Norah Owaraga

When they triumph

What brings a tear of joy to your eye? When the underdog against all odds triumphs it brings me great joy and often a tear of joy to my eye. Am rooting for the underdog always and pray that when they triumph they retain their humanity and be among great kind people. When it happens…

To be known, part of the conversation and be nourished…

Why do you blog? I am a Ugandan researcher and activist who identifies as a socialist comrade and a cultural anthropologist. My areas of interests include social institutions, culture and African knowledge systems. Am a 2012 recipient of the Africa Initiative Graduate Research Grant, under the Centre for International Governance Innovation’s Africa Initiative Exchange Program,…

How to let go of that which you can’t control today…

Interview someone — a friend, another blogger, your mother, the mailman — and write a post based on their responses. “The goal each and every day is to gradually grow stronger on the inside, so that less and less on the outside can affect your inner wellness without your conscious permission. Truth be told, how…

A cup of coffee and reflecting that it could have been worse …

What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life? As I make it and as I drink my mourning coffee, I reflect on the happenings of the previous day and find ways it could have been worse. It helps to refocus me on the good I can take away from it to…