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 peace. Show all posts

Showing posts with label peace. Show all posts

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Running toward peace rather than after fortune

He who runs after good fortune runs away from peace. (Africa) Dear Zayda, Money is very important. However, if you chase after money, it can...

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Power of love to overcome evil

Without retaliation, evils would one day become extinct from the world. ( Nigeria ) Dear Zayda, Jama...

Monday, August 30, 2010

Finding peace with what runs inside us

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not that which runs inside you. (Rwanda) Dear Zayda, Michael Jackson is one of many...

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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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