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Short Stories

April 5, 2018

Previously in Njambi & Kagwe’s World… Mother always told me it’s unmannerly to sit on the armrest of a chair, particularly as a guest in somebody’s home. Mel is padding around the kitchen pouring juice into glasses when this thought elbows its way to the fore of my mind. I push it back. I prefer […]

Short Stories

Dark Places

Wanjiru Ndung'u

March 29, 2018

loss, Marriage, Relationships

Previously in Njambi & Kagwe’s world… The blue light of the TV flashes across the living room. Night has taken hold of the room. The silver of the moon is streaming in through a parting in the curtain. Crickets are chirping. The streetlights are casting faint, dancing shadows of the neighbor’s palm trees on our […]

Soul

Lessons from the prince who became Buddha (Part Four)

Wanjiru Ndung'u

November 28, 2016

awakening, awareness, consciousness, Enlightenment, life's journey, life's path, loss, mind body soul, mindfulness, self-discovery, soul nourishment, soulfulness, spirituality, wellness

Self-exploration is the key to awakening the self and core to the human experience. While with the ascetics, Siddhartha spent a great deal of time and effort numbing his senses and denying himself the human experiences of hunger and contentment, pain and pleasure, desire and fulfilment. But now he realized that he didn’t need to […]

Books

Teenage Depression: Lifting the Fog

Wanjiru Ndung'u

May 17, 2016

emotional intelligence, emotions, Grief, guilt, happiness, identity, invalidated feelings, loss, rejection, self-esteem, teenage depression, wellness

It is morning yet again. I don’t know what day it is, or what month. I don’t know what time it is; I don’t care. All I know is that it is time to wake up and I am paralyzed – not physically. I can walk, I can move my limbs, I am in perfect […]

Soul

Ambiguous Loss

Wanjiru Ndung'u

March 25, 2016

ambiguous loss, emotional intelligence, emotions, Grief, invalidated feelings, letting go, loss, personal development

It is just as it sounds – vague and confusing. Ambiguous loss is one that occurs without closure or understanding. It leaves a person feeling upset and searching for answers. It is a difficult kind of loss, because more often than not one’s feelings of angst are invalidated either by family, friends or community. For […]

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