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How I wish people would stop……

May 6, 2020

These things I am going to talk about are things that really make me frown and wish people would stop doing. Thanks to #Day 19 of #UgBlogMonth that has given me the opportunity to say them.

Have you met people who are very passionate about their faith and want everyone to join them? Do not get me wrong, I am one of those but now we have a group of these who will do this by attacking others. As they preach their faith, they choose to talk about the ‘bad’ the other faith does. This gets me questioning the subject of their mission. How I wish people would stop bad mouthing other people’s faith in a bid to get to cross to where they are.

How do people manage to be double faced? In your presence they act like all is fine and going well, only to dig their long pretentious jaws right into your back when you turn. There is something about back biting; somehow it finds a way of getting back to you. If you do not like someone or something they do, there two options; either keep quiet and die with it, or find a way of getting that person know it. How I wish people would stop back biting others.

Work politics is really really annoying. There is a wave of job insecurity that is biting people like a cancer. People are very afraid of losing their job that they are willing to sabotage a fellow colleague just to keep their spot or climb that ladder. Many a time you will get to know about emails that fly around in the background or a baseless accusation of sorts going on. How I wish people would be a team in work places and one family at all times.

Let us talk about time wasters. This is in line of relationships, or should I call them hit and run. I will not tie this to a particular gender because men do this as much as women do. Matters of the heart are such a fragile thing to deal with and it is not fair to play with someone’s emotions and time. Why will someone want to promise something they know in their heart of hearts that they will not live up to. How I wish people would stop playing with people’s hearts.

Ever been robbed and you cried, not because you have been robbed but because you were made a fool of? Well it happened to me sometime back. I was coming from a business engagement during the days when I was an insurer. On this unlucky day I sat in a taxi that was full of thugs who posed as passengers. My friend and I were separated and I was given the front seat as my friend sat in the back. Shortly had we moved than the conductor started bagging me for change. He insisted even when I told him over and again that I did not have. In a bid to get him off my back, I decided to check my purse just in case I had and did not know. This was their move to see how much I had. My ‘fellow’ passenger in the front was the person to carry out the robbery. Having ascertained how much I had, it was time to lay the trap. The conductor once again tells me to tighten my door and immediately my ‘neighbor’ leans in to me in a bid to help me. With his heavy jacket thrown over my bag, he managed to open my bag and take my purse it less that thirty seconds. I realised this after we were advised to get another taxi citing a change of routes. I was really hurt because I felt a big fool in that moment. How I wish people would work for their ‘bread’ in the proper ways and STOP stealing.

How I wish people would stop grabbing their private parts in public. This is more to the male gender. I have never understood why their anatomy gets heavy and requires a little lift. I guess this is something I will never understand but can this not be done in public? It is a little gross.

I could go on and on but I will stop with this one. How I wish people would stop cyber bullying. There is some pseudo power people assume when they sit behind their gadgets. Lately cyber bullying has become very common and has affected public figures the most. We have blood-thirsty journalists who will run a false story not caring for the people affected. It does not matter whether there are children involved or marriages are at stake, someone will fuel it for a pay check. What happened to authenticity in media houses. The uprising of social media influencers just made things worse. How I wish for once we could think before we click.

A letter to self

May 5, 2020

Dear Me

How have you been doing? I hope you are doing well. I have been seeing kicking a** lately. Life has not been easy at all but I am so so amazed at how you have kept so positive, no wonder you have lived life to the fullest. I bless God that you have grown so deep in faith because that is keeping you sane and I am positive that it is the sole reason you are living the way you are.

Life is not a straight line you know, it has humps and bumps, deep valleys and dark allays too but it has mountain tops as well that have a magnificent view. I am sure you have tasted it all, right? If you are sometimes happy and sad other times, be glad because that is life and how it was designed to be lived. I guess it would be boring if it were any different.

We have been together for more than 20 years now and getting stronger. I have seen you grow from messy to bossy. If I have not told you enough that I am proud of you, I will say it again. I AM VERY PROUD OF YOU GIRL. I have seen you live life to the fullest, at your worst and at your best, you have tasted rich and you have tested broke too, you have been betrayed but managed to pick yourself up. Very many times I have left you to figure it out because I believe in you a lot. The challenges you have gone through and those you are going to face in the future have certainly and will bring you pain but I assure you, these will not break you. Don’t let anyone lure you into thinking that you are a failure, no, not at all. You are bigger than this. These are just ‘wind breakers’ in your path to help you recognise the little things that perhaps you were taking for granted; but not only that, these are meant to be a blessing too and a point of encouragement to someone out there tomorrow in that same spot.

