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    Staying away from absolutes in life

    May 13, 2022 /

    Hello my friend! I wanted to share with you something small that has really helped me gain control of myself, and improve my outlook as I tumble through this existence we call life. Life can be very painful sometimes and I learned that the more you analyze yourself (though it requires more effort) makes it easier to keep going. One bad habit I have is living in absolutes. Black-and-white thinking. It is so subtle I only realized I am a victim to it when I asked myself: “why do my failures or attempts hurt so much?” It was because I set it up every attempt to either be “the-greatest-thing-that-will-change-my-life” or…

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  • Blog,  personal

    No shame in the looong way: My road to artistry

    April 22, 2022 /

    Hello, my friend! It’s been a while. I wish I could say after a year and some change, there’s been a big change in my life but honestly….. not really. So remember I mentioned that years ago I sort of fell into my business & I slowly fell in love with it. At first, it was something that happened by chance and randomly began chasing after me (i.e. I started to get consistent bookings without any sort of promotion). I was writing poetry a lot at the time, so I decided to take a risk. I’ll pause my life (school and work) and really go all in with my art. …

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    No shame in the long waay: My road to artistry

    April 22, 2022 /

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  • A poet's journey to self improvement

    A poet’s journey to self-improvement

    April 9, 2022 /

    #01: Trying to remind myself I’m the only one responsible for my own life (and if I reach the things I wanted to do)

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  • Poems

    Me vs. The Earth

    March 29, 2022 /

    ` before I start I'll say I have a lot of flaws....

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  • Blog

    I’ll be back!

    December 30, 2020 /

    

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  • Blog,  Read With Me,  review

    Read with me: Julius Nyerere & the concept of “Ujamaa”

    December 23, 2020 /

    ' I share my reflections on the life and work of Tanzanian's first president, the great Julius Nyerere.

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  • Blog,  DIY,  personal,  video

    Kind of personal but whatever… opening my dream box

    November 24, 2020 /

    ☁️ How do you guys stay inspired through life? I keep a box of items that remind me of my dream future

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  • Blog,  Jummah Reflections

    I’m realizing just because I am not “materialistic” doesn’t mean I can’t get attached to this dunya. A personal Reflection

    October 23, 2020 /

    ☁️ I’m realizing just because I am not “materialistic” doesn’t mean I can’t get attached to this dunya

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  • Blog

    Trying to explain Plato’s allegory of the cave to a qabilist

    October 16, 2020 /

    ☁️ like, seriously

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