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Category: Personal stories

January 26, 2022

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Personal stories, Social Commentary, Uncategorized

ON THE SOFA: Can You Afford Your Friends?

I will never forget the pastor in a Brooklyn church who uttered the words: “Your friends are God’s apology for… READ MORE
October 13, 2021

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Global Economy, Motivation, Online Activity, Personal stories, Social Commentary, Social Media

ON THE SOFA: Facebook Shutdown; Personal Opening

Before I begin let me just say what a joy that was. To hop onto Instagram and WhatsApp and all… READ MORE
August 30, 2021

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Motivation, Personal stories, Social Commentary

ON THE SOFA: Family; Friends or Foe?

If your parents were not your parents, would you have wanted to know them? If your siblings were not your… READ MORE
August 23, 2021

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Motivation, Personal stories, Social Commentary

Xulaima on the Sofa: When we say Happiness, Do we mean JOY?

Do you know what it means to feel joy? When was the last time you felt it? Did it come… READ MORE
January 28, 2020

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Motivation, Personal stories, Social Commentary

Kobe Bryant: An Influence My Shadow Remembers

When Kobe was drafted into the NBA, I was in my fourth year of secondary school in Sacred Heart College.… READ MORE

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Quote of the week

“People ask me what I do in the winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait or spring.”
~ Rogers Hornsby

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