It's Your World: Think Freely and Express Yourself
- Category: Essay » Sociology
- Category: Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir
- Published: May 12, 2020
- Words: 40,130
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9780463989036
Dr. Xolani Kacela is the author of It’s Your World: Think freely and express yourself. His latest book will provoke you to view the world broadly and develop your own insights.
XK also leads the Unitarian Universalist Church of Las Cruces, New Mexico. The congregation welcomes all people and has the motto: “May we convey love in all we do.”
He serves as a chaplain in the New Mexico Air National Guard. Prior to that, he served with the District of Columbia National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard. He has deployed four times, to include service during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
You can find xk’s other writings on his website, MasteringYourOwnFaith.com.
Xolani has many hobbies. His favorite thing is hanging out with his wife and partner, Tamara. Together, they could make their own outdoors reality show. They’re constantly looking for the next adventure. The last one was bowfishing.
You can reach xk at xolani.kacela@gmail.com. Or phone him at +1 (919) 949-2002.
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Reviews of It's Your World: Think Freely and Express Yourself by Xolani Kacela
This book by Xolani Kacela is awesome in many ways. as a female Hispanic reading each essay was like turning back the clock in time.There were so many similarity's in his growing up as in mine. The music, playing base ball on dirt roads until you couldn't see the ball, being brought up in a loving family made a huge difference,having to work twice a hard to earn the same as my white friend. He brought it to life with his words, it's great to be able to read and reflect and have someone to be honest to write about trials and tribulations of growing up (being people of color) and we still are having to deal with certain issues.
God help us all!
GGG
As one of Xolani's congregants, I welcomed this chance to learn more of his views about many topics where we've arrived at about the same place from quite different routes. His openness is refreshing, and his views are very well informed and thought. I really like the way he is able to still respect and care for old friends whose paths and attitudes have diverged from his.
I enjoyed reading this collection of essays/reflections on topics ranging from hair cuts and shoes to racism (while demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd foil many cities). As an acquaintance of Kacela and a member of the paler nation, I found the essays worth reading (and, for some, rereading).
David Rice
I wish I knew where the line between love and kindness begins (p35) ! How much better the World would be, if everyone was as honest and introspective as Rev Xolani. Clearly he was meant to be either a psychiatrist or a minister. He seems to be something of both.
Robert
Kacela lets you know he's doing something different and his observations detailed in this book are finely tuned. If you are like me and Southern-bred and are well-traveled, this book will really resonate with you.
This book by Xolani Kacela is awesome in many ways. First, he has original ideas that will pique your curiosity about the world and provoke you to think differently about common stuff. Second, I learned about how men communicate with each other just by a head nod. Amazing! Third, I like it that the chapters are short and have a lot of bite-size nuggets that you can apply in your life immediately.
Highest recommendation.