Futi and I had a private chat after yesterday's live stream, and I felt we needed a longer conversation. Today, we'll dive more into prayer, studying the Word, the path of one seeking to know the Lord, and much more. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCcMMeO0hLw

Listen to my podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-creative-podcast The original tweet ( used with permission from the author): https://twitter.com/DelightAlombah/status/1309262605018714112 Link to the video on Meaning where Ryan responded: https://youtu.be/d1pnvAvShS4 Link to the Audio Newsletter mentioned in the video: https://soundcloud.com/tchassakamga/who-do-you-want-to-be-audio-newsletter ---- *Who am I?* Kamga's the name. Moved from Cameroon to the US in 2018 to join my (now) wife. I speak English and French. I love books, stoicism and ideas. I'm on the pursuit of meaning in the work that I do, and connection with the world around me. I love writing - I think a lot; writing helps me clear things. I share what I know here in the hopes you'll find it relevant to your life. I'm on a mission to create a world where everyone does work that matters to them and makes them feel a part of the whole. *What to support (me and) the channel?* Here are two ways: 1. Subscribe to the channel: http://bit.ly/2MsLfFk 2. Buy my Audiobook on Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/l/WABLY1 Bonus: Get ONE FREE STOCK with Robinhood when you sign-up with my link - https://join.robinhood.com/fnuh77 -- Want to connect? Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: https://kamga.substack.com/subscribe? http://twitter.com/tchassakamga http://medium.com/tchassakamga https://instagram.com/tchassakamga Disclaimer: all opinions are my own, sponsors are acknowledged whenever there are. Links in the description are typically affiliate links that let you help support me and the channel at no extra cost to you. #nosmallcreator #twitterreaction ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNI5T-mIFO0

This is not a drill. If you understand french, you will realize how she skillfully packaged the dread and fear of this event by using sarcasm and humor. The first time I watched it, I couldn't even laugh. That's how hardcore the message was. She got mugged in the middle of the road, while people were watching, right on the street in Douala, Cameroon. For many of us in Cameroon, this is not even a surprising story. We've heard of uncles, aunts, cousins, etc. But to hear someone who lived the tell the tale is something else. I just had to react to this because that's how incredulous it felt when I first watched it. You can't make this up. Here's the original video: https://youtu.be/upGfCCBIT-M L'inconnue's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDSBGzVQSdmSxN0aQ40-FDg She's one of my favourite Cameroonian YouTubers and I don't think she'll ever YouTube seriously. Which, in a way, is a good thing .Whenver she uploads, it's worth the time. --- Thank you for taking the time to watch this video. Kamga's the name. Moved from Cameroon to the US in 2018 to join my fiancée (now wife). I speak English and French. I love books, stoicism, and ideas. I'm in the pursuit of meaning in the work that I do, and connection with the world around me. I love writing - I think a lot; writing helps me clear things. I share what I know here in the hopes you'll find it relevant to your life. I'm on a mission to create a world where everyone does work that matters to them and makes them feel a part of the whole. SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:  Cashapp: https://cash.app/$kamgatchassa  PayPal: https://paypal.me/tchassakamga  Venmo: @Kamga-Tchassa  SHOP MY MERCH!  https://kamgas-store.myteespring.co/ Let's connect :  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kamgatchassa Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/tchassakamga  Medium: https://kamga.medium.com  Twitter: https://twitter.com/kamgatchassa  My podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-creative-podcast  MY BOOKS : When A Boy Loves you - (Bandcamp) - https://kamga.bandcamp.com/   (Gumroad): https://gumroad.com/l/WABLY1  The Art and Science of Scribbling Ideas (Amazon) - https://amzn.to/3ogP7JW  Sign up for free on Robinhood using this link and we both get ONE FREE STOCK: https://join.robinhood.com/fnuh77  Get 2 FREE stocks when you deposit $100 in your Webull Brokerage Account: https://act.webull.com/ne/aDj7ZyCSCdRV/j3a/inviteUs/  CAMERA GEAR :  Main: https://amzn.to/3hwYmTW  Attach other canon lenses to your M50: https://amzn.to/384yRpX  Lenses: 1. Canon EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 - https://amzn.to/3b47TRn 2. (FAVE) Canon EF-M 22mm f2 STM - https://amzn.to/2KPQLnz  3.YONGNUO YN35mm F2 Lens 1:2 AF/MF Wide-Angle Fixed/Prime Auto Focus Lens - https://amzn.to/351IjbH  4.Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Len ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUMubBcT1Uc

So, there won't be an episode of #theweekenddebate today Saturday July 10th. This video ( and the article I read in it) , explains why. The short version is that my current struggle with the immigrant path is taking a toll, and I'm going hiking with my friends Jerod and Taylor. Excerpt: "As a kid, I always knew I’d leave Cameroon to pursue my education. My older cousins had left, and talks about higher education in the country were hopeless. I was the firstborn son, so it only made sense that my parents would go into debt, borrow from “ndjangui houses” (community credit unions), and find a way for me to join my cousins in Germany or the U.S. The image of my impending escape was so clear that when I turned 17 and finished secondary school, but didn’t leave Cameroon, I had no idea what to do with my life anymore. It crushed me so hard that I almost never took the leap of faith to move to the U.S. again. At 17, I lost all hopes of building a future in my own country — partly because I let my parents’ insistence on college overshadow my own ambitions, but also because I didn’t have a backup plan if my dream of leaving the country failed. When I moved on to college, the usual adventures followed. I lost my virginity, found friendships, drank myself into a stupor. I broke hearts, and I got my heart broken. Over the next few years, I became who I thought was, on my own terms. I had an identity and some image of what I thought my life meant. Discussions about the meaning of life, our roles as humans, and our place in society aren’t conversational staples in Cameroonian culture. Yet, fed by the largely American content I consumed, I gravitated to introspection — something that molded my perspective then, and even more now as an immigrant". Friend link to article on Medium: https://level.medium.com/they-lied-about-merica-238cdc38e10c?source=friends_link&sk=19266d1428d01f53299d0c7d6aad324e Links to previous episodes of The Weekend Debate: Episode 1: Why Are African Men Killing Their Romantic Partners? https://youtu.be/p5aAFZl6Kpc Episode 2: "Toxic Masculinity Is A Myth" https://youtu.be/7DOGQwi40yU #nosmallcreator #immigrantexperience ----: Music from Musicbed. Get a free month with this link: https://www.musicbed.com/invite/OZjRx Subscribe to the channel: http://bit.ly/2MsLfFk - Get $5 for FREE when you sign-up today to start investing with Acorns https://www.acorns.com/invite/PE4QGB Get ONE FREE STOCK with Robinhood when you sign-up with my link - https://join.robinhood.com/fnuh77 Get two months Premium of SkillShare for FREE- https://skl.sh/2lijqof Buy my Audiobook on Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/l/WABLY1 Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamgatchassa Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: https://kamga.subs ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfM8d7JimSM