Stay In Your Lane: by Gracia Mukiibi
Have you ever been on a freeway and realised you’re in the wrong lane, seemingly going too slow? You decide to switch lanes and, to your amazement, the lane you came from speeds up. Life is like this journey. It’s incredibly complex, with traffic lights, stop signs, give-ways, highways and low-ways, valleys and hills. No one’s journey is smooth and easy. I’ve learned that no matter how complex life is, no two journeys are the same. Comparing yourself to anyone undermines y
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Rest: Gracia Mukiibi
Rest has always felt like a foreign concept to me. I lived my life knowing I had so much to accomplish every day and year after year. I’ve always been able to juggle many things and wear many hats. As a teenage girl, I volunteered with multiple organisations while completing high school, and at university, I pursued multiple degrees, sometimes completing twice the normal subject load each semester. By the age of 21, I had two degrees and other qualifications and accreditation
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Surrender: Gracia Mukiibi
In a world where self-reliance, self-sufficiency and self-dependency are applauded, we’ve lost sight of the true meaning of surrender. I picture a weary individual with so much load to carry as they journey to a destination. Help comes their way not only to transport them but to also offload them, but this weary person accepts the ride but declines to put their load down. We don’t want to let go of our burdens because they define who we are, like shackles tied up to an ankle
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