I got the honour of visiting Paris last year. I fell in love with it's beauty romanticism, the culture and the crisp creative connections imbued on this city. Paris remains forever and always stunningly beautiful. I was so honoured to have gotten the chance to experience the city through God's eyes, removing all bias and just looking in love. Paris, I love you. Tell next time.
Signed,
21 and Christian
My Hair...
African, Brittle and Hard. Simply put.But this is far from true. I grew up in a culture that perpetuates the very standard of beauty. Telling me what to find attractive and what not to- But the truth is that we are all beautiful. And we all have our own standards of beauty. God made us so perfectly unique that we wont like the same things, I mean someone has to appreciate aspects of the world that you dont.
But this is real life,
We live in world were straight is the standard, where white is the standard. And as much as we want to deny that, its very true. Where my hair is unprofessional in its natural form.Very easy to fall into the cycles of wig after wig, relaxer after relaxer and braids after braids. After changing my perspective last year I realised that my hair was only, brittle, hard and african because I had allowed that. Black hair can be soft, long flowing, lucious and african With a little care. Sometimes It's very easy to think about all the politics.
But I digress. The real intention of this post is a simple hair style.
Section your hair.
Braid your hair.
Crochet your hair.
Cover your hair.
All done.
Hope you find this as cute as I do. Took 2 Hours. 70 precrochet hair.
Signed,
21 and Christian.
(As It stands on this day my hair is 14cm, healthy, lucious and african.)
I think sometimes we forget just how much influence that we have. People have the power to make or break someone, based on just a look. It's crucial as creators and creations that we become aware of that thought. I stumble alot.... on books of course (and life) . I love how books can change your perceptions and even make life interesting. So today I have 3 books to share with you, books that I've read and LOVED.
THE VIRGIN MONOLOGUES - Carrie Lloyd
An absolute gem for those who are seeking solace in loneliness, and God. I think it exemplifies finding yourself, discovering that you are a creature of God and then accepting that. However it shares a loneliness that we all are prone to, one of seeking a mate and remembering along the way that you have perhaps the best mate ever, Jesus. Carrie Lloyd makes this whitty, enjoyable and sometimes sarcastic book into something we can all relate to as women following Christ. Trying not make a mistake when it comes to love and keeping God in the focus, this introspective book is AWESOME (and pretty).
WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS - CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHE
From her famous talk, We should all be feminists. If you've heard her talk, you've read her book. It's as simple as that. However reading the words adds a texture that is refined and more centred, nothing much to say about the book. It is what it says on the tin. Challenges norms, between femininity and feminism While one connotes a meek spirit the other is more of power, it's about identity and freedom. Great Read.
THE GREAT GATSBY - F SCOTT FITZGERALD
We've all read this or at least watched the Leonardo DiCaprio version of the Film. It's about a dream, and keeping hold of that dream, trying to redo the past.
"You can't repeat the past," Gatsby replies, "Why of course you can."If anything I enjoy it's sentimental nature (romanticism) in a time of great depression, don't we all have those moments. Not to spoil it for you, I'll synopsis it. Boy likes girl, girl is too rich, poor boy becomes rich, rich girl is married, poor rich boy tries to win her back. Tadaaaa.
Hope you've loved this little ..............blog.
Anyways
bye
Signed
21, Single and Christian
Hey. Blogging is kinda fun, I think.
Yes...Everyone's Obsession.
Especially Mine.
Moving on...
I like tech, I maybe slightly Obsessed. But that's OK (because I have Jesus).
But First .. MY PHONE.
I literally can't survive without my phone, Why? Because I PHONE PEOPLE. I've never quite understood how people have phones but don't use the most basic method of communication. The Phone app has to be my preferred APP. Shouting down the phone frantically to people 2 miles from you like they are countries away just has some appeal to it (hey, I'm African). I enjoy the S6, being android it gives me the freedom to customize and the ease to use (and it doesn't blow up).
Alexa My Love
AMAZON ALEXA...........
Nothing has made the prospect of a future smart home more interesting for me. From turning my lights on and off, setting sleep timers, reading bible verses for me and MANNNNNNNNNNYYYYYYYY other things (sorry for that spam) . I absolutely adore the design and functionality. Of course the Echo still has miles to go, but it's insanely made my productivity increase and I am a better person for it.
IPAD MINI
I don't think anyone needs any reason to get any apple product. Apple boasts of the simple ease and predictability. I mean you can rarely mess up when it comes to Apple (unless you count every apple product made after Steve Job's death). I like the BIGGER screen but still ease of portability, I don't need to tell anyone about how apple works it's APPLE.
Anyways, that's all I have to say so...............
bye,
Signed,
21, Single and Christian.
I think being Christian has ruined men for me. No really.
I mean all I see are dogs and beasts. The compulsion to judge those men is uncanny. You see I'm 21. I feel like I'm fairly attractive.. of course when I try to look good. And I think my body looks Good, which is where the problem stems.
My body.
U.K. Size 12, with a size enormous bum and African decent.
I can't help but be dissatisfied with the men who look at me and ravage me silently. I mean that is what they do isn't it?
Ravage me ...silently
Have you ever been looked at and feel raped?
That's how I feel nearly everyday. The problem is I'm intellectual, I have standards, I love God and I don't smile when a guy cat calls me.
Seriously though?
How does a guy follow you half way home, and proceed to tell you to smile because I'm too pretty to frown. Well I would smile, if some creep wasn't following me home.
I don't think I know what dating is, Alas I fail to understand its concepts in the modern Era. She looks good, he looks good. So let's both look good standing next to each other ? I don't know if I ask to much, where is my Boaz, or Jacob. I don't know, it's the thought of being alone that fazes me, but if my options are those I've seen, I think being single is rather a good choice.
Alas,
Signed,
21, Single and Christian.
I mean all I see are dogs and beasts. The compulsion to judge those men is uncanny. You see I'm 21. I feel like I'm fairly attractive.. of course when I try to look good. And I think my body looks Good, which is where the problem stems.
My body.
U.K. Size 12, with a size enormous bum and African decent.
I can't help but be dissatisfied with the men who look at me and ravage me silently. I mean that is what they do isn't it?
Ravage me ...silently
Have you ever been looked at and feel raped?
That's how I feel nearly everyday. The problem is I'm intellectual, I have standards, I love God and I don't smile when a guy cat calls me.
Seriously though?
How does a guy follow you half way home, and proceed to tell you to smile because I'm too pretty to frown. Well I would smile, if some creep wasn't following me home.
I don't think I know what dating is, Alas I fail to understand its concepts in the modern Era. She looks good, he looks good. So let's both look good standing next to each other ? I don't know if I ask to much, where is my Boaz, or Jacob. I don't know, it's the thought of being alone that fazes me, but if my options are those I've seen, I think being single is rather a good choice.
Alas,
Signed,
21, Single and Christian.
