#As_hannah_thinks

29 Oct 2021 19:19

This channel is officially two years old.🎂
And I have saved one of my favourite pieces for this day, if not my most favourite.

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#As_hannah_thinks

22 Oct 2021 18:31

Today am sharing a piece I wrote some couple of years ago while I was studying for my microbiology final exam.
It is one of my honest poems, I hope you enjoy reading it

Happy Friday
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#As_hannah_thinks

08 Oct 2021 19:05

[Things we don't say out loud]

(Dedicated to my good friend Mike, for all the good you are)


In this social media infliterated
emotion inflated world,
I believe brokness have been over poeticised
and scars have been over romanticised .

Why is it thought that
unless you have been broken or messed up in a way
You don't do enough growing up?

I mean like, shouldn't the fact that you have managed to avoid these circumstances even when they seemed almost inevitable say something about your stamina?

My friend once said "Some, if not most , of our so called 'scars' are just excuses for our own failures."
I couldn't say it any better and this is exactly why I admire you.
Even when there were 1000 possible ways
Life could have done you wrong
You chose purity, perseverance and most importantly your own sanity and health over miscalculated adventures

You taught me not every wound is worth the pain
You taught me to choose my battles
Sometimes being coward is the bravest
and wisest thing to do
Hey, thank you for saving yourself
Thank you for taking care of you

In med school, I learnt no matter how well a wound heals
A scar will never be as strong as an intact skin
Seems like that is the philosophy you live by
And now I want it to be mine

I know time will come when you won't have control over things
You may be left broken or even torn apart
But am already proud of you
Cause then you will have the most deserving scar
And you will wear it proud
for it will be your badge of honour



@as_hannah_thinks

#As_hannah_thinks

05 Oct 2021 20:01

Been almost two years since I have started sharing on this channel. Was expecting it to be a clumsy toddler by now, but you cool people made it run even before it could walk😊 THANK YOU.

And now I am here to tell you that I am now a proud blogger at https://lolinemag.com
An awesome online mag with great contents and user friendly app by enthusiastic young bloods raising the bar of online mags very high.

Go check it out and enjoy every bit. I will also be sharing exclusive poems and writings on my page there.

Bless up!
and have a good good night
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@as_hannah_thinks
/channel/loline_mag

#As_hannah_thinks

19 Sep 2021 09:07

This song is Sabbath itself!

#As_hannah_thinks

17 Sep 2021 20:35

I know many will relate to this piece.
Share along if you do.

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Bless up
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#As_hannah_thinks

10 Sep 2021 20:33

Friday ✌️

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#As_hannah_thinks

20 Aug 2021 18:48

[Banks to her river]
#As_Needtobreath_Banks_song_made_hannah_think

I think a flowing river depicts the metaphor of life than a long country road stretched to the horizon with tall trees by its side does

We flow to our vast and deep end in continuum
Joined by tributaries on the way
No two passing drops are the same even though they share the same course
Just like no two days of your life are the same.

We flow and we flow
The path is intentional
But the river banks are not
Those banks are ...
like treasures in store, memories of your journey, some sovunieres from where you have been, the laughter from your good old days, the heartaches and the tears, the things you tossed aside,the things you have let go, the things you forgot, the things you remember, the wins and the losses....everything

Piling up piece by piece over the years,
Lying a bit above your level just by your edges,
'holding you close enough but never holding you back',
making sure they are not getting in your way...
But Accompanying you throughout
the banks are always there

And on the days you want to slow down and rest your bones, to reminisce, in search for a reminder, or just to remember what you actually look like... the banks get the best of it, cultivating your most refined reflection in an organic sprout growth from the very soils you have dragged your way.

Yeah just as the banks tell where the river has been and all the way it has come better than its actual footage can tell,
She trusts what she finds about herself in the hearts of those who have been through all of it with her than what the mirror tells her

She trusts the banks to her river
And they are indeed the best couse they got ATMs all over
You know like in cases of emergency and she needs to cash out some courage


@as_hannah_thinks

#As_hannah_thinks

31 Jul 2021 10:18

Here's the news I've been waiting to tell you!

My third book titled, "Yaanni Koo: A Reflection on Aspects and Attitudes towards Love: the Ethiopian Context" will be out in few week.

This is book is a collection of essays that I wrote in the last three years on the topic of love from various angles in the Ethiopian context. It contains a theological, philosophical and anthropological reflection. It has been reviewed by people I think are experts on this topic in our country and got a pass.

It will be released as an ebook (PDF, MOBI and epubi formats) so that my readers can access it on their phone. I'm sure you will be challenged and also get something out of the book.

There will be a virtual releasing ceremony on ZOOM with some speakers on the topic. I will let you know the exact day of the virtual program. I hope you all will be present.

