Selfie
I stumbled across this picture and it really struck me because this is how I see myself.
Every day when I think about myself, this shell is very close to what I see.
I’m a shadow.
10 Essential Igbo Phrases (That are NOT Kedu)
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Scripts, Glyphs, and Everything Else
Yes it’s my dialect, but there is a very practical reason why I use it. Onicha Igbo is the most widely understood dialect due to historical
Scripts, Glyphs, and Everything Else
Is the Onicha Anambra dialect your dialect? If so that seems... a bit biased.
The Igbo Academy and the The Ndebe Project
[…] I first learned to write Igbo in school, I have been infuriated with Samuel Ajayi Crowther,” she blogged in 2009. “The Roman system of writing was
The Igbo Academy and the The Ndebe Project
[…] I first learned to write Igbo in school, I have been infuriated with Samuel Ajayi Crowther,” she blogged in 2009. “The Roman system of
The Igbo Academy and the The Ndebe Project
[…] I first learned to write Igbo in school, I have been infuriated with Samuel Ajayi Crowther,” she blogged in 2009. “The Roman system of writing was
Ok. But you are also more than a shadow.
You are the memory of beautiful. You are the backdrop for light.
Don’t forget that too.
You have endured so much trauma, yes. And you have every right to express what it has imprinted on you.
But also know that words carry life or death. Let your words be life affirming. What we think and verbalize
is eventually what we will become. Start saying who you want to be. Start small, be gradual, but start.
A shadow that does not want light to touch her. You remember me. I actually cared for you in Loyola and I told you that time and time again. You decided to push me away. I still care.