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I have only just started reading Barack Obama’s ‘The Audacity of Hope<\/em>‘. I am literally only a few pages into the book, Barack describes a restlessness that characterises him and other politicians he knows. For himself he describes as a weakness ‘an inability to appreciate no matter how well things were going, those blessings that were right there in front of me<\/em>.’ That’s a sentiment I can echo and got me thinking about my blessings in 2008:<\/p>\n

* I found a job in my native Ghana and moved home from London.
* I started writing a monthly column for a parenting magazine.
* Through my job I had the opportunity to travel to countries I had never visited including South Africa, Mexico and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
* I met some amazing inspirational women – Ama Ata Aidoo and Pregs Govender spring to mind.
* I had the opportunity to start my life from scratch and create new dreams, opportunities and ambitions.<\/p>\n

For 2009 I look forward to:<\/p>\n

* Starting a bead making course
* Taking a weekend break every 3 months (as I resolved to do in a previous blog post after reading ‘What’s the point of the Revolution if we cannot dance<\/em>‘
* Making time to collate and transcribe my grand aunt’s oral herstory
* Becoming a card carrying member of my chosen political party, and being more politically active.<\/p>\n

What are you looking forward to doing in 2009?<\/p>\n

Nana Sekyiamah
Programme Officer
Fundraising & Communication<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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