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Thuita J. Maina

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I am a creative, fun and friendly young man.

A Shaggy-Dog Story With Wisdom - Reflections of a Christian

One Sunday in January 2007 when I was a student at Starehe Institute, I heard a priest tell a shaggy-dog story. It was about a travelling...
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Reflections of a Young Man

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Thuita Maina added a status update: One Saturday evening in 2008 for instance, I became so happy after attending choir practice at All Saints' Cathedral Nairobi. When I went back to university, I roamed the fields while reciting Abe Lincoln's letter to his son's teacher. https://thuitamaina.com/selected-stor...
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“Sometimes we know the value of people and things only after they are gone. So let's appreciate the people we have while we have them. Now.”
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“Fear and faith have something in common. They both ask us to believe in something we cannot see. Strive to have faith instead of fear.”
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“We tend to focus on how far we have to go and forget how far we've come. Appreciate the progress you have made.”
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“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
Maya Angelou

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
William W. Purkey

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
Helen Keller

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
Albert Camus

“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.”
Marie Curie

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message 4: by Kyle

Kyle Thank you for the friend invite!


message 3: by Janet

Janet Newport Thanks for the friend-vite.
I hope you and yours are well and stay that way.
Happy Reading!!

Best, Janet


Sandra Hi Thuita,
Thanks for the friend-invite! :)


message 1: by Maria

Maria Espadinha Welcome to my friends group in GR, Thuita :)


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