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HOW TO EMBRACE YOUR CURVES.

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At one point in life or the other, we have all been self-conscious about how we look and how others perceive us. Hollywood has created this ridiculous stereotype that for you to be viewed as sexy, you have to fit a particular body type. I have started several workout programs after watching Beyoncé’ singing or watching a movie where the actress looked for ridiculously hot. Those programs did not last long because I was trying to look like someone else. Everybody is unique, just because you have curves does not mean you are unhealthy. I have been with people who I admire because they workout, they eat a healthy balanced diet but they also do not deny themselves that treat one’s in a while. They have curves, and they are proud of them because they are living a full, well-balanced life. Getting to the point where you accept yourself for who you are and live your best life is hard, but we are here to help with that. We came up with several tips to help you embrace your curves.
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MY HOPE CANDLE

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Candlelight symbolizes hope. Hope can be such a fickle thing. One minute the hope is burning bright like the candlelight, but just a light wind can put it out and you are back to being desperate.  You go back to thinking that the hope was just a dream that cannot be achieved. Is it weird that something made out of wax and a string can symbolize the most important thing to mankind? Hope. Holding on to hope is so much harder than giving it up, this is why I came up with my hope candle. Okay come up with is such a strong word, I saw a movie of people lighting candles for those who passed away and I thought well I can do that too. Except for people who passed away, I will light up my candle for all my hopes and dreams and my soul mate. Do you believe in soul mates?  Well, I do. I believe that there is someone out there for everyone.  Someone who understands you better than everyone else, someone who gets what you are thinking before you even utter the word.  Someone who is an
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YOUR WEIGHT SHOULD NOT AFFECT HOW YOU SEE YOURSELF

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When you get past the age of 25, everything starts to sag. You gain so much weight so fast and before you know it you are asking yourself what the hell just happened. In a blink of an eye you have gained so much weight and even just being in the same room with a cupcake or smelling ice cream makes you gain a couple more. Okay I am not talking about you (wink), I am talking about what happened to me. One day I was 62kgs and before I knew it I was 80 kilograms and depressed wondering what the hell is wrong with you woman. A few months later and some kilograms down later, I came to realize that I was never going to look or be “perfect.” A few rolls of fat on our stomach is normal. Cellulite is even more normal. Stretch marks are like war prizes. There is nothing that fluctuates more in this life like weight, one year you get stressed and you lose all your weight and at times you have a good year and gain some weight. It changes every day. Some
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HOW I GAVE UP PROCESSED ADDED SUGAR

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HOW I GAVE UP PROCESSED ADDED SUGAR About two months ago I was diagnosed with borderline hypertension. That was when it hit me that I was twenty-six years old and I could have high blood pressure. I had to make some changes and this time not dieting like I used to, I had to make lifestyle changes. The first thing that had to go from my diet: sugar. According to an article from the Harvard Health Publishing, throughout a study carried out for 15 years they realized that the participants who had about 25% of their daily calories as sugar were more than twice likely to die from heart disease than those whose daily sugar intake was about 10% added sugar. Life without sugar. I know it is boring, lifeless and with no color. Unimaginable. Yet it is doable. For about two months now, I have not been adding any sugar to my tea. My cousin who inspired me to quit sugar has been on a sugar-free spree for about two years now. I woke up one day and I decided that from then onward I will
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MY BIRTHDAY POST: TRUST IN GOD [SIMPLEHAPPYSELF]

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Proverbs Chapter 3 verse 5 & 6 says:   Trust the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight.  In all your ways acknowledge Him and do not rely on your own insights. The Most Important Lesson I have learned in my 20's: It's such a great day for me, it’s my birthday!!!! I AM TURNING A YEAR OLDER and I live in my aunt’s house in a small bedroom that used to be a store. I work every day at a job that pays less than my profession asks for, at a job that will end in three months then I am back out in the world with no job. All I own in this world are a laptop, a blanket and a pair of sheets and that's it. Those are all the reasons why I should be sad because I am growing older and I always thought I would be further in life. I always thought I would own more by now, be more. I am listing all this to show you that I am nowhere close to where I ever thought I would be by now but I am grateful. I am so grateful for all that has been handed to me
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BODY POSITIVITY: SELF LOVE.

