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“You flounder through life, struggling desperately so you won’t drown, even though you would float if you’d just relax.” ― Natsuki Takaya, Fruits Basket: The Complete Collection A friend of mine recently asked me about whether or not I was team…
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“Medicine has until recently gone on the supposition that illness should be treated and cured by itself, yet voices are now heard which declare this view to be wrong, and demand the treatment of the sick person and not of…
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“What do you believe about who you are? About your capabilities? When was the last time you trusted yourself enough to test them?” ― Gina Greenlee Hey sis! How is it November already? This year is wrapping up like a high-school story…
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You deserve to take up space Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie I remember in high school the feeling that I would get when I would finally get the courage to speak up and someone would confidently abrupt “Louder!” The feeling of having…
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The last video I posted on abantumay was on whether we as Africans are raised to be codependent by nature/tradition? I wanted to explore this subject further by sharing how my own African home upbringing raised me to become co-dependent…
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They say that your vibe attracts your tribe and apart from being “rhymey”, it is also true to some extent. People are usually attracted to one another because of some shared qualities between them, but just because you have a…
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Hey guys, I have now been living in Brazil for a full turn around the sun and a few sunsets and rises. When I arrived in Brazil a year ago, it was during Sao João festival. We went to…
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For today´s class, we reflected on how nature can help us practice self-care and self-love. I believe in the philosophy of when in doubt, go outside Because nature is our first and natural habitat – I don´t only believe in…
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“The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need not be zero-sum, and that as long as the sun still shines and people still can plan and plant, think and do, we can, if…
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While the holiday season is a wonderful time for many people; a time for celebration, a time for family unity and glimmering lights, for others, it can be a time of stress, anxiety, family conflict and depression. Holiday cheer doesn´t…
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Hey you, welcome 🙂 This is me, May, soul grand-daughter of Miss Maya Angelou who once said “‘My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style” And that is exactly how I try to live my little life.
