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A good day ?!! This was one no doubt

The best friend Rica came and surprised me at work and we did the Cap Verdean thing..eating Cap Verdean I mean..:)

It was great catching up -we went to Loutcha a superrrrr-busy restaurant ..

lunch time forget it too crowded!! This is our second time there and I have to say I enjoyed more this time…

Great conversation confidences …back to work::(

Caught up with Baye and Mac’..tar for Ayo

Met up with Adama and her friends there…

Good time..this Ayo girl is fire her voice is so powerful and gorgeous

Can she sing? There don’t lay the question

Sista can sing sing do-re-mi  lalalala

Her trick is …that she’s a gifted story teller!

Talk like “I ain’t afraid to love u.”—what

Talk like “I ain’t afraid to lose u”–what

I mean fiya we were jammin and I caught myself saying “go on sista singg”

lol..anywhoo my fav’ after I ain’t afraid is “What’s love”

(click on title)

She jammed …danced with the help of Youssou Ndour’s djembe player

Got some people on stage to dance with her

At the end of the concert she played freestyle the drums

Such a free/beautiful/giving/charming/delicate/strong soul

loved it—

At the end –we were left with hunger

Ceasar it was chit chats chiken wings salad

Then time to stop by Koch Bi

Great idea I had never been

VIP there was VIP they thought they were

Danced a bit and off we went-home

Ayo’s nite!!

Yaye

Yes I like all kind of music but there are only a few musicians that really can get me to love to feel authentic ..people like Liz Wright the Kidjo the Hamilton the Buika ect…as time flows I will share some more of my musical influences

Enjoy

Yaye

“One day I decided to quit…I quit my job, my relationship, my Spirituality…I wanted to quit my life.

I went to the woods to have one last talk with God. God, I said. Can you give me one good reason not to quit His answer surprised me…

Look around, God said. Do you see the fern and the bamboo? Yes, I replied.

When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.

God said, in the third year there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit.

God said, and then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant…But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots.

Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle.

God said to me, did you know, my creation, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots. I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you.

Don’t compare yourself to others. God said, the bamboo had a different purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful. Your time will come, God said to me. You will rise high.

I left the forest and bring back this story. I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you. God will never give up on you!

Moral: In life never lose hope and never give up or quit in life and Success will come to you later in life”

http://www.ezsoftech.com/stories/mis4.asp 

Sometimes we feel defeated and we may think what’s the point of this life, why are we put on this earth …

We are  to prove to Allah or God that we believe unconditionally on Him..and I’m sure that if He was to count the number of times we gave up He would not think that we believe in Him…..But He’s full of mercy and of forgiveness

If He chose to count everything we did to Him none of us will make it into his garden

Everyday we sin but no matter what He’s ready to forgive us and accept us with the + and -…

Anywhoo I read this story and I felt that it could be encouraging to all of us who have faith,need faith ect…

Yaye

Reminisce…mm do you remenber that Mary J Song (click on Mary J)

Ok back to the topic at hand Reminisce…Sheeva to the Butler ..homegirl

from way back then Ohio to NY, NY to Dakar was in town this past March…

We did a whole lot.then she did a whole lot travelling to Bamako Mali

Good times:)

Yaye

Mood: Optimist

Tune: A long Walk by Jill Scott

Goal of the day: Get my work done sereinement

Special +: A piece of jewelry bought at the Burkinabe stand during the Fidak

What’s so special abt the downtown area: Attended school in the downtown area younger..so this used to be my daily scenery…l..o..v.e of that area

Fav’Spot:Mmm…good question Place de l’indep is a good one..I’ll do more thinking on that one…:)

Yaye

One year ago I was leaving NY on this day…

Remenbered the security agent asking  me why I was shedding tears at

the airport of the JFK..mmm

Last Year as I arrived everything seemed so new to me

My neighberhood our home …Dakar

Had so many questions on my mind was struggling with so much hesitation

Faith was def shaken at times..I know wrong…

The Lesson learned: In one year so much can happen..u just got to take it one day at the time ….

360 days is really 360 days not like 1 but def not like 1000..

Mission Accomplished: Yes for the most part..family time

me time…some chapters closed…better sense of self

The Goal: Really accomplish my professional goals really explore Dakarand live this year in the moment….no more second guessing..a decision taken ..if positive awesome if negative a lesson learned….apply those lessons hardly learned..not dwell on the past..be kind hopeful and positive….

Have faith live faith be about faith….

Yaye

She said friend I think of you….

Well I do2  thanks Maria F..:)

And she guessed that I would miss my magazines

The perfume and is was and will be out of this word

Sex and the City…”our show’ girl

I am happy…

The card takes the cake

Got to see Papa once again and to meet friendly and cute Rachel

When are u coming down..M to the Franck:)

Diarama=Thanks in Fulani

Yaye

Great for catching up somewhere lovely and discreet

The Mulah spent to build this place must be extavagent

Buttttt..such a gorgeous venue

3 to the 0…