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I was always a little shy from a young age and I preferred to spend time alone than to spend time with people (I still do.) When my little brother was playing outside I was probably locked in my room with a book reading or drawing characters from my favorite stories. This did not make me fun to be around other kids who just wanted to play. I was never really super smart when I was young, nor I did not know my potential by then .And kids can be brutal when they are judging you, I was laughed at for my handwriting and for getting even the simplest answers wrong. I felt like I did not want to try, coz who cares right? Do not worry, when I went to a public school that attitude was whooped right out of my head and the importance of studying drummed into my brain. I thank God for those teachers who caned me into shape; I would be a useless nobody right now if not for them. Parents and teachers please do not quote me on that, I will deny it. Anyway, that is not the point in this
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IN MEMORY OF MIKE BENSON BUYENGO

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I remember the first time I saw you, the first day we joined University. I was a starry-eyed girl who thought she knew everything, what I did not know though was how good a friend you will be to me someday. Those days when I never had a way to get to school and you would send me Kamia mbili to get to class. Or when I did not have money to buy dinner you would share whatever you had with me just to make sure I never slept hungry. Those tough days of exams we would revise with you, not letting EMF or Numerical threaten us. How your smile would light the whole room up and your booming laugh could be heard clear across the room. As I write this I have tears in my eyes but I am in the office trying not to cry. I always looked up to you. Always the leader in our group, getting us to do what needs to be done. You're larger than life personality and how easily you made friends from strangers. Your courage to open your own company in these uncertain times, you did what most
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MY STRUGGLE WITH DEPRESSION

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The Fast Fit Africa Club is a club for people who believe that no matter their size, color or ethnicity, we are all beautiful. For so long I struggled with self-hatred and depression because I believed that I was not perfect or worthy. I compared myself to my friends and found myself short. Several times I used the word "loser" to describe myself. Then one day I was standing on top of a hill and I considered jumping. I thought hell this is the end of the road for me, there is no going up. Nothing is working for me anymore. I am not worthy of being alive. The thought that nobody loved me anymore and no one will miss me when I am gone crossed my mind. I felt worthless. I felt like I was at the end of my rope. I will not say that that was the moment I heard the voice of God calling my name. I did not have any revelation at that moment. Nothing spectacular happened, but I found that I could not do it. I could not jump. I walke
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DEAR PRECIOUS YOU - WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT DURING COVID-19 [SIMPLEHAPPYSELF]

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I do not know about you but deep down I am scared. I am scared about what will happen to me, I am scared for my family, I am scared for my job security, I am scared for my country and most important of all I am scared for the whole human population. The Covid-19 came to us like a thief in the night, no warning, no time to prepare. One day we were fine and going about our businesses, a few weeks or months later everything changed. The bridges that we formed as a society were crossed. Nobody was safe anymore. Rich or poor. White or black. Babies or the young or the elderly Man or woman. Africa or the USA. We are all affected. Jobs closed. Countries locked down. Gatherings whether happy or sad shutdown. Churches, schools and places of worship are closed. At this moment, nobody knows what is going to happen to the world. We are all at the edge of our seats, waiting with baited breathe for it to blow over. I would love to wake up tomorrow and find
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COME TO WORK WITH ME: SAFETY PRECAUTIONS I TOOK AGAINST COVID-19

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Excitement fills each pore in my body as I get out of bed, another great day that the Lord has granted me. As usual, I wake at six o’clock and prepare to head to work. It is not a normal day like I am used to; even as I leave my house today I have to be careful. I have to stay on alert and take care of myself. With the corona virus spread around the world, finally, it has made its way into Kenya. I appreciate the government for taking very swift measures and encouraging those who can work from home to do so. Unfortunately, I fall into the category of people who cannot work from home. Even though I do not live hand to mouth where I depend on everyday wages, my job involves a lot of physical work where I have to be present and the inventory is too large and equipment too expensive to carry home. I appreciate my employer for considering my safety and dividing the number of people who have to report to work into three groups of seven people to reduce congestion and
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HOW TO EMBRACE YOUR CURVES.

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At one point in life or the other, we have all been self-conscious about how we look and how others perceive us. Hollywood has created this ridiculous stereotype that for you to be viewed as sexy, you have to fit a particular body type. I have started several workout programs after watching Beyoncé’ singing or watching a movie where the actress looked for ridiculously hot. Those programs did not last long because I was trying to look like someone else. Everybody is unique, just because you have curves does not mean you are unhealthy. I have been with people who I admire because they workout, they eat a healthy balanced diet but they also do not deny themselves that treat one’s in a while. They have curves, and they are proud of them because they are living a full, well-balanced life. Getting to the point where you accept yourself for who you are and live your best life is hard, but we are here to help with that. We came up with several tips to help you embrace your curves.
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