So It's about that time,no?
Like every other year end,a lot of us review and evaluate how the year has gone for usā¦..and then resolutions come next.
Iām not exactly a creative writer..lol..still working on that,so please pardon me when I start blabbing.
2014 has been pretty overwhelmingā¦. Ā Some general happenings Ā over the year in no particular order;
Now this was such an alarming and heartbreaking period,with families losing their friends and love ones to this disease. It took 8000 deaths to make us realize that our healthcare systems,facilities,policies and our begin to imagine the state Iād be in if a family or friend of mine was in a missing plane.God Help me.
3.Protests against the killing of unarmed black individuals ā¦.by the police.
Iāll refrain from touching on thisā¦.cos I may not end if I start.But this is all Iāll say..:THE REVOLUTION HAS BEGAN.THE SYSTEMS MUST CHANGE..WHITE SUPREMACY MUST END.RACISM MUST END. TYRANNY WILL ONLY ESCALATE THE PROBLEM.MAY GOD TOUCH ALL HEARTS THAT HAVE BEEN HARDENED AND EMBITTERED BY THESE HAPPENINGS
Boko Haram . What happened to #BringBackOurGirlsĀ ?? The girls are still in captivityā¦.donāt forget.
The sudden and tragic passing of the amazing journalist,farther,husband,family man,happy manā¦ā¦.Komla Dumor ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦..Rest In Power.
āMyĀ presenceĀ will go with you;and I will give you rest.āExodus 33:14
Now,over the past yearā¦.especially the last six monthsā¦I have learntĀ SO MUCHabout myself.
1. Talkā¦ā¦say what you want to.Donāt hold back for the fear of what people are going to say about you,or for the fear that peopleās perspectives are going to change about you.
2.Becoming opinionated does NOT make you disrespectful,it does not make you inconsiderate of other peoples views,neither does it make it make you insensitive.
3.LOVE YOURSELF.Everything about about yourself.ALL of yourself.How you talk,your laugh,how you think about the weirdest things and laugh about them,how you talk to yourselfā¦how you dance by yourself infront of the mirror and realize how silly you can be sometimes, LOVE it all!!
4.Donāt take time for grantedā¦.A LOT can change in a short time. Donāt let it pass you by.I have changed so much in a span of 5 months.
5.You will lose some friends as time goes byā¦ā¦Itās totally normalā¦.hold close the ones you love,the ones who motivate, challenge and are loyal to you.
8.Be true to yourself. Seek to constantly learn and change and improve.Donāt feel eerie