Theresa Jonathan

@17gracemalealea (252)

Maseru, Lesotho

Joined myLot 11 years ago

I am a change agent advocating for embracing change in its various forms and continued empowerment to move from cross roads.

Discussions (26)

Theresa Jonathan's Discussions

New Government in the mist of pandemic!

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 19 May 20

Life goes on in the Mountain Kingdom! The new Lesotho Prime Minister will be sworn in this Friday. What a distraction! We are hopeful that the new Government will carry us to 2022 to complete the five years term. Lesotho is not...

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3 people

First hand social distancing experience at the funeral.

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 11 May 20

On Saturday I attended a funeral of a close relative. I was conscious of seating far apart with nose bags on. What a weird experience! All people were wearing nose bags. We we supposed to be only 50 but we were about 300. The...

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5 people

Covid-19 education impact on Lesotho

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 7 May 20

This morning radio news reported that herd boys refused to use sanitizer at one small shop. They said Covid-19 cannot infect them. Lesotho revenue comes from wool and mohair which is the main source of income for rural community....

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Marriage changed my sleeping patterns somehow!

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 5 May 20

Before I got married I enjoyed sleeping on my bed ALONE! Then my life changed when I got married. It took me months to change and slept normally as I processed the idea of being disturbed with conflicting feelings. I wonder who...

marriage

sleeping pattern

change

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4 people

Are you able to control your thoughts?

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 5 May 20

Our mind process what we see, hear, smell, touch and feel. Often we are NOT aware of the many things our mind is processing; hence our inability to understand most of our dreams. Have you caught yourself in the middle of the...

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3 people

Cryptocurrency system challenges me!

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 1 May 20

I do understand the rationale for crypto currency that it reduces barriers which banking system have to regulate currencies. I however think the crypto currency is complicated. It feels like one must attend a workshop to fully...

cryptocurrency

challenge

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3 people

Parenting: Is it about cultural norms or parents values?

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 1 May 20

I do believe that culture enables people to identify with how the community should behaves, but I strongly stand for parenting according to parents agreed values. It is important to only take relevant cultural norms in guiding...

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3 people

Mother-in-law's: Silent war over the son!

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 24 Apr 20

Most women in Africa experience some form of struggle to create reasonable relationship with the mother-in-law. I asked my psychology lecturer why this is the case which is almost accepted as a normal. She said often mothers are...

relationship

marriage

love conflict

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3 people

Ebola patient escapes from the treatment clinic

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 24 Apr 20

A 28 year old ebola patient escaped from the treatment clinic at DRC in Africa; thus causing a panic of the spread of Ebola. This situation raised questions regarding the WHO guidelines and monitoring mechanism for communicable...

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3 people

Weddings: Tearful celebration!

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 21 Apr 20

I live in Lesotho, one of the poor countries in Southern African Development Community (SADC). Not long ago mothers used to gather around and sing on wedding day. Ironically, the bride and her mother would be in tears. I thought...

wedding

celebration

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6 people

Escalation of domestic violence

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 21 Apr 20

Lockdown to me meant families will have time to improve on their quality of relationships. I was proved wrong by the media reporting escalation of domestic violence. Could it be other factors such as stress?

violence

relationship

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7 people

WHO mandate on covid-19 pandemic

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 20 Apr 20

I learned that the World Health Organisation (WHO) is responsible to inform governments and provide prevention guidelines about emerging public health threads. The question was whether there will be possible steps that would be...

who

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1 person

Consciousness: Being aware of mental and emotional activities

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 20 Apr 20

Unaware that I was allowing my mind to run my life, I had a tendency to get lost in attempting to answer WHY my life was not okay. I researched the subject and got shocked that my mind had taken over...I constantly lived in the...

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2 people

Surrender is key to peace

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 27 May 14

Surrender is very important and must be taught to children. It means you acknowledge things and circumstances beyond your control. It shows your determination to make a difference in the mist of multitude who are listing the...

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How not to respond to an offense!

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 27 May 14

You must note that there are a lot of people who leave their homes very angry because they were hurt by others or simply frustrated by factors because they cannot reach their goals. Whatever their reason, there is a lot of...

Mental health: Can you improve it?

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 23 Apr 14

Mental health pertains to food that feeds the brain, exercises that keep it fit and positive environment that keeps it clean and growing. Yes you can improve the natural old age decline of functionality. You can be able to...

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Taking control: Have you stopped growing?

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 23 Apr 14

Personal growth is an expected fruitfulness on your planned activities. It is seen physically through increase in numbers or cognitive development through professional achievement. Growing means you have moved upwards and the...

personal growth

personal goal

cognitive developement

developemental stages

achievements

Is your voice a noise or a portal of success?

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 22 Apr 14

A voice can be instrumental in ushering you into the world of public speaking or a noise that sabotage the hard work of your presentations. If you have never included this in the list of descriptive words that describe you,...

public speaking

voice control

self empowerment skills

self evaluation

objective feedback

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Are you satisfied with who you are?

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 22 Apr 14

At birth all children are potential geniuses. You are what have been imparted in you through all three forms of education which started with your parents, then your teachers and pastors and finally other social institutions. All...

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Looking for answers in factors of gender base violence?

Theresa Jonathan @17gracemalealea (252) • Maseru, Lesotho 22 Apr 14

Gender base violence has prevailed despite the intervention of the United Nations charter against it. It is defined as wrong application of power on the vulnerable members of the family or the society at large. It is expressed...

gender based violence