Les Petits Plaisirs de La Vie
Il y a des moments dans l’existence de tout un chacun où tout pourrait encourager à aller mal. De nombreuses contrariétés, des épreuves, des incompréhensions, tellement de choses qui peuvent être le début d’un mal-être, d’une tristesse, et mener inexorablement à la dépression ou autre, ou pire.
Toutefois, pendant ces moments, il existe toujours et en tout temps des petites actions, des petits ou grands évènements qui viennent occulter le négatif, et je les résume aux petits plaisirs de la vie. Continuer de lire « Les Petits Plaisirs de La Vie »
Sweet Seventeen Lil Sis
There are times for sadness, just like the past few days on this blog, but there are also times for happiness and celebration just like today.

Today, I am celebrating a special girl, a special individual in my life, one of my true reasons to wake up very morning and say: thank you Lord.
She is kind-hearted, intelligent (it is true this can often be said of people we love, but this is a demonstrated truth as far as she is concerned), practical and ambitious. She has inherited from her mother the art of managing a house (not sure I am doing that good). She is already a great cook and loves taking care of the house, of us, just as if she was the elder. Continuer de lire « Sweet Seventeen Lil Sis »
Is being black becoming that scary?
Yesterday, I wrote a post on the fact that Black Live did matter and most importantly that it should matter for black people all around the world. I just had the feeling it was not clear enough: Black Live Matters and UNITY is critical

I am appalled when going through my News Feeds on Facebook. Indeed, I can see that most people mentioning or commenting the AltonSterling’s case are either living in the United States or in Europe. Is it to say, Africans don’t care about what happens to their fellow black man in another country? That is one aspect.
The other aspect, is really since when being a black man became so scary? I have friends living in the United States since years and I can’t feel anything but fear now. Yes, I am afraid, one day, one of those names, one of those useless victims of cobs racism, one of these victims will be a friend of mine. Continuer de lire « Is being black becoming that scary? »
Just a reminder, Black Lives Matter
Hi (yeah for once I say hi), fellow readers. Consider this post as an open letter to all black people around the world. This is the voice of a young black woman telling her fellow black people all around the world: we need to stop the bullshit. Black life does matters and it starts with us. Continuer de lire « Just a reminder, Black Lives Matter »
What about tomorrow?
Today, I thought i would not make it.
Today, i thought my life would end.
Today I decided, I would survive no matter what.
Tomorrow, there will always be a tomorrow. Continuer de lire « What about tomorrow? »
