C.Kwesele

Pa ulendo. On a journey. Graduate student with endless opportunities to 'do good' and learn from the world. No complaints #nalipalwa #blessed. Let me share what inspires me...& o yes...I believe that LOVE and respect make the world go round. God is love.

[bernadettelogue]

[c-kwes]

i LOVE this. #LoveAgain.

[likeafieldmouse-deactivated2015]

There are years that ask questions and years that answer.

Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God (via likeafieldmouse)

Happy Birthday to her!

[bernadettelogue]

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

TheDailyPositive.com (via thedailypozitive)

[c-kwes]

http://devonashley.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/a-response-to-23-things-to-do-instead-of-getting-engaged-before-youre-23-by-a-single-21-year-old/

My thoughts:

By now everyone must have read or at least seen one of these 20 things to do before ____. These articles are everywhere. It is interesting to read them but also I think that they can be a bit one sided. That is why I like this rebuttal article so much. The author is clear- everyone is entitled to their own opinions. End of story. Also what is happiness for you may not be or mean happiness for someone else.  

So if I can add my own two cents to all these lists- I think people should have a plan and sometimes not have a plan but try to do things because they want to and will be happy and satisfied. Truly life is too short to live it for other people. 

In related news-

My Eurotrip ends in a few days and I feel beyond blessed. I had been planning this trip for years and finally this past summer 2013 I saved up money and bought a plane ticket to Europe for about 3.5 weeks to connect with family and a high school best friend after 7 years. London, Luton, Paris, Geneva, Lyon, Sion... aka England, France, and Switzerland have been unforgettable with lots of time to take pictures, reflect, pray, try new foods, meet new people, be uncomfortable, be surprised, challenged, feel loved, listen to new music, be at high altitudes (Swiss Alps!), be an auntie, celebrate and learn...quite a few things. 

Heres to living my life for me! oooo yes and to my new love of vin blanc (white wine) hahaaha.

<3

Change

P.S. Dont hesitate to do what makes you happy...also to step out of your comfort zone when you can and try new things =)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDPW_g2AhAU (one of the new songs from my Eurotrip- enjoy!) 

[roomtemperaturedlovers]

Travel light, live light, spread the light, be the light.

Yogi Bhajan  (via shopfaitlaforce)

[sallyaderton]

A friend reminded me last week of these words that ring like the bells of Christmas and the expectation we have of the gifts to come. Let us be Love and have Christmas everyday. It is the reason for the Season ….right! 

1 Corinthians 13

New International Version (NIV)

13 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,[b] but do not have love, I gain nothing.

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part,10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhoodbehind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

[c-kwes]

<3 Woke up with this passage on my heart. This year will have an amazing ending and 2014 will be BOMB :)

[tedx]

"Every moment is a given moment. Every moment is a gift. We have not bought it, we have not earned it. It is simply given to us. And with this moment is given to us opportunity." —Brother David Steindl-Rast

[tedx]

Watch his TED talk here »

It’s Thanksgiving tomorrow here in America, and we’re thankful for so many things: sweet potatoes, freshly baked cookies, puppy gifs, not missing our buses home, and, of course, YOU, our amazing Tumblr followers.

So we’re signing off for the holidays with a little gem from TED — Want to be happy? Be grateful — a lovely reflection on life, gratitude, and happiness from monk and interfaith scholar Brother David Steindl-Rast. It will give you all the warm fuzzies, no matter where you are.

Above, a quote from the TED Blog’s Q&A with Brother David, which you can check out here.

[c-kwes]

<3 Counting My Blessings

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[k-isser]

So powerful

[cyberwine]

this is amazing

[intomydazzlingworld-blog]

Seattle | October 2013 | 18-200mm

[c-kwes]

Going home in exactly 2 weeks! <3

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[c-kwes]

so true. #HappyMondayPeople =)

[nprfreshair]

Malala Yousafzai at 16, is the youngest nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize. If you haven’t seen her on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, watch it right away.

[camillebilodeau]

[c-kwes]

So many things are going on with school and life and now October is here! Time is flying!

[caraskis]

I need to remember this…

[kissypooh80]

[jobsthefilm]

In theaters August 16.

[gastrogoodies-blog]

Spicy Shrimp with Citrus Avocado Sauce

[c-kwes]

Now I want some shrimp !

[c-kwes]

25 Things Every Young Professional Should Know by Age 25

You're halfway through the most formative decade of your life. You don't need all the answers, but you must keep asking questions. Start with this one: what's something new that I can learn right now?

#workinprogress!

note:

4. Under-promise. Over-deliver.

3. The less you write, the tighter the message. The less you talk, the stronger the speech.

2. The only failure in your 20s is inaction. Everything else is trial and error.

#TRUTH.