Please forgive me for the times I have not been of great motivation and for a moment let you sink in your sorrow, allowed you to hang your head low, entertained ‘ney sayers‘ into your life and not given an open ear to what is troubling you. I promise to do better. I will intentionally put you first and turn on the rays of positivity at all times to radiate your skin. Get ready to glow, my girl.

Have noticed how you have changed over the recent years? You now appreciate work and do all you can to bring the very best of to the table, you multitask and are very attentive to the needs of others. You dream a lot more and in color; I love that you are also taking this writing thing so seriously. It goes without question that you are now embracing all kinds of opportunities that cross your path for as long as you see value in them. That is very impressive I should say. You are more alert to what goes on around you as well as being intentional about your relations with family and friends. I am amazed that you even get time for ministry, an opportunity to serve the Lord. Please never loose that my friend. If you keep on this path, I assure you that you will be unstoppable. My prayer is that you get more confident and that life gives you the best there is to offer for as long as you live.

I am writing this letter to you at a point when you are making some of the most important decisions of your life and I can only imagine what is going on in your mind each passing day. The days may be passing by so fast and I am more than certain that you have lots of people whispering all kinds of things in your ears, coupled with your own voices; please I beg of you not to be anxious. Do not dare look at the greener grass in the other compound, yours too is as green and maybe just needs a little more manure and patience to see it blossom. Do not ever compare yourself with anyone because you are the best version of yourself. You are doing great already.

So I hope that 2 or 3 years from now, you will come back to read this letter and will understand what I meant as you mark your life medals that you will keep collecting along the way. Be sure that I will be by your side to the very end cheering you on. I am praying for you every second of my life. I love you so so much and cannot wait to see what life hands you in the next future.

With Love

Lutgard Musiime Akiiki.

God save me if I win a lottery

May 5, 2020

First of all winning a lottery feels like gambling to me. It is such a senseless game that luck has cut out for just a few people. The creators of lottery paint an easy picture that get masses grappling over and over to get just a taste on the ridiculously large sum of money. All kinds of dreams are seen to come reality through just this one ticket. The sad reality is that 95% of lottery winners end up blowing it all up but for the sake of Day 17 in the #UgBlogMonth I dare to dream.

Now if I won a lottery, heavens hold me because I can pass out. No, I will lose my mind. I am thinking of an imaginable, outrageous amount that I have never thought of ever having in my life. Say a billion USD. First and fore most I will jump, dance, scream and do all sorts of things in praise and thanksgiving. I believe my entire body will ache in joy. From here I will do the following things;

I will call up my mother and brothers and tell them of what has happened. I will listen to all their outrageous ideas and I know most of them will be for my protection

I will then recollect myself and count the 10% I have to pay back in tithe. Now, I will tell you that is very easy to pay tithe for a small amount than it is to pay for such a big sum. I have no idea why this is so but I guess it is a human thing. Just like how it is with taxes, the more you earn the more tax you pay, I believe it is the case here. I will have to do a bank transfer to my church.

The next thing I will do is to give my mother 30% of this money for her to retire in peace and not care about going to the shop. With this money she will finally realise her poultry project and buy that double cabin she has forever dreamed about. Another 10% will also go to the family account. I am sure it will be of help.

My Family will definitely have a share on this cake

I will then complete our family home and also buy a house. Building a house from scratch is a better option but I do not think I have the patience for it. Maybe I would change my mind but I am very sure I would have a house in place.

I will as a matter of fact give our burial grounds a face lift. I will have to see that these places have a better look in respect for the dead. Yes they deserve to rest in peace and in addition to praying for them, their burial grounds too need to be cared for.

Did I make mention of debts, oh I will make sure I clear them all and also pay my savings for all the savings clubs I belong to in advance. These bills just keep piling and before you know it the amount has sky rocketed.

Finally, with this money I will put in place the nutrition firm that I have forever dreamed about as well as refurbish the differently Abled Home in Kakiri, a home for the disabled that my friend and I picked up to care for those beautiful children.

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Religious or Political views

May 4, 2020

Religion and politics are arguably one of the most controversial topics one can ever engage in. It is my coping mechanism to always shy away from any kind of discussion around these topics, this is usually to keep sane or maybe I am just a coward.

Do you ever believe that religion is some sort of survival mechanism? That your religion is the ONLY one you have and no one has the right to question it? I feel this way almost all the time.

