Me: Hello Miriam. Please spare a moment to share yourself with us
Me: Please describe yourself in five words?
Miriam:
* God-Fearing
* Inspiring
* Dedicated
* Driven
* Resourceful
Me: Where were you born and what do you love about your
country?
Miriam: I was born in Nigeria, and I love that my people have a
can-do spirit even in the face of unflattering social, economic, and political
conditions.
Me: What does Beauty and Confidence mean to you?
Miriam: Beauty is inner aura shining through, and Confidence is
knowing what your capabilities are and not letting 'life' make you doubt them.
Me: What makes you happy?
Miriam: Being able to afford things and caring for others.
Me: What are some of the activities do you enjoy doing in your
free time?
Miriam: Swimming, Playing Squash and Word Games, Drawing, and
more.
Me: Your most fondest memory?
Miriam: Dare I say that I don't have one, simply because I'm yet
to have one that tops all the fond memories I've had in the past.
Me: Your top five books?
Miriam: I have more than five, but if I had to pick, they will be:
*Animal Farm by George Orwell
*The Marriage of Anansewa by Efua Theodora
*Taming the Shrew by William Shakespeare
*Things Fall Apart by Albert Chinualumogu Achebe
*Pop goes the Weasel by James Patterson
Me: What are you passionate about?
Miriam: I am most passionate about Writing.
Me: What does it mean to be a Woman in Africa?
Miriam: There is no other feeling so beautiful as being an African
woman. Being a woman in itself is such a unique experience that men can't
understand. Now, add being African to that, and there is a sense of being the
source of richness to the world. There is a deep sense of pride in knowing that
when we birth a life, we add something new to our great continent Africa!
Me: Please share your thoughts on Education
Miriam: In my humble opinion, Education is the key that unlocks
any door. If you have education, you have knowledge, if you have knowledge, you
have power, if you have power, there is no stopping who, where, and what you
can be.
Me: When did you start writing?
Miriam: I started writing 'finely' as a teenager, about age 14.
Me: Have you released any books?
Miriam: Yes, I have.
Me: Is writing for everyone?
Miriam: No, it isn't. The same way singing, dancing, playing
football isn't for everyone. It is a gift, that can be cultivated, but it is
first and foremost a gift.
Me: How do you manage to balance your life and write at the same
time?
Miriam: It can prove challenging if you have a lot going on but I
try to stay inspired and connected to my inner 'pen'.
Me: How do you deal with challenges that come with life?
Miriam: I pray about them, and then I face them with an overcoming
spirit.
Me: Who inspires you and why?
Miriam: It sounds cookoo, but I get inspired by the Holy Spirit.
And I really don't know why it opens up my eyes to inspiring things.
Me: Do you think that everyone can become a leader?
Miriam: No, I don't. In life, we must have natural leaders, and
natural followers.
Me: What are some of the challenges in your opinion do you think
that African women people are facing?
Miriam: African women need to be protected, and catered for more
by the law. A lot of women (in Africa) are defenseless because of the prejudice
against their gender. Our rights need to be preserved, we deserve more chances
in the different strata of life. We need to be given more opportunities to
prove that we are more than just a means for men to go from Master to Mr, more
than the phrase 'weaker sex', more than cooks, keepers, and baby-making
machines for a home.
Me: How do we overcome those challenges?
Miriam:
* By attaining the least form of education that permits us
to be able to read and write.
* By knowing that as a person we have rights. A lot of women
think only men have the right to do things.
* By speaking up against any form of abuse and prejudice.
*
By fighting to be heard, and for what we believe in.
* By rising up to any
given opportunity to prove that we can do what needs to be done.
Me: Best advise you have ever received?
Miriam: Just be yourself, and don't worry about what other people
think.
Me: What are some of the virtues you live by?
Miriam: Do unto others what you want them to do unto to you.
* Don't tolerate what you can't accomodate
* And if it makes you happy, go for it!
Me:Where can people connect with you?
Miriam:
* meet_Miriam@twitter.com
* www.facebook.com/meetMiriam
* www.meetmiriam.com
Thank you very much Miriam - you are an awesome vibrant woman and I pray many more people will be inspired by you just as much as you inspire me.
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