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Integrity is being in possession of firm principles…honesty and truthfulness. Integrity is not situational. It is not what you do in front of people, symptoms but rather what you do…

How often have you been on the receiving end of an apology? An honest, heartfelt apology is pretty rare these days. An individual who is sincerely seeking forgiveness for something…

In the past week, sick we have been inundated with stories in the mainstream and social media about the erosion of liberty, rights and the freedom to speak openly about…

Prevalent…widespread and pervasive is the problem of “fatherlessness” among the young people with whom I am currently working in South Africa, shop but I don’t think the problem is uniquely…

“…I am in exile in my own mind made by the stories they told about me.” — “ The African learns to read and write but cannot write the true…

Back in “the day” folks knew their neighbors and knew them well. People lived in neighborhoods where children respected their elders and elders had no problem disciplining the children. Today…

The recent opening of the George W Bush Presidential Library brings to mind the East African Proverb; “Half the truth is often a whole lie…” Swahili. Disclaimer: I have not…

Conciliation is the process of winning over from a state of hostility. One must first recognize that there is hostility, prostate separation, or despondent and dichotomous sides of an issue…

“Don’t judge lest you be judged by the same measure with which you have judged others.” “If there’s a speck in your brother’s eye how can you see to remove…

In the company of my sisters, I am relaxed, relieved and refreshed. My women friends are the ones I turn to in times of need. Not in a “spiritual way,”…