Thank you for your appreciation and encouragement in the past three years. The book is dedicated to those who have journeyed with me in the last couple of years.

#As_hannah_thinks

30 Jul 2021 20:51

[Convalescence]

Peace is the opposite of war and not battle
You can still be at peace and yet in a fierce combat
I mean that would scare the life out of your opponent
But it would really be cool
... so brave...so at peace

Even the pacific gets impressed
That it sends some drops from the ocean 💦
With a pen and a pad to take the lesson
Haha

Changing the norm
Leading a riot in serenity
Confronting your demons in tranquility


To be at peace and yet fighting
To be calm and yet battling

It took me 23 years to realise this
But it is a lesson worth learning

Yes peace is not the opposite of battle!


@as_hannah_thinks

#As_hannah_thinks

09 Jul 2021 20:17

[📌On a side note📜]


You told me to keep my God out of my poetry...

Ha, how do I put this?... That is like asking me to invite you to my best cooking and I bring the plates and forks only...

What do you do with an empty plate and fork?🍽
...you put them together click click click.... and that is just another cacophony

Trust me, with out HIM I just don't make sense and neither does my poetry.

HE gives a definition to my being.
HE is the only good in me.

And that, my friend, is my pillar blessing
on which all of me is hanging.


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#As_hannah_thinks

03 Jul 2021 20:03

ደግሞ ደግሞ ...
ተስፋን የሰጠን የታመነ ነው

😊
🖤
#Hope

#As_hannah_thinks

25 Jun 2021 18:53

[Thrive]
#As_kal_aka_my_inspiration_made_hannah_think

No e-motions, just motion
moving forward...➡️➡️

Take persistence for a caffeine,
And when your cup is empty
go and have a refill.
Give it all, commit
"Nike" it out, just do it

Steadfastness, dedication ,perseverance....whatever,
meet your smile
on the the other end of the tunnel.



@as_hannah_thinks

#As_hannah_thinks

18 Jun 2021 18:55

I'mma cast out some webs now🕸😄...enjoy my latest piece "Spiderman"

ሰናይ አርብ
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#As_hannah_thinks

04 Jun 2021 18:52

[🏃‍♀Relay race🏃‍♀]


I remember I was in elementary grade school and our teacher was telling us how the future of this country laid in our hands, the tiny hands of bunch of bewildered kids.
Our teacher was in his late twenties.

In just couple of years, I would be as old as him.
I wonder if I will also be handing down a country I even haven't received.

Generation chain is like a relay race, I have been told.
You run your run and hand down the baton to the next person.

We are supposed to run the fastest in our young age, right? but if we are already handing the baton in our twenties...that my friend, is a huge problem.
As if the that baton is a hot boiled potato, that you can't wait to just pass it on to the next person before your palms get burned...

How did we get here?
Didn't we all grow up dreaming beautiful dreams?
Who stole our dreams and "graciously" let us keep our sleeps?
What happened to us?


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#As_hannah_thinks

22 Oct 2021 18:32

[🔬Fear and microfear🔬]
(When microbiology gets in ur head😂😂)

No matter how expert you are
At identifying the world under the lens
No matter how good you are
At bringing the perfect focus at ease
Even if you consider the stains to be your friends
Even if you call all the microbs by their names
Although the eyepieces bow down to your gentleness
Although the stage clips smile at your presence
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It is always hard when it comes to examining the thing that is going viral in your head,
sequestering your every single thought ,
becoming systemic
invading your heart and soul
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You won't lift a finger to scrutinize it under your microscope
Not because it is a hard science
Not because it is a strange strain
Not because you don't have the skill
Not because you don't have the stain
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You don't need an indicator to confirm
You don't need a super power lens to affirm
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You are afraid of what you are gonna find
You are scared of what is going to be revealed
You already know what it is
You already know it's name.



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#As_hannah_thinks

18 Oct 2021 07:30

Here is Hannah Tsehays intro as she starts her journey on Loline Blog. You can find her article on our blogging platform https://bit.ly/30743Dk

#As_hannah_thinks

08 Oct 2021 19:03

Friyay😃

Have a happy one

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#As_hannah_thinks

01 Oct 2021 20:30

[📚Spectrum of my 'knowledge'📚]


There are lots of things I don't know for sure
Like the last time I bought that book...it was supposed to tell us about the future with our "together"

And I flipped through the pages
From cover to cover
.
.
.
But no, we were not even on the same page!

Now I don't know whom to ask about it
Whose fault is this?
The author's or the publisher's?

Wait wait...was that even a fault?

Like I said, I don't know a lot of things.


@as_hannah_thinks

#As_hannah_thinks

17 Sep 2021 20:36

🗓

Hey little sis.
Just a quick reminder

You know that you are not supposed to literally get on my nerves every now and then and climb over each neurons to work your way in my head right?

