Dave @DaveWaititu

WARNING: Longer post (but worth reading or bookmarking for later). Your life has seasons. Each one is unique. Characterized by its own distinct desires, struggles, opportunities, and identity. But one reflection I've had recently is just how easy it is to completely disassociate with the present season. To give all your time and energy toward a longing for some nostalgic memory of a prior season or an anticipation for some beautiful state of a future season. You look back at the past and all you see is sunshine. Because it all worked out. You forget (or glaze over) the struggle you endured. You're here today. You made it. You're alive. You're doing fine. You look forward at the future and dream on what could be. You'll have so much more. More freedom. More purpose. More health. More deep connection. More everything. The past is beautiful and the future feels limitless. So, logically, you slowly start to treat everything about the present as the bridge. A dash connecting your past and your future. A gap to be crossed as quickly as possible. Everything you do today is in anticipation of some eventual end state. I'm doing this now, so that I can have that later. Unfortunately, the danger of that dissociation with the present is significant. You may spend your entire life living for a future that has a decidedly mirage-like property. You inch closer, but when it's right in front of you, it disappears and reappears on the horizon. You may spend your entire life skipping through the present, deferring your presence, your joy, and your very humanity to a future that never comes. In a classic French fable, a young boy is gifted with a magic ball of golden thread. He's told that if he simply pulls on the thread, time will leap forward. The catch, of course, is that once it's pulled, it can never be put back. The young boy takes advantage of the newfound powers. Each time he's faced with a boring day at school, a frustrating set of chores, or a scolding from his parents, he pulls the thread, skipping through to the good parts. As an adult, he continues, leaping through mundane struggles in his marriage, the friction of having a newborn, and the boredom at work. He finds himself pulling on the thread more and more, avoiding even the most minor inconveniences of his life. But when he wakes up one day and sees an old man looking back at him in the mirror, he's filled with regret. He realizes in that moment that as he chose to skip through the boredom, struggles, and friction, so too did he miss the real texture of being alive. How often do we all do the same? How easily do we default into this disassociation? Disconnecting from the present in anticipation of some future. A mentor recently asked me this: "Where are you going and why are you in such a rush?" It hit me hard. And to be honest, I haven't stopped replaying those words since he said them. Why are you in such a rush? The world wants you to rush into everything. Rushed decisions. Rushed conversations. Rushed relationships. Rushed timelines. In doing so, you slowly relinquish your agency. You give up your claim on your own life. Surrender authorship to a pen that was never even yours. In a world that wants you to rush, the ultimate act of rebellion is presence. Be in the season you're in. Don't romanticize the past, don't fantasize the future. Be here. Be now. Be in this. All of its texture, depth, and struggle. All of its joy, tension, and pain. Sit with the uncertainty. Become friends with it. Fall in love with it. Because every single thing you do today is something your younger self dreamed of and something your older self will wish they could go back and do. The good old days are happening, right now. And the next time you find yourself skipping through the present, remember these words: Where are you going and why are you in such a rush?

MISSING PERSON Our beloved mother is missing, and we are urgently asking for your help in finding her. Name: [Julia Wanjiru Wamahiu] Last Seen: Kabete Police station around 8:30am [28-06-2026] She lives in Naivasha Nakuru County A teacher at Tumaini Secondary School Nyandarua County Age: [55] Clothing: [ She had worn a floral dress navy blue and purple in colour. A leather jacket on top and a head scarf ] If you have seen her or have any information about her whereabouts, please contact: 📞 [0758536349] Edward Wachira 📞 [ 0706 664703] Dennis Wamahiu 📞 [0758 912677] Timothy Kibue Please share this post widely. Every share could help bring her home safely. Thank you. #KamemeFm Kameme FM Official #InooroFm Inooro Fm #MuthoniWakirumba Muthoni AKA Baby Top #ChefGathemba CHEF Gathemba #stacywadigital #trendingnews

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4 days ago

Got a call from my friend that her mum is missing kindly RT we find her Thanks.

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@m_ogada @patomuindi

SHARE WIFELY : This kid went missing yesterday around TASSIA next to Summit Hospital. If you have any info about her or a lost 4-year-old girl in a grey sweat pant kindly call 0722137283 or 0728975614.

MISSING CHILD ALERT Abdirahman Adan Ibrahim Adow, a Grade 4 pupil from Mombasa Muslim Primary School, is missing He was last seen near Premier Hospital in Nyali, Mombasa If seen please immediately call Fatuma Mohammed at +254707074009 Please retweet & share to help bring him home safely! #MissingChildKE

Hi @NPSOfficial_KE I did something you ought to read.

Retweet apate wazazi wake

Hawa wako Kangemi police post wansema wametoka Kayole Nyamavilla spread the message, maybe the parent ata ona kwa timeline yako.

Hi I'm lynet from Komarock I lost my kids date 13 may 2026 please 🙏 who ever see them please call me on these number 0726096432 name ,precious and Zennel

@MrCharlesky Send the link bro.

MISSING PERSON ALERT!!! her name is Kimberly Adhiambo Omondi.. She was wearing a uniform for Lake primary school grade 8.Anyone who comes across her to call 0728737155 or report to the nearest police station last seen 4:30pm 18/5/2026 Nyalenda pharmacy Age 14 years Kindly repost

Nimefurushwa juu ya rent. Understandable. 12k rent for the month inclusive of arrears za April. I knew it might reach here but kept working and hoping. For the last time naomba if you have a place wanahire speak up my name. I'll share my CV in the replies as a comment...

My brother was killed and dumbed in river sosiani eldoret but they are saying alienda na majii even the local authority hawajatusaidia kuretreeve mwili ni sisi wenyewe tumemtafuta. @PoliceKE @DCI_Kenya haki Iko wapiii 😭😭😭💔

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Be thankful for the small achievements in your life. Don't live another person's life. Run your race. It is fulfilling. Be patient. Your reward will come.

If you're proud of your Dad. Retweet this.

@localman254 @Maina_Bajie Kichele bado haijaingia😄

Another child is missing, kindly retweet widely 😔😔

@localman254 @Maina_Bajie Itajipa bro, yangu imeingiana end of last month

WhatsApp forgot its biggest strength was being simple. Nobody asked for a social media multiverse inside a messaging app 😭

Good afternoon Kenyans, since @KoinangeJeff announced my number on TV yesterday, you guys contributed an extra Ksh. 206,000 until now, plus earlier contribution of Ksh. (135,000 + 8000) amounting to Total ksh. 349,000 within 4 days. Thankyou to Citizen Tv, Jeff & all Kenyans for your Invaluable support. I am relieved to a greater degree and I appreciate. God bless you!