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Category: Discussions

Your Mountain

August 26, 2021 by Benie Langat, posted in Discussions

"Life is full of mountains. You will come upon ranges of them, some, as tall as the sky, and others, so steep, so slippery and oh, so challenging. With a mind to conquer your mountain, you will conquer it. At first sight..."

Tagged Discussions, Hope, life, strength6 Comments

The “Faith” Kind: Believe in Yourself

May 9, 2021 by Benie Langat, posted in Discussions

"I thought I knew what faith was. I even had a default definition somewhere in my mind; not perfect, but good enough—believing in something you can’t see. But is that all? ..."

Tagged faith, lifeLeave a comment

Alone or Lonely?

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 by Benie Langat, posted in Discussions

"I believe that at some point in adult life, we are all lonely or alone. Loneliness is a feeling like any other and a feeling unlike many others when it gets you in..."

Tagged life2 Comments

Strokes Of Dreams In Art: Love Living It!

December 3, 2020December 8, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Discussions

"Life will feel and look different; it will be, the moment you crack through the surface of normalcy. Art is like a bottle you cannot put down once you swig from. It is a dream many do not wake from. It is a love you would not think to walk from. Art is the home you can never compare..."

Tagged Art, Discussions Dec. W1, Writing & Art6 Comments

Burn Within and Without: Create and Live

December 1, 2020December 8, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Discussions

"I believe that we are all born with a special ability to do or feel something. Finding out what it is could be as easy yet complicated as dreaming; it can take no time or a lifetime..."

Tagged Art, Discussions Dec. W1, writing, Writing & Art4 Comments

Living With Death Taking: A “We” Pandemic

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Discussions

"Has it felt like a year? Since this menace first visited; do you feel a year older? Death has taken from every end of the world, perhaps this year more than ever. Many have fallen this year, perhaps more than ever..."

Tagged life2 Comments

We Blinked and Death Woke: Life, A Pandemic

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Discussions

"Death has always been with and in us. About a year ago, it set camp in this place we once thought our home. It has not left. Unsatisfied, it picks us; one after another, and eats us whole..."

Tagged life4 Comments

Finding, Knowing, and Loving Yourself

November 19, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Discussions

"What do you love to do? Do it. If you are not sure what it is, find out. Dedicate some time to yourself. Expose yourself to possibilities. Before you explore and connect with the world, look within yourself..."

Tagged living1 Comment

Be Your First Best Friend and Last Man Standing

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Discussions

"We focus so much energy outward, often forgetting who's within. Are you a good friend to yourself? [more]..."

Tagged living3 Comments

Let Go and Let Light Grow

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Discussions

"You do not need a good reason to appreciate yourself. You do not have to dream the world, be the best in anything, or live life any other way than would make you happy..."

Tagged Mental health11 Comments

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