The Journal
Daily writings, essays, observations and personal reflections.
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 ·
Fear is information at the threshold, not a verdict about the destination.
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
Trust in yourself is not built by grand resolves but by small kept promises. You become reliable to others by first becoming reliable to you...
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
Some of the urgency you feel this morning is not yours. It was handed to you by a world that profits from your anxiety. Ask whose clock you...
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
Not every day is for building. Some are for maintaining, resting, repairing. A day that kept you upright is not a wasted day. Let it be enou...
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
Every yes is a decision about what you will not do. Protect your best hours from the good-but-not-yours. Saying no is not rejection. It is s...
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
Memory is not a museum; it is a conversation. The past is not asking you to reproduce it. It is asking you to carry what it taught and leave...
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
You are not the worst thing you did yesterday, nor the best. You are the direction you keep choosing. Look at the person in the mirror witho...
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
Large things rarely begin large.
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
"Am I behind?" can only make you anxious. "Am I becoming who I intend to be?" can actually be answered. The quality of the day often follows...