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  Roads, these paths that lead us to different destinations. Sometimes they are very exciting sometimes they are not.  Let's start with the exciting ones Generally, roads that lead us to success, joy, and fulfillment are what we look forward to.  It should be exciting to walk the road that leads to meeting a friend you haven't seen in a long time, to walk to your graduation, your wedding venue, or any celebratory event for that matter. Often times when I am sure of where I am headed it makes things easier, I walk with a sense of purpose and certainty, I know that nothing will probably throw me off so I walk with my head held high. These roads lead us to good feelings. They make us feel safe and accomplished and oftentimes make us think highly of ourselves. For me, at least these roads look like that road that leads me home, as soon as I get off the plane, I quickly recognize the route when I arrive at Kenneth Kaunda international airport, I know I want to take this road, ...

  As always before starting a new term or semester now that am college, I write my goals down. So early January l sat myself down and asked myself what l wanted to achieve in my second semester of year one and l did. One of my goals was working up early. I was pumped for the semester and l started out well. In fact on my first Monday, l woke up at 5am, l had my morning devotion then went for a run. Now it was winter time so l was freezing and failing to catch my breathe but l had a goal and so l ran in that cold early morning breeze. I kept running until the sun started rising. Now am a lover of sunrises and sunsets so l stopped to look at Gods beautiful creation. And in that morning breeze under the sunrise l whispered a prayer to God. I asked for the Almighty’s guidance for the entire semester. Then l went back to my apartment after stretching.   I was ready to start my day, l read all my assigned readings and submitted my assignments, this was my routine for the first 3 wee...