Richard Nkwenti
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When You Do Not Know
Not knowing is uncomfortable, so we rush to a false answer. Sit in the question a little longer today. The honest "I don't know yet" is some...
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Integrative Medicine Scientist · Formulator · Poet · Alchemist · Builder
Bridging science and spirit. Creating solutions. Writing for those becoming more human.
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
Not knowing is uncomfortable, so we rush to a false answer. Sit in the question a little longer today. The honest "I don't know yet" is some...
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
Some things ended today that did not deserve a funeral — a season, a role, a version of yourself. Endings are allowed to be quiet, and to be...
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
Stillness is often mistaken for doing nothing. It is closer to listening without deciding in advance what you want to hear. In a life of con...
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
A reflection on what we count, and what counting can hide.
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
If you are awake in the small hours, you are not as alone as it feels. Many people are doing the same quiet arithmetic. Let the moon keep yo...
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
The route you are ashamed of taking may be the one that actually teaches you something. Do not envy the shortcut. The long way builds what t...
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
Forgiveness is widely misunderstood as a gift to the person who wronged you. More often it is a decision about what you will keep carrying.\...
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
Fear is information at the threshold, not a verdict about the destination.
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
Being alone is a fact; being lonely is a feeling, and the two only sometimes coincide. Plenty of people are lonely in a crowded room, perfor...