Cause you know, you kinda reside there.
I kinda have always had you in my mind
For a long long time now
.
.
.
Probably, ever since I can remember

@as_hannah_thinks

#As_hannah_thinks

10 Sep 2021 20:34

[Breath in]

The air I inspire inspires me more than anything else.

I think, there is nothing more motivating
than realizing that you are being given a second chance.


@as_hannah_thinks

#As_hannah_thinks

27 Aug 2021 20:18

[Until next time ]

He pened your pain so you won't forget it, and you got mad at him for doing that.
But you are the one who erased his rubber, and now he sees no point in using a pencil.

He is a born recorder and you are a born editor.
The world needs you both, it just doesn't need you together.
So you departed your ways.
You choose the right, and he took the left.

May be... Just may be you will meet
... Somewhere in the future
in an old stationary
⏰



@as_hannah_thinks

#As_hannah_thinks

20 Aug 2021 18:45

Back with a relatively long piece, to make up for the time I haven't been here

Thank you for choosing to stay 😊

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#As_hannah_thinks

31 Jul 2021 10:03

BOOK INAUGURATION !!!

Finally!!

"Yaanni Koo: A Reflection on Aspects and Attitudes towards Love: the Ethiopian Context" will be inaugurated the coming Saturday July 31st 2021 from 04:00 - 05:30 PM (10:00-11:30 local time).

It will be an online program on ZOOM so that people in every continent can attend the session. In the session there will be speakers who will reflect on the book. Different people will speak on the matter.

I will be answering questions about the book and related stuff. There will also be a virtual book signing. I invite all of you to attend this event.

Those of you who want to attend the meeting, please contact me (@Born_Crucified).

#As_hannah_thinks

30 Jul 2021 20:50

I know I have been missing out on fridays lately. I apologise. I may not be as consistent but I will try to keep it coming.

Thank you for being here😊

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#As_hannah_thinks

09 Jul 2021 20:16

A very long week that I thought friday might not even come.
But it did come, there is always friday at the end.

መልካም ምሽት
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#As_hannah_thinks

02 Jul 2021 18:46

[Hope]
[🌃]

I hope,
And my hope is so big..
and tall
Tall like a skyscraper
With its tip hidden in the clouds

Sometimes when reality kicks in and it is nothing like what I wanted it to be...

Despite my fear of height,
I imagine climbing my skyscraper tall hope all the way to the tip
taking daydream for a lift
And when I reach to the top
I spun a thick handful of frozen cloud around my fear and make cotton candy out of it

I take a mouthful and feel the chucky bit melting inside of my mouth tasting something like a mixture of cooled mint and refreshing lemonade...an overflow dripping by the corner of my lips forming a thin stream of liquid which looks like a blue lagoon mojito

Ahhhh...this must be what it feels like drinking the sky itself

Yesss this is what I do when it feels like I can't take it anymore
This is where i hide,
This is where I go to get out of sight
...to the tip of my skyscraper tall hope, enjoying a rare type of cotton candy

I mean, don't we all deserve some sweets in the wait?
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#As_hannah_thinks

18 Jun 2021 18:56

[🕷Spiderman🕸]


You are a coffee enthusiast, macchiato lover, pastry craver... so we can all tell you do a lot cafe-ing on your own
And I have noticed that from the moment you set foot to a cafe,
your eyes dart around in search for unoccupied corners

You have told me you find corners to somehow be a comfortable spot for a person like you
Having two walls around you is the closest you can get to feeling secure and solitude and yet in public
It is a spot where you can be not there while you are being there.
I get you

I am sure a spider relates to this feeling of yours
It is where you can cast out sticky thread of webs and make your own comfy niche.
You are a keeper. But You won't make moves until that someone is close enough.
You love corners for the same reason a spider loves corners. In a way you, are like a spider man.

You have issues with fear. But I know perfect love casts out fear. So when I offered to share my spacious home with you, yet you settled for a corner. And I neither like spiders nor am I a fan of spiderman.
Be ware of the day I grab my broom, it means this girl is gonna do some real sweeping.



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#As_hannah_thinks

11 Jun 2021 18:44

[Above and beyond]
Picture credit: @ውዜ🖤


All of my life,
I have often felt like am always chasing after something that flys...
Something hard to follow, let alone to catch.

My feet walks
My heart runs
and my mind soars

I don't feel comfortable under my own skin
As if my very own body can't contain me
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.
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Hey mama, can you lend me your wings?



@as_hannah_thinks

#As_hannah_thinks

04 Jun 2021 18:51

...More than 600 subscribers😊
You are the reason I hope to keep doing this. Thank you for being here, for sharing my pieces and for supporting. I treasure this.

ዛሬም መልካም አርብ ምሽት 🖤
Here is to many more Fridays😃🎊