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Bolahle, wanting to escape her own messy life marries Baba Segi and joins an already complex polygamous family set up that is fueled by competition and jealousy amongst the wives. The three wives Iya Femi, Iya Tope, and Iya Segi, are not happy with the new wife and do all possible to make her life …
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i do not like biographies or autobiographies, so i went into this with some reluctance. how does one review a best selling book by an amazing, loved woman? here goes... the first part of the book is very interesting as it speaks a lot about becoming Michelle Robinson. she highlights her early years growing up …
there is something to be said about how a book is displayed in a store. i walked into a bookshop and this thick book was stacked right at the top of others. i had never heard of the author before so i was not particularly drawn to the author but more to how big the …
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my learning today is from this quote from Kahlil Gibran - “Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.”
Photo by Bess Hamiti on Pexels.com My learning for today is to slow down. Slow down with each activity that I start. I need to get out of bed slowly, ease myself into my day. Walk, don't run. Pause before speaking - think it through. Breathe. Whilst I am doing all of this slowing down, …
Photo by Snapwire on Pexels.com My learning today is about self care and acceptance. This quote really sums it up - “Be yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search or struggle. Just Be.” - Thich Nhat Hanh
So the first sentence is “I was not sorry when my brother died”. A shocking start to an incredible ‘coming of being story’ of Tambudzi, a young girl growing up in pre-independence Zimbabwe. This is not so much a narrative about a young woman’s fight for education, as it is about patriarchy, abuse, class, mental …
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