Lifelines - African proverbs for daily living

These proverbs and commentaries provide inspiration, a "lifeline" for each day.

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Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts

Showing posts with label happiness. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Finding happiness inside

Happiness requires something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. (Swahili) Dear Zayda, Each of us can decide what happiness...

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Courage to be happy

If you hold your anger, it will kill all your happiness. (Gullah) Dear Zayda, I hope you will learn that it’s all right to be angry and show...

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About Me

Yvonne McCalla Sobers: Kingston, Jamaica; I am a Jamaican who writes fiction and non-fiction. I graduated from the University of the West Indies and taught English and history for much of my career. I live in Kingston, and frequently travel to North America. I have also visited several islands in the Caribbean as well as Mexico and Ecuador. In addition, I worked for many years in Britain and in Ghana. Living in Africa helped me to identify the roots of proverbs I learned as a child when I first fell in love with these sayings. I am the author of the cookbook Delicious Jamaica! Vegetarian Cuisine (Book Publishing Company, 1996). Askhari Johnson Hodari (of Birmingham, Alabama) and I are joint authors of Lifelines: The Black Book of Proverbs (Random House, 2009) NOTE: Profile photo is taken by Sabriya Simon

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