Kamande Wambui

35; Adios Youth, Hello Enlightenment.

By Kamande Kigondu and I turned 35 this weekend, and while he was busy on stage performing the magnificent Lwanda Otero, I was wrapping up a meditation retreat. We are grateful for yet another year to make progress and to stay busy being born! Turning 35 is especially interesting for two reasons, it occurred to…

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True peace is only here, now

By Kamande. The constant hum of worry, a familiar tune, threatening to drown out the melody of life. A good part of my disposition has been worrying, and doing so with such potency that it is borderline debilitating. The constant hum of worry, a familiar tune, threatening to drown out the melody of life. This…

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#43: Joe Kinyua on his Journey to the Award Winning Njoro wa Uba, Dedication to the craft and living his purpose

In this episode Kigondu and Kamande sit with the brilliant Joe Kinyua and look back at his journey to becoming a stellar lead actor on TV, theatre and film. With great stories highlighting consistency, discipline and understanding the self – the epis…

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The Seduction of Anger

By Kamande. Image by Conrad Whitaker. Anger, with its poisoned root and honeyed tip. Anger is an emotion that mostly comes from the feeling of being right and others being wrong. It is clearly borne out of wanting things to be different than they are/were. I cannot say that I have had to deal with…

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#37: Nini Wacera on Becoming, Overcoming and the healing nature of Nature

In this episode the host duo adoringly sit at the feet of the indomitable Nini Wacera. Filled with plot twists and turns, great stories and storytelling, gems and rib cracking set ups, this episode is one for the books! From golf course parking lots …

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#36: Abu Sense on Artistry, odes to friendship and a love for words and the weird

In this episode, the BBB duo engage a renaissance man, the brilliant Abu Sense aka Abubakar Nuuman. The laugh-filled chat and warm listen follows Abu’s path from Nairobi to New Jersey, Dar Es Salaam to Calif and so on, picking gems and lessons from t…

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#35: Muthoni Maina on the power of Literature, Sacrifice and wholesome vanilla women

In this episode the BBB duo engage the skilled wordsmith, novelist and girl with the shiny shoes that turned into a queen in a Black Panther T-shirt. Kamande and Kigondu engage the mighty smart literature buff – Muthoni Maina (Twitter: @iamnonimaina)…

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#34: No guest but nuggets; The one on the big three three, mindfulness and Wabi-sabi

Another episode by themselves! On this one, the duo reflects on the privilege of a new year and the lessons that come with it. They talk transitions, projections, observations, mindsets, meditations and motivations. This episode features Mambo beard reca…

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#33: Maryolive Mungai on Consistency, Passion and finding the Melody of purpose and Purpose in melody.

In this episode, the Busy Being Born duo have a great conversation with the outrageously skilled singer, actress and queen of opera MaryOlive Mungai. The trio retrace her steps from her earlier curiosities and traces of passion from childhood, through sc…

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3 Years a Father

“We are all just walking each other home.”  – Ram Dass. Is there anyone we are privileged to closely walk home, more than our offspring? True as that might be, we end up being the ones who are walked home by them if we allow ourselves to, metaphorically through our lifetime. It is the same…

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