We are in most cases born into the religions we believe in and as we grow, we get to understand and appreciate this religion and why we believe in these doctrines. Sometimes, for whatever reason we get to change to another religion we believe is better than where we were born. Usually the biggest influence being environment and curiosity.

So like I said the reason I refrain from engaging in talking about religion with people whom I do not share the same faith. This is because I never know how seriously a person takes his/her religion you see. Besides I have no information deep enough to judge the practices and beliefs of that religion. Every person has varying degrees I believe. Being born into the faith and converting into it are two different things.

The most interesting thing is when a conversation around religion erupts, it is usually perceived as a ‘conversion’ conversation. So their ‘hairs’ stand up and the guns to defend ones religion are couched.

I am a Roman Catholic by the way if I did not mention, a very very proud one because I have gone a long way in understanding what I (we) believe and why. I live my life trying my best to live out the gospel and rarely will I use my words to lure someone into what I believe.

With political views I am as naive and lest interested as possible.

This is Day 16 of #UgBlogMonth

Lifestyle

Me in 2030

May 3, 2020

It is not like me to write very long blogs but let us face it, 10 years is not a short time and what I will have accomplished in that time is quite alot. So I write this as though I were in 2030 already. Enjoy #Day 15 of #UgBlogMonth

I write this sitting in my office chair here on Muyenga hill. From my office window, I get to see the magnificent city of Kampala and this has served as my inspiration recipe for so long. I tell you sometimes I look at this office and I cannot believe what it has turned out to be. Not to brag but it is world class, it was crafted to perfection. I begin my day with mass at exactly 6:20am then head straight to office. By 7:30am I should be seated at my desk unless I have early morning engagements away from office. Oh did I mention! I now own a nutrition firm that deals in comprehensive nutrition services that target pregnant mothers and infants? It was fully registered 5 years ago in 2025 as ‘The Ugandan Nutritionist.’ It continues to grow day by day and I am happy with what it continues to look each day. I employ 5 nutritionists.

Our mission as ‘The Ugandan Nutritionist’ is to make nutrition knowledge as affordable and accessible to every Ugandan as possible. Our model is to take these services to the people other than them finding us where we are. We believe that once people are equipped with the necessary nutrition knowledge, only then can they be more receptive to the nutrition plans and interventions being proposed. They will have a better understanding of why they ought to choose a particular nutrition path than the other. We also have mentorship programs for young nutritionists. We organize nutrition camps in villages where they get to participate as they expand their expertise in this field. I am excited to inform you that we now have international collaborations too. We partnered with the Lyndi Cohen of the ‘Nude Nutritionist’; a celebrated nutritionist world over. We have an annual master class too where we train our participants in the basic nutritional practices and skills that everyone ought to know. I am sure you have heard about it because it is always televised.

I got married in 2023 and am now a proud mother of 2 children, a girl and a boy; with the 3rd baby on the way. It should be my last and I pray it is a girl. These little humans of mine are some piece of work but very amazing. At times their father feels like a baby too but I enjoy loving and looking after all of them. Even when I have my international travels which by the way have become very frequent lately, they are patient with me and very comfortable in the hands of their father. Now that my mother is aged, they love it too when they go to grannie’s big house. They can be all the things they want while there. My mother wants to always be with them and sometimes she gets mad when I take them but I also want to be with my babies. We agreed with my husband to home school my children so that we can have a grip on their moral being and so far so good. It is very hectic and tasking but I love it all the same.
We have been very rigorous on investments; my husband and I have been able to put up apartments in Kata, Kyadondo division. We did this as soon as we completed our family home in Bunga. It is now a culture for us every year to have a family vacation. At times we are joined by my family; my brothers with their families and my mother and other times it is my husband’s family. We make it a point to have the trip every year. We try to go to new places all the time though we have gone to Florida more times than anywhere else. My financial discipline continues to better each day and I can tell you my finances have continued to rise and I am so happy my family and I are financially free.
With the Magnificant community at Ntinda Parish that I have always been a part of, we continue to have yearly pilgrimages and of course the weekly fellowships which I have continued to be a part of. These together with my cell group have held me spiritually especially those times when I cannot just go on. They always remind me of my purpose as a member of Christ’s body. I always take my children as often as I can with me and I am glad that they can settle while we pray expect for the last one who is 3 years at the moment.

There is alot I have not put it here but you will soon see it for yourself.

Blessings