Who are Your Heroes? Part one of My Heroes: Erwin Mcmanus

Part 6 of the 10 things I wish I knew before I left Africa

Today, I challenge you to examine why you think the way you think. Who is it that gave you your ideas, your thoughts and your feelings about the world you live in? Who are the teachers, not necessarily academic, who impacted you the most? I think when we know where our thoughts and ideas came from, that is power. We begin to see what draws us to our teachers and what draws us to ideas and certain feelings. With such knowledge, we gain better control of ourselves and ultimately better control of our environment. This of course gives us greater power to make a better world.

Today, I thought I would share with you the first seven people who have had huge impact on my thought life and tell you why they did that. Read more »

 

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Respect!

I don’t like to write short posts but respect must be shown when it’s due. We need to hear more stories, heck if no one else, I need to hear more stories like this. Stories like the ones below keep me going:

1) Joseph Lekuton: A parable for Kenya

 

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2) Magdalene Odundo

3) Julius Nyerere and the Arusha declaration

4) Whoever doesn’t think that South African vocalists aren’t the greatest vocalists in African history should be exiled. Need proof check out the African Mamas; listen to the sample tracks and tell me they don’t light you up.

Finally support a great African initiative that rose out of the Kenya post-election violence: Ushahidi. You can do so by visiting this post written by the White African

Be blessed and bless others, Mwangi

Just Words? No Such Thing: The Power of Language (Part 2)

Hi,

Just came back from taking some time off blogging. I really really missed this blog and am glad to be back.

A Lot Has Happened: Quick Recap Read more »

 

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Just Words? There Is No Such Thing: The Power of Language

 

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I may not be a fully fledged member of his groupie team, but I must give credit when it’s due. This man has a way with words.

The Power of Language Read more »

Are You In Control of Your Life?

Well, you should be!!

I am pretty psyched because today’s post Read more »

 

 All in the Mind - the Psychological Power of Forgiveness [30:07m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

How to Guarantee Success in Any Field of Endevour: Become a Copycat

How do you do it? Copy successful people. I really don’t feel like beating about the bush today. The heart palpitations are yet to cease and at the moment I am feeling very assertive and to the point. Let me give you some snippets of thoughts intended to drive you to action.

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Bringing Light into Africa (The interview with Sunny)

Si you know as African bloggers and bloggers worldwide to support each other is a must. Today I will share with you an interview conducted by people from www.somethingcool.ca when they had a chat with the African blogger Sunny. You can find her blog at: Project Sunshine

Enjoy; be blessed;bless others;Mwangi

Project Sunshine Aims to Bring Some Light to Africa Read more »

The Empty Symbol That is Barrack Obama

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What’s Wrong with Africa? Is it Africans?

Hey,

Today I thought I would share with you all two great resources all revolving around answering the same question: What’s wrong with Africa? Is it Africans?

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