C Liberia Clearly

It’s raining; I’m in bed with a bottle of wine and a great book.   Ok, this is not a romance movie, just me reminiscing on what I consider a great day.   I’ve always enjoyed reading, since I was a little girl.   I do have a huge collection of books around my house.   There is a connection between my love for reading and another passion of mine, Liberian arts and culture.   I do have passion for Liberian traditional music, food, fashion, arts and drinks.   I’ve come to realize that there is something very important that is missing from my list, Liberian literature.   How could that be?   For someone who loves to read and has a passion for the Liberian culture, why is my collection of Liberian literature so low?   Well, I’m on a quest to fix that and if you are in the same situation as I am, I’m encouraging you to join me.   Below is a list of few books written by Liberian authors, please take a look and start building your collection of...

It is a great feeling to be strong and independent.  How about being your own motivator?  How about taking charge and putting yourself back in control?  You can, just by learning that all true motivation, the only kind that lasts, the only kind you can count on, is internal motivation.       One day, each of us will die.  If you have ever stood at the bedside of someone who was passing out of the world, you know that no matter how tightly you might have held that love one's hand, their last breath was breathed alone.  When you or I take our last breath, in earthly matters, we will breathe it alone.    In spite of everything that anyone can do to help, in spite of the doctors and the assistance, in spite of the needs and tears of those who stay behind, when we leave, we will leave alone.  There may be abundant spirits to guide us, but of those we leave on earth behind us, not one of them can share that journey with u...

  Is It That Complicated?     Girl meets boy, girl and boy falls in love.   Three years into the relationship, boy proposes to girl.   Girl says, “Yes but not right now.”   She asked him to get his life in order before going to the alter.   Fair enough, I would say.   Boy had few minor things in his criminal record but nothing he couldn’t work around.    He also needed a stable career.   At the time, he was unemployed.   With few kind words of encouragement from her, he went back to college and ended up with a degree, four years later.   With his record been cleaned for the past four years and his new degree, he was able to get a decent job that required him to work overseas for a year.   That was not a big deal for the strong couple, they decided to tie the knot after he returns.   Boy went oversea, and like a gentleman, he kept in touch with the love of his life.   He became a...