In many of Africa’s big cities, a quiet unease is settling in: leisure looks the same from one capital to the next, to the point of losing its singularity. Under the influence of imported models, travellers no longer really find the change of scenery they came looking for. This silent phenomenon now has a name: “cloned leisure.”
Your calm can be disturbing. But that calm becomes vital to preserving your inner peace when someone close to you wants to flood you with their harmful radiation. That is when you reach for your emotional cover.
Our wealth is not necessarily where we think it is. Let us leave the illusion of wealth behind and work towards true wealth; the kind that fills our hearts.
The world had gone silent again, but there was nothing peaceful about that silence: it seemed to be watching us. The Earth went on existing effortlessly, as though our absence had eased its breathing. And for the first time, we understood that perhaps it was not the Earth that needed us, but we who had forgotten how to live with it.
The Martial who went down those stairs was no longer the one who came back up a few minutes later. In that car, everything shifted, for the worse, and forever...
I was at a party when communication with Lomé cut out. I was left without news of my mother until I received the call that would change everything forever...
What if, instead of hammering away that it has to stop, we asked the real, fundamental question: what does it take for stopping to become an option?
The story this friend tells me has its origins in the depths of his troubled, divided soul. Everything has a price, but are we ready to pay it...
This woman confesses to me the torments of her soul, torments that have a direct and visible impact on her health. The best thing to do is not always obvious...
On a recent trip through Ontario, at the wheel of my Bronco, I kept catching sight of dilapidated shacks, abandoned houses, deserted farms and old, forsaken homes. That scenery,…
At work, in our relationships, in love as everywhere else, everything comes down to how . How we speak, how we express ourselves, how we gesture, present, give, articulate. That “how” can…
Should we dress up what is ugly? In many homes, a heavy silence is woven. A silence stitched out of justifications, secrets and well-meaning lies: “He had a bad day…”, “That’s not his…”
Even though life keeps bringing new people across your path, each of them is meant for one very specific place. Some will be very close, others close, and the rest, further away.
Even though life keeps bringing new people across your path, each of them is meant for one very specific place. Some will be very close, others close, and the rest, further away.
We often wait for the other person to do or give something before we ourselves do or give anything. Yet at the very same time, the other person also has expectations of us before answering ours. What is the solution?
At some point one must be bold, And let one’s passion be told, Revealing the riches held within Before they dull and wear thin. Whether in art, in drawing, in dance, In poems, in videos; when we…
Everyone knows how far they can endure physical or emotional pain. Although the reasons for a breakup are many, physical violence seems to win unanimous agreement as a point of no return. In every case, it is essential to tell your partner beforehand in order to avoid unpleasant surprises.
On Monday, October 7, 2024, we were all gripped by the video, shared on social media, of a Congolese woman. Her message: I have had no news of my daughter Alexandra, 21 years old,…
It may well be that the present situation is not ideal. We can, however, adopt a positive attitude and work together to create a better world.
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A good leader is the one who is effective in action during his mandate and effective in counsel after it. Finishing your term but carrying on in charge by pulling the strings is harmful to your image and to society alike.
Every quarrel is in vain. We ought to cultivate love for our fellow man and work together for a healthy environment, so as to leave our children a better future.
If everyone took the time to question their true nature, we would take more authentic actions and our relationships would be much better.
This title is inspired by a true story. We were in a WhatsApp group. A mini WhatsApp group, I would say; the kind of group made up of four (4) people where everyone knows everyone…
Some people believe it is possible to learn to love someone, and they begin a relationship even if they feel nothing at the outset. That approach does not come without complications and risks.
Having grasped the principle in the first article, we find that there is also a point system in human relations which follows the very same process as driver’s licences. Do you know how to win back or hold on to your points?
Think back to the process by which people earn your trust, or by which you grant your trust to people. Every one of those processes follows a guiding thread.
A woman cannot afford the luxury of living without high standards. Her well-being, her flourishing, her safety and the keeping of healthy relationships with those close to her all depend on it.
There are several ways of celebrating love, and they are not always the ones we generally think of. If celebrating love means binding, then sometimes untying is just as much a way of celebrating love.
The years follow one another and look alike, for the same causes produce the same effects. Try a year other than the year of the sheep.
No matter which way life and its hardships push you, there is always a reason that lets you move forward and that justifies your sacrifices and your efforts. Bring all your attention back to what is essential.
