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Self-worth
I seem to notice these days that there are many motivational videos on social media about “self-worth.” One of the things I noticed is...
The power of a choice
Back some three or four decades ago, women used to be much powerless when it came to making household decisions compared to current times....
Too quick to judge
I once wrote an article about understanding the feelings and situations of others. How easy is it to understand someone and sympathize with them...
Silence is not an answer
They say silence is an answer. In Amharic it goes like “zemeta melss new.” I don’t know about you but the one type of...
Don’t worry, be happy
Don’t worry, be happy! Who doesn’t know this song? It makes us feel good when we hear it and agree hall heartedly with the...
Start, sustain and finish
Which one is more difficult, to start something or to finish something? You might say that sustaining or maintaining something is easier than starting...
Trying to make it in Addis
How much money does a person need to earn, to make it till the end of the month, in the Ethiopian context? Have you...
To the point
Although I do not quite remember when, but I remember we had this grammar class back in primary school, where we would be asked...
Procrastination
Procrastination is one of those terms which I have always found difficult to remember, to say, and write about; in English, of course.
The Roundtable
An acquaintance of mine was given the task to serve as a ‘Shemagele’ or an elder in a family matter that required mediation to avoid the issue from escalating into a court case.