Life is.. It could be worse!

Hi, with the weekend approaching and also being the weekend with the pay check, things are going to roll in this town. Long queues at the cash machines (ATM), banks will be overflowing with multitudes trying to get the cash out form their accounts. Some will be going to check "kodi zalowa?", which literally means has my account been credited?.

The sad thing is that on the other side of town there is someone who is always trying to live for the day, they don't have to wait "kuti zalowa", they don't even have an account. Sometimes they even wonder when they see people queuing up at the ATM to collect cash because to them money never stays. They don't have enough to survive on a daily basis, to them there is nothing like savings. Money comes through their hands and it is quickly gone. Like sand in an open hand it trickles down their fingers and they are back to where they started, just themselves and a whole list of "problem" mountains to climb.

We can wake up and say " I don't feel like having breakfast" and yet there are those who wake up and wish they could have something to eat, but there is nothing to eat. We can choose to walk because we want to be fit and healthy, and yet there are those who walk long distances not out of choice but they just can not afford (70 kwacha) to catch a mini bus. We wake up and we can not find what to wear not because we don't have clothes but we can't find matching earings, shoes or handbags and yet there are those where the only clothes they have is what they are putting on.

So do not look down upon the people you meet around because you never know what they are going through.

What a life!

Life is ..... Realising your mistake and taking responsibility

Hi, yea its one of those days, you wake very happy, or too excited and in no time boom! something goes wrong.

In my local language there is a saying " mbuzi ikakondwa amalonda ali pafupi", which literally means when you are over excited you can end up doing stupid stuff which will make you sad in no time.

Well today I came to work in my happy jovial mood, but something was not right. In trying to fix the problem, I ended up saying somethings which were really un called for. Immediately realising my mistake I apologized and tried to make things right. I was glad I did because at that moment I got the peace of mind after the person I had offended came back to me accepting the apology.

I am not trying to show off or something but just sharing the experience because I know you do go through simillar situations.

The biggest challenge we as human beings have is not wanting to appear stupid by apologizing or just saying sorry. It is a humbling and often times humiliating experience to apologize to someone even when you know that you were in the wrong. One may feel that people will think you are weak by apologizing. The truth is you are strong to apologize because thats a bold step one can ever take. The word "sorry" is the dividing line between mending a relationship or breaking it. How many things, if you look back in your life could have turned out differently if you had said sorry?

Its just my thoughts and I thought I share them with you..

Have a nice day

cheers!

Life is... failing to choose!

Hi, today its all about choices on this page. Funny (not at the time) when you have taken a shower and you are getting ready to go to work but you can't really make up your mind on what to wear? My ladies out there I am sure some of you agree with me. The problem is not that all your clothes are dirty, or you don't have any clothes at all, but its choosing the right one.

Yes, choosing the right one is a problem. Everyday we are faced with choices on clothes, jobs, partners, friends, houses, the list is endless. The challenge is usually choosing the right one, because we are faced with several choices then we are stuck, we can't just decide which one to take. The big question that is always at the back of our minds during this trying moment is always, "am I making the right choice"? And mostly one does not know whether or not they have made the right choice until after they have chosen.

Life is full of choices, we can never live a life being extra careful or trying to make the best choices all the time. Sometimes the seemingly best choices turn out to be the worst and vice versa. 

Enjoy life and do the best you can to make the best out of your choice. There is always a reason behind every choice so cherish it.

Enjoy your day!

Life is .....Chasing for what you already have!

Have you ever found yourself looking for something while you are holding it in your hands? Mmhhmm, I can see some of you reading this and nodding your heads in agreement. Yeah, you wake up in the morning all set to go to work. You have managed to gather all you collection that you take with you to work be it bags, sunglasses, car keys, bus card, name it. You are on the door walking out and you just can't locate where you left your eye glasses. AAAAAAAAAAAargh nightmare, you are running late, by this time you are either mumbling or shouting all sorts of things and calling out for help from the other occupants in the house. The funny thing is that there is always a wise one who will tell you, "but you are already wearing your glasses". And actually it is the painful truth, you are wearing your glasses.

It is the same way in life, sometimes we complain, and cry, and seek for something that we already have but we just can not locate exactly where it is. Sometimes it takes someone else to make us realise that what we are looking for is already in our hands. Pay attention to what true friends and people say to you they may just help you find what you have been looking for!

Good day!

Life is .... Jumping into wrong conclusions!

Life is sitting in front of your computer and complaining that the internet is not working, harrassing your IT department and telling everyone how annoying it is not to be connected. Only to realise that you are the only one not connected and why is that? Because the internet cable was not properly fixed to its port.

Lesson, take time to explore and understand the problem before jumping into conclusions..

Enjoy your day!

Life is .........

Hello again, after a bit of pondering, I thought I share with you some of the things that I meet on a day to day basis. These are my adventures and observations from all walks of life around the globe. I hope you will enjoy these entries for the days to come.


I call them the "Life  is.." series. Get set as we take a ride all around the world.
cheers!