Nando Gigaba

“There are stories only you have to tell, because there is no one who looks at the world in the way you do. There is no one else who listens to the whispers tucked in a soft breeze or understands the wilting petals whimpering. There is no one who feels the earth in the way you do. You are the one.”
― Ekta Somera, Made in Poetry

“I lied and said I was busy.
I was busy;
but not in a way most people understand.

I was busy taking deeper breaths.
I was busy silencing irrational thoughts.
I was busy calming a racing heart.
I was busy telling myself I am okay.

Sometimes, this is my busy -
and I will not apologize for it.”
― Brittin Oakman

“If you tolerate fear,
you yourself will become distrustful.
If you tolerate hate,
you yourself will become dispiteful.
If you tolerate arrogance,
you yourself will become concietful.
If you tolerate ignorance,
you yourself will become disgraceful.

If you promote tolerance,
you yourself will become peaceful.
If you promote harmony,
you yourself will become joyful.
If you promote love,
you yourself will become powerful.
If you promote world peace,
you yourself will become impactful.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“all my wins are lessons and all my failures are lessons that will one day become wins.”
― Tiffany Haddish, The Last Black Unicorn