A MOMENT OF LIFT

For people who do not have time for unimportant readings.

Hey there, thank you for stopping by. I reiterate things when I mean them, so thank you for stopping by.

Of late I have been reading more blogs written by other people with a keen interest in other Zambian bloggers. It is these Zambian bloggers that I want to tell you about.

Zambians can write and I am so happy for the amount of progress Zambian blogging is making. More people around us are sharing their stories, experiences and different life lessons and now we can learn from and relate to their work. Reading these blogs, I have been moved to places I have never been and I have glimpsed worlds that I wouldn’t have otherwise seen including the worlds deep within myself. I assure you, the works of Zambian bloggers are valuable and worthy of attention.

A thoughtful reading of good blog posts is vital to the creation of even better posts, especially if you tell the writers what you think about their work. Going on to share the blog posts can help others find and lift up beautiful work that otherwise might have gone unnoticed.

So if you see anything you like down below, head there and have the universe of your mind changed and your thinking expanded. And share the work on your socials too.

THE RISE OF THE WEST AND WHY AFRICA HAS TO BE NEXT- Mwansa Mbewe

This post makes you truly appreciate that Zambia is more than it seems and that we can do something to get it to where it should be. Mwansa tells why he believes, with good reason, that there is no formula that would raise Zambia out of the pit known as HIPC. He, from his reading, has found some interesting markers that he mentions and hopes can trigger thoughts for what is next for Zambia.  He mentions that growth is not something that happens pain free but through worthwhile struggle.  He also mentions the crucial factor that affects all things, including the development of nations.

 This post is provocative and makes you seriously question what Mwansa says and proposes whether in the end you agree with his reasoning or not. So here’s the link:

https://mwansambewe.wordpress.com/2016/03/02/the-rise-of-the-west-and-why-africa-has-to-be-next/

THE TEEN ADULT: COLORISM, ‘FIFTY SHADES OF BLACK’ – Chembe Nkonde

The thing I love the most about her work is how you can literally hear her voice as you read her work, even if you don’t know her! Her posts are funny too and that just makes them even better. What is more, she wears nature’s flowery look and she’s proud of it.

In this particular post she talks about how most people view colorism as a distant cousin of racism even though they are practically the same thing. She talks about how even people of your own kind can discriminate you on the basis of the ‘shade of black’ that you are. Without being heavy-handed, Chembe leads you to see her resilience of the oppression of colorism. Here you go:

https://queenche116.home.blog/2020/05/14/the-teen-adult-colourism-fifty-shades-of-black/

THANK GOD FOR BED TIME – Kapambwe Sunkutu

Kapambwe talks about the sleep we take so lightly from a biblical perspective. She talks about our need to balance sleep with the other demands and pleasures of our lives. God cares about our sleep and has something to say about it. We need to understand that our limitations are not a bug or some design flaw to overcome with commitment and Red Bull.

So if you want reasons to admit that the world will be fine without you for a while, read this post. Just don’t go and read this one if you need justification for your being in bed all day, even while you read this.

http://kapambwesunkutu.blogspot.com/2020/04/thank-god-for-bed-time.html

28 LIFE LESSONS AT 28 – Wankhumbu Nkhosi

This year, Wankhumbu turned 28. She understands growing older as growing wiser and having a better understanding of the things that are happening in her life. She gives 28 lessons she has learned in the short 28 years of her life on earth. Among the 28 lessons she wrote about were the importance of financial planning, the importance of not making excuses for people who show very little care for us and how much sex is worth the wait!

When I started reading I thought I knew what I was getting into but later discovered I did not. I related to some of what she shared and most of the lessons became personal and meaningful to me. Her honesty and generosity in sharing these lessons are phenomenal.

https://purplehibiscuscom.wordpress.com/2020/02/19/28-life-lessons-at-28-%F0%9F%8E%82/

DEATH CLOTHES – Mantubwe Joy

Joy usually writes about how her weeks went and the lessons she learnt from the various experiences that she had. She then looks at how God had a hand to play in all that happened in her particular experiences. That then teaches the reader to look for God in every experience they have walking through the various randoms of life. 

In this particular post she writes about how she found something she had scribbled in her bible that read, ‘may my resurrection bring people to Christ.’ She then goes on to talk about her resurrection from her death in sin and also that of Lazarus and the significances of both. Further in the post, she writes about how we undeniably and contently walk in our death clothes even after a new spirit has been breathed into us. It is a really self-questioning post, yet it is still beautiful.

https://mantudigs.wordpress.com/2019/10/31/death-clothes/

SUBJECT: I SHOULD HAVE SAID THIS EARLIER (ISSTE) – Wana Chinyemba

Wana here posts a letter that he wrote to a dear brother of his. This brother has chosen the way of death by making a wager. He had chosen to believe God on a basis that Wana fears, deeply fears, will only lead to death. In his letter to him, Wana pours out his heart out of love as he asks his brother to think about whether he truly believes. 

As I read this post I found myself clarifying my belief in God. Tempted to ask you if your faith sees God as true and compellingly beautiful, I’ll let Wana do it:

https://thinkinginpublic733237847.wordpress.com/2020/04/03/subject-i-should-have-said-this-earlier-isste/

EXCUSE ME: YOU DROPPED RESPONSIBILITY – Wanangwa Nyirenda

Wanangwa tells of an experience she had in high school that taught her that we can sometimes want the privileges that come with certain careers, positions and relations while neglecting the responsibilities that come with them. She goes on to tell about how we live in a time when it is easy to compare our lives with those of the people around us and envy them inevitably. In the same post she also writes about how our struggles can help us appreciate what we have worked for.

Privilege is inseparable from responsibility and if every human being could understand that, the world would be a better place. Here you go:

https://letstalksubject.blogspot.com/2020/05/excuse-me-you-dropped-responsibility.html

AFROS AND OH’S… BEING BLACK IN TURKEY –  Zyabo Wezyani

“I wasn’t sure if there was something wrong with the way I dressed, if perhaps I had something on my face or stuck in my teeth but it felt like everyone around me was staring at me. I was well aware of the fact that I was the only black person in most places I went to but that didn’t strike me as enough reason as to why I’d have to be stared at all the time.”

In this post Wezyani writes about how the ignorance of people in other countries can be very upsetting for foreigners living there. She wrote about the false assumptions made of Africans and she corrected them. She writes her feelings and opinions about things that did not happen in history but in the here and now. You can thank me for this in the comment section below, but for now, here you go:

https://xoxozee.wordpress.com/2018/10/20/afros-and-ohs-being-black-in-turkey/

Zyabo uses a new website now for all her blogging and more and I think it's really cool. You should check it out.

https://zyaboonline.com/

Thank you so much for making it this far. I’ll see you in June.

Peace.