I started reading a new book, SHORT STORIES BY JESUS, by Amy-Jill Levine. It's a book that looks at the various parables told by Jesus and how its interpretation can be different when assessed from the point of view of the audience at the time.The first analysis is on the parables of the lost sheep, …
I Want To Grow
"At your age, you still call your mother 'ma'?" I was asked the above question during a family gathering early this year, when someone heard me shouting out for my mom. I laughed it off and continued to call out to my mother. I laughed because it wasn't the first time I'd been asked the …
Mindfulness of Association
Since I got exposed to hippies through American movies, I've always find myself attracted to such a lifestyle and at some point desired to live on a commune.Fortunately I've grown to know that like all else, things are not always as clear as they seems and even the most carefree and loving of groups will …
My Body, My Earth
Today as I was dancing naked while looking at myself in the mirror, I felt a great sense of appreciation for my body, and for the mirror. There's a SNL skit where J.Lo didn't know she was a beautiful hot babe because her step sisters wouldn't let her look at herself in the mirror, she …
Waist Beads as Worn in Ghana
A woman dressed for Otofo In addition to ear stretching, the wearing of waist beads is one of the African traditions that has got global trend within the last decade. What can we say, they are beautiful 😍 and I personally don't think it's appropriation...so go ahead and wear them beads📿😁. Waist beads trends Girls …
Beads Wearing in Africa
Ghanaian bracelets Beads are probably the most common accessories across the African continent. Many regions outside of Africa also uses beads in diverse ways.Almost all African countries wears beads for the same purposes; physical use(beautifying the body) and spiritual use (protection). Samburu woman in beads headgear, bead earrings, neck and shoulder beads. In Ghana, local …
Spicing Your Food Naturally
Hello everybody 😃👋🏿How is the new year treating everyone? My new year has taken on a new obsession 🎉😁Natural cooking, AKA unprocessed cooking.I started with food seasoning, I have decided I'm no longer cooking with prepackaged food seasoning anymore....and I've started trying out new cooking recipes. I loved cooking with stock cubes and other packaged …
Tolerantia
Tolerantia is a short animation with a very simple message. The animation started after the ice age. We see a man frozen in ice, and slowly the ice melts away. This man (our man) is supposedly the last man on earth. He then starts to build himself what I assume was a small house for …
Language and Identity
I've been thinking of Languages recently. Of what language means to us, especially as a tool of identity. I can speak a total of 4 languages fluently. Ga, which is my mother tongue and first language. Twi, the most commonly used Ghanaian language. English, it is the official language of Ghana due to colonialism and …