This piece holds a single image, which carries the last words of the author’s mother.
True love is the result of a long process that can prove trying for some. Knowing where we stand and what lies ahead of us is the very foundation.
The human being lives through phases. Love, too, passes through several phases. We need to know them and to know where we stand.
There are many such women. Women who pity their sisters, their sisters now partnered or turned into "Mrs.", the ones who have found their soulmate. In their single women’s minds,…
Our environment is changing, and our world has turned into a world of opportunists. What matters most is the advantage some people can draw from it.
Human nature is such that the only time we are fond of being forgotten is when we wished it ourselves. When we are confined to the past by a force majeure, that is, by a situation imposed upon us, we live through it with selflessness, fair play and self-denial. We have no choice in the matter, after all. But when it is imposed on us by someone else, it is very hard to bear.
The greatest proof of love is to give another person something irreplaceable, such as time. To give of your time is to give of yourself, and to show someone how much they matter.
It is normal to react when you feel offended. It is even normal to keep your distance in certain circumstances. But does the person who caused the harm know about it? Have you given them notice?
Which part of your income do you devote to what? If you know who you are working for, then you know who you are living for.
Fathers, you do so much! You are the heroes who pull us upward.
Being a mother is one of the most beautiful things in the world. This role, taken on willingly or not, carries commitments and joys known only to the women who live it. Happy Mother’s Day 2023.
The cat and the mouse carry on a love affair. They are perfectly happy when all is well. But when a problem arises, it becomes hard for one of them to survive.
Time escapes us entirely. Nothing we have today belongs to us forever. Let us cherish it, and let us make the most of it.
When you have lived through wonderful moments in love but life compels you to part, there are responsible ways to behave.
We have suitcases that everyone can see. But we also carry invisible suitcases whose contents are sometimes more intriguing, and more decisive, than the others.
( THERE ARE CLICKABLE LINKS IN THIS ARTICLE ) On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, the Canadian government announced that it was extending until 2025 the authorization to apply for a work permit for…
The world moves fast. Connections are woven and broken. You have a place in this world, but today is the day you will have to go and take it. The world will not wait for you forever. Rise up!
Every person holds within them resources, riches, potential and abilities to offer to nature. It is not right that your passage through this world should be in vain, or bring no benefit to society, to the universe. The people whose…
It is important to bring out what makes you an exceptional man, so that your partner is impressed. Your personal, intellectual and social resources will leave a mark on your partner’s mind, and that is what will make you practically “unseatable” in her heart.
To go on breathing life into your relationship, you must take it upon yourself to see your other half, every morning, as a new person you have just met. The wager is not won in advance, but it is certainly the only way to give yourselves fresh chances of going ever further.
New Year’s resolutions are not always so effective, because of the energy they demand. The point, then, is to build on the small gains and to become, each day, a better version of yourself.
They will tell you that the eleven (11) months gone by failed to give you what you are searching for so hard. You will answer them that it is going to happen over the next thirty (30) days...
After becoming aware that our inner voice exists, it is important to master it through conscious work. Here is how...
In every situation, our brain plays tricks on us and makes us take positions that are not always healthy, not always quite above board, not even always well-founded.
I am speaking here of those women who, once in a relationship, find themselves in a routine that kills their intelligence, their ambition and their passion. I invite them to pursue their dreams in spite of these ambition-killing men.
Our society lives on stereotypes that are often mistaken and have no grounding, logical or intellectual. We draw senseless causal links between unrelated realities. And yet, it is not because...
We must always take care to gather the optimal conditions before we act. We must make sure that the setting is favourable to it.
Certain factors, present or past, allow the people in our lives to tighten or loosen their thresholds of tolerance. Knowing those factors is what allows you to understand them.
We neglect to take into account the thresholds of tolerance of the people across from us. Yet that is the very ground on which everything is decided.
You will fail where others have succeeded. And you will succeed where others have failed. But in the end, grow and be happy. That is what this is about.
Our actions are not always the result of a conscious process. Certain forces whose very existence we are unaware of shape us profoundly.
The past can help us make sense of certain things in the present. But a couple must respect each person’s past and keep its gaze fixed on the future.
Before raising a subject with someone close to you, you have to ask yourself, “How is this my problem?” The emotional stability of everyone involved depends on it.
We all know women who pour too much time and energy into their churches. The point is to strike a balance and to draw on the riches buried within them in the search for the right partner.
When we reach the age that calls on us to settle concretely and seriously into a stable relationship, so as to “settle down” and grow, we are faced with a choice. What I am talking about here…
After the series on the ten types of askers, today we explore the ten types of givers. Once again, a person may wear several hats depending on the situation, and the…
Through our upbringing, our living environment or the situations we have been through, each of us develops a particular attitude towards the words we use. Some people grew up…
We live in an industrialized and civilized society, and therefore a highly intellectualized one. Because of this, we want to explain everything, or try to, and so anything that seems to escape…
We come from a small country called Togo. We are the Ewe, the Kabye, the Mina, the Anago Deep down, between these peoples, there is no distinction to show. We are, in principle, all free and all equal.…
Among the people our paths allow us to meet, some display intelligence and others, wisdom. Intelligence may be understood as the ability to make enlightened choices…
There is one constant and striking observation to be made about our society: a great many people complain that life is getting harder and harder. Some of them cannot understand how…
Chantal (my friend) and Martial, December 10, 2016 On April 7, 2016, at 6:45 p.m. local time, flight SN 273 landed at Montréal’s Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau International Airport after leaving Lomé…
Women, communicate and be expressive. Express it all: your fears, your doubts, your joys. Be frank and true with others and with self. Speak what you feel in a voice clear and incisive. Women,…
Women on their own, left behind and regarded by some as the forgotten ones of the Republic, single mothers face a number of challenges to which some women will never…
Only a few years ago, women and men married in order to stay married. And when, in that context, a child or several children came to be born, they made up the mortar on which…
Beautiful, joyful, they are called Blandine, Claudia, Suzanne, Espérance, Ada Marie, Félicité, Sonia, Manuella, Magalie, Florentine, Anna, Fafa, Nadia, Davide, Josepha, Noelie, Lucie, Robertine,…
Scenario 1:Darling, I have to tell you that I never really loved you. Your mother is the one who insisted in vain and I could not resist her. I am sorry, but today this marriage…
Do not beg for the love of someone who has no time to devote to you; Or of someone who thinks only of himself. Never do it. Someone who, through their indifference, gives you the impression,…
1- Even though you are living far from me, our conversations have created this love which makes the distance imperceptible. You live in me ; I live in you. 2- Every moment spent with you has the…
1 - Even though you live far from me, our conversations have created this love that makes the distance imperceptible. You live in me; I live in you. 2 - Every moment spent with you has the sweet flavour of honey…
Love is a feeling lived differently according to age, according to culture and according to the surroundings we live in. As for age, we all agree that we discover love in the perfect innocence of…
In everything we decide to do, it is important to know and to honour the prerequisites, that is to say those things that allow us to truly enjoy what we are about to…
We live in a world that grows harder by the day. Some, within this already complicated context, live in societies that are extremely stressful. The human being, as we know him, has vanished…
Our dear papa Awuitor, You who have a heart of gold, You who call your children "My treasures", And here you are, taking leave of your body. The emptiness you leave is so hard to bear. The yoke of your absence,…
"Do not be anxious about anything; but in everything, make your needs known to God by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving." Such is the wording of the sixth verse of chapter…
It is a well-known fact, and one often lived out, that the beginning of the year is the ideal time for making new resolutions. These come in many forms: finding a new…
I was out walking and noticed a shop. That shop was going to change my life and perhaps... yours as well.
Before giving, know how to size people up. Before asking, know how to size yourself up...
Losing a mom, Is a feeling gone mad. A grief from which no one is exempt. A sensation that never relents. Losing a mom, Is to live through a vicious nightmare. Is to sink into a…
My equals are getting married; My equals have a good job; My equals are succeeding; My equals live overseas; My equals are buying cars; My equals are building houses; My equals are happy in…
Yesterday I read a story that gave me a great deal to think about. It is a true story, so I would ask you to spare people’s feelings in the comments. Long story short, it is about…
That is the question that has been on everyone’s lips these past few days. And it will stay there, in its variant form, from 15 February onward: "What did you give them for Valentine’s Day?". Everyone has an answer.
A year that is beginning is like the start of a match. So long as the referee has not whistled for full time, it goes on and victory is still possible. Today a new…
