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Reminds me of the people that lose weight and suddenly become weight management coaches 😭, nutritionists mind you people go to school to become nutritionist! Bisesa🤌🏾
This is exactly what I have been trying to tell you people. You have to live in this country knowing what it actually is. A dysfunctional country where almost everything is broken. Stop watching shows set in functional countries and deciding to take up the lifestyle of someone in Stockholm.
Please, do not start jogging on the Northern Bypass at 5AM because the woman in the Netflix series jogs at 5AM. Her country has lights, working police response, ambulances that arrive, and sections designed for human beings. Yours has potholes, darkness, and a government that will not miss you when you die.
In a dysfunctional country, security is not guaranteed and nobody will be held responsible for your death, even when keeping you alive was technically their job. So you have to build your own systems. You have to become your own safety plan. Move through life like the country is quietly working against you, because in many practical ways, it is.
Do not drive at 180 km/h, please. Not on the rotten roads, for obvious reasons, and not on the few decent ones either, because the moment something goes wrong, your odds of surviving are slim. The hospital without drugs is far, the ambulance does not have fuel and wait, even the doctors are on strike! Drive like the next vehicle on the road is a mad man under the influence, because honestly, more often than you think, it actually is.
Avoid getting sick. Sleep under a mosquito net. Take only boiled water. Wash your hands often. Take vitamins if you can afford them. You want to ask me why? Well, in this country, even a small illness can take you out because the health system is held together by prayers and a few overworked intern doctors and nurses. Please, do not gamble with your body.
When you go to party at night, leave with enough money for an Uber back home. Or just do not stay out too late too often. The streets after midnight in this city are not the streets you knew at noon. They belong to other people now and they are not too friendly.
When you have children, have a number you can realistically protect and provide for, even on your worst day. The argument of “I can afford” works perfectly in a country with safety nets. In ours, your ability to afford can vanish in a single week, with a single illness, a single political shift, a single bad season. It is not up to you but we seem to forget that many times.
Cheat the curse of this country. Do not give it easy openings. Live like you know exactly where you live. Live like the country has issued no promises and is keeping none. This is the wisdom you will need to survive an extra day.
It is genuinely sad that we keep losing young people like this. So much potential, so much warmth, gone because the basic conditions of a normal life are not available here. My condolences to you and to your friend’s family.
May the rest of us learn from this, painful as it is to admit that learning from death is now part of how we survive.
For nearly a decade, Sarah Nakitto has served as a midwife at Kyenjonjo General Hospital, dedicating her career to maternal care and safe childbirth. Today, however, she is on the other side of the hospital bed, battling end-stage kidney failure and urgently seeking Shs100m for a life-saving transplant.
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The secret to being a private person is to overshare dumb shit so that people think you’re an open book but then not tell them any of the important details of your life
Or that you're not ambitious enough & that's always funny to me. Like look, I know where I wanna be but I am here today & as I work to get where I wanna be, let me live presently in my now.
Infidelity is such an interesting concept, you’re cheating on someone you chose to be with…like no one forced you to be with this person…it was a conscious decision you made to be with this person and now you’re cheating on them.
Aaron is fighting for every breath. ❤️🩹
After surviving heart surgery as a child, he now needs an urgent redo surgery in Italy to stay alive. The cost is UGX 150M (€30k)—a mountain his family can’t climb alone.
Please, let’s give Aaron a heartbeat. Every shilling counts.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but GET UP. Ask God to breathe His spirit back into you. You've been lying dormant for far too long. Ask Him to restore your creativity, your purpose, your joy, your love, your health, and your sound mind. You've slept long enough in depression, anxiety, overthinking, bitterness, loneliness, grief, brokenness, financial stress, abandonment wounds, relationship trauma, and destructive habits. Today is the last day. GET UP! Get up for your future self. Get up for your kids. Get up for the dreams God placed inside you. Get up and take your life back.
I hired a young man to help my father around the house after his surgery. He showed up fifteen minutes early with a notebook, asking about my dad’s medication schedule and favorite meals. I expected the basics, just light cleaning and making sure he didn’t miss his pills. When I came home that evening, my father was laughing. The laundry was folded, dinner was warm, and the porch light had been fixed. They were playing chess at the kitchen table.
I told him he didn’t have to do all that. He shrugged and said, “I don’t like doing things halfway.”
Turns out he was studying physical therapy but had paused school because he couldn’t afford his clinical hours. He was working multiple small jobs to save up.
I mentioned it to a friend who runs a rehabilitation center. They needed an assistant and were willing to sponsor the rest of his training in exchange for a work contract.
He went back to school that fall.
Some people don’t just show up for the job. They show up for the calling.
One random afternoon at Starbucks, while I was waiting for my coffee and scrolling on my phone, I overheard a group of moms talking at the table next to me. One of them said, “My oldest is already 26 and still doesn’t have a boyfriend.” Another smiled and replied, “Same here. Mine is 29 and doesn’t even seem interested.”
I got curious, so I kept listening while the barista called out orders.
Then one mom said, “It’s strange, right? Girls these days are so focused on their careers. They barely make time for dating.” Another answered, “They’re smart. They’ve seen how hard life is. They don’t want to struggle again.” And as I picked up my coffee, it all made sense.
SOME POWERFUL NOVENAS YOU CAN PRAY:
1. Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Prayed for various intentions, including healing, reconciliation, and seeking guidance.
2. Novena to the Divine Mercy: Prayed for God's mercy, forgiveness, and conversion of sinners.
3. Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Often prayed for assistance in times of difficulty, intercession, and urgent needs.
4. Novena to the Miraculous Medal: Prayed for healing, protection, and seeking Mary's intercession.
5. Novena to Saint Anthony of Padua: Prayed for finding lost items, but also for help in matters of faith and intercession.
6. Novena to Saint Jude Thaddeus: Prayed for those in dire need, feeling hopeless, and facing insurmountable challenges.
7. Novena to Saint Rita of Cascia: Prayed for help in challenging relationships, family issues, and seemingly impossible situations.
8. Novena to Saint Joseph: Prayed for various intentions, including finding employment, family matters, and selling a home.
9. Novena to Saint Therese of Lisieux (The Little Flower): Prayed for personal intentions, spiritual growth, and offering simple acts of love to God.
10. Novena to our Mother Thrice Admirable of Schoenstatt: A devotion to Mary under the title of "Mother Thrice Admirable," is central to the Schoenstatt Movement. The Novena is prayed for various intentions, including consecration to Mary, family unity, and spiritual growth and transformation.