It's said that the more things change, the more they stay the same. A lot has changed since 2020 when the Covid-19 hit globally and altered how we do business, interact with others.
In Kenya, the turmoil and upheaval that was occasioned by the Corona Virus has been exacerbated by severe drought, runaway corruption, plunder of public resources and imprudent political decisions - all of which have led to a very high cost of living that a generally starving public has to grapple with.
These words from 'Changes' by 3 Doors Down may very likely encompass the depressing feeling shared by many:
I'm feeling weak and wearyWalking through this world aloneEverything you say, every word of itCuts me to the boneI've got something to sayBut now I've got no where to turnIt feels like I've been buried underneathAll the weight of the worldNow I'm going through changes, changesGod, I feel so frustrated latelyWhen I get suffocated, save meNow I'm falling apart, now I feel itBut I'm going through changes, changes.
Thankfully, all is not lost.
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Many years ago, we wrote on The Walkabout, a post that was inspired by Sn05 Ep14 of the ABC TV show 'LOST.' There is a scene in 'The Variable' where Daniel Faraday talks to Jack Shephard about the ability of people to change in order to shape destiny.
This scene contains a valuable insight about making a distinction between the things in life that can change and those those cannot. We focus so much on the constants in our lives, and not the variables that are necessary in making a difference.
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Lots of ungood things have happened to a whole lot of us in recent times. It may seem like you wake up to a bad day every morning. But all is not lost.
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