Kila mmoja wetu amekuwa anakutana na matatizo mbalimbali kwenye maisha yake. Na matatizo mengi huanza kusumbua pale yanapokuwa makubwa. Lakini ukweli ni kwamba, hakuna tatizo linaloanza likiwa kubwa. Hakuna mtu anaamka siku moja na kujikuta kwenye deni la mamilioni. Hakuna tu anaamka siku moja na kujikuta ana uzito uliopitiliza. Na (more…)
“Do away with the opinion I am harmed, and the harm is cast away too. Do away with being harmed, and harm disappears.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 4.7 Siku mpya, siku bora na ya kipekee sana kwetu. Tumeipata nafasi hii adimu ya kwenda kuweka juhudi kubwa ili kuweza kupata matokeo bora (more…)
Zama tunazoishi ni zama ngumu sana kwa fikra zetu sisi binadamu. Ni zama ambazo watu wenye ushawishi wanaonekana kuweza kuigawa jamii kama watakavyo. Wale wanaopata nafasi za uongozi au kupata ushawishi kwa njia nyingine, wanaonekana kuwa na nguvu ya kuweza kuibua hisia kali ndani ya watu na kuwagawa. Mitandao ya (more…)
“Pay close attention in conversation to what is being said, and to what follows from any action. In the action, immediately look for the target, in words, listen closely to what’s being signaled.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 7.4 Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine nzuri sana ya leo. Ni nafasi (more…)
Tukisikia kupiga kura huwa tunafikiria kipindi cha uchaguzi pekee. Lakini maisha yetu ya kila siku ni uchaguzi, kila siku tunajikuta kwenye sanduku la kupiga kura. Lakini wengi hatuelewi hili na ndiyo maana tunafanya maamuzi ambayo ni mabovu. Kila mtu ana kampeni anayopiga kwako. Wapo wanaotaka fedha ulizonazo, hivyo wanakupa matangazo (more…)
“Nothing will ever befall me that I will receive with gloom or a bad disposition. I will pay my taxes gladly. Now, all the things which cause complaint or dread are like the taxes of life—things from which, my dear Lucilius, you should never hope for exemption or seek escape.” (more…)
Inapotokea mtu amefanya kitu ambacho hukutegemea afanya, labda ni wizi, udanganyifu au usaliti, utetezi wao wa kwanza huwa ni kwamba ndiyo mara ya kwanza kwao kufanya na hawatarudia tena kufanya. Kama tunawaamini sana watu hawa inakuwa rahisi kukubaliana nao, na kuona kweli labda ndiyo mara ya kwanza wamefanya au kujaribu. (more…)
“Believe me, it’s better to produce the balance-sheet of your own life than that of the grain market.” —SENECA, ON THE BREVITY OF LIFE, 18.3b Ni siku nyingine mpya na ya kipekee sana kwetu. Tumepata fursa bora sana kwetu kwenda kuweka juhudi kubwa ili kuweza kupata matokeo bora sana. Kwa (more…)
Nikuulize swali, ni mara ngapi umekuwa na sauti ndani yako inakuambia ufanye kitu fulani, lakini dunia inakuambia ufanye tofauti, unaifuata dunia na unapata matokeo ambayo siyo uliyotegemea? Jibu ni mara nyingi, kila mmoja wetu amewahi kukutana na hali hizi, sauti ya ndani inakuambia ufanye X, dunia inakuambia ufanye Y, na (more…)
“Don’t act grudgingly, selfishly, without due diligence, or to be a contrarian. Don’t overdress your thought in fine language. Don’t be a person of too many words and too many deeds. . . . Be cheerful, not wanting outside help or the relief others might bring. A person needs to (more…)