatherings. A place where tired minds find solace in the exchange of stories, news, and sometimes, just in laughter. It was a… Continue reading

    THE WEIGHT OF OUR OWN BLIND SPOTS
  • THE LIE OF “ME TIME”

    We often say, “I need some me time.”We say it when we want to rest, to escape, to pull back from the noise. And so we find a couch, a screen, a silence call it peace, wrap it in solitude,… Continue reading

    THE LIE OF “ME TIME”