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BEFORE MOM LEFT... (Part 1)

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...

December 14, 2025 · 6 min
My dreams, my convictions

BETWEEN FAITH AND HEALTH (3): THE DILEMMAS OF A FORBIDDEN LOVE

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?

December 12, 2025 · 4 min
My dreams, my convictions

BETWEEN GENTLENESS AND CHAOS: THE MAGIC OF HOW

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…

October 20, 2025 · 4 min
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WHICH CAME FIRST, THE EGG OR THE CHICKEN... IN LOVE

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?

April 2, 2025 · 3 min
My dreams, my convictions

TWENTY CONFLICTS, EMPTY CONFLICTS

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.

October 1, 2024 · 1 min
My dreams, my convictions

CAN WE LEARN TO LOVE?

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.

August 9, 2024 · 4 min
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WOMEN: HAVE HIGH STANDARDS IN LOVE

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.

April 10, 2024 · 4 min
My dreams, my convictions

CELEBRATING LOVE

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.

February 18, 2024 · 4 min
My dreams, my convictions

THE FOUR (4) PHASES OF LOVE (2)

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.

November 28, 2023 · 4 min
My dreams, my convictions

THE FOUR (4) PHASES OF LOVE (1)

The human being lives through phases. Love, too, passes through several phases. We need to know them and to know where we stand.

November 1, 2023 · 4 min
Why society thinks that

TIME, THE BEST GIFT

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.

August 10, 2023 · 2 min
My dreams, my convictions

THE STORY OF ISSA AND OME

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.

May 10, 2023 · 3 min
Love

AND AFTER LOVE?

When you have lived through wonderful moments in love but life compels you to part, there are responsible ways to behave.

April 18, 2023 · 3 min
Love

MY WIFE, A NEW CONQUEST

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.

January 15, 2023 · 2 min
My dreams, my convictions

THE THREE (3) TYPES OF PEOPLE IN LOVE

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…

May 25, 2022 · 4 min
My dreams, my convictions

LOVE IS NOT REASON

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…

May 4, 2022 · 3 min
My dreams, my convictions

IS EVERY TRUTH FIT TO BE TOLD?

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…

February 23, 2022 · 4 min
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DO NOT BEG FOR LOVE

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,…

February 19, 2022 · 2 min
My dreams, my convictions

14 SENTENCES FROM FEBRUARY 14

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…

February 13, 2022 · 2 min
My dreams, my convictions

14 SENTENCES FROM FEBRUARY 14

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…

February 9, 2022 · 2 min
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LOVING AND CHOOSING TO LOVE

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…

February 8, 2022 · 5 min
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LOSING A MOM

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…

December 14, 2021 · 1 min
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A NEW START TO THE MATCH

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…

December 1, 2020 · 1 min