I don’t think people realize how heavy it is to always feel like you don’t belong anywhere. Always the one left out, misunderstood, or just… there. Not hated, but not chosen either. That kind of rejection builds a wall you don’t even mean to have. It’s been like that my whole life. And yeah, I’ve learned to deal with it, but deep down it’s a wound that never fully heals.
I may not ever fit in or belong anywhere, & I’m learning to just be okay with that.
A teacher gave a balloon to every student, who had to inflate it, write their name on it, and throw it in the hallway.
The teacher then mixed all the balloons. The students were given 5 minutes to find their own balloon.
Despite a hectic search, no one found their balloon, At that point, the teacher told the students to take the first balloon they found and hand it to the person whose name was written on it.
Within 5 minutes, everyone had their own balloon. The teacher said to the students, "These balloons arelike happiness.
We will never find it if everyone is
looking for their own. But if we care about other people's happiness, we'll find ours too."
May your day be filled with happiness!🎉
a period of depression, grief, and limitation is often necessary for further growth
especially in late 20s/early 30s
we need to come to terms with our own limits, and what it means for the rest of our life
I like Robert Bly’s articulation of it (summary by Claude):
Well, it's been a minute since my last thread lakini let me tell you a story about this man-Swaleh Yusuf Ahmed aka Candy Rain.
The godfather of Heroin in Mombasa.
Here are the perpetrators of the Magunas Supermarket fire. The fire was started at the small makeshift luggage bay but you can see police in uniform breaking glass panes so that the fire could access the main building. Then after they are successful they leave casually.
Allowing goons that much freedom is what led to the formation of Mungiki back then. Our current leaders are a joke, a serious joke. This is a security crisis.
There’s an ongoing meeting at BCLB offices where influencers and content creators including Kido and Ogah Obinnah are discussing the gambling ads ban on influencers and begging for it to be lifted.
This moment demands more than just talk. Content creators must think beyond short-term payouts and stand with others calling for a total ban on gambling ads online, offline, everywhere.
Innovation should not mean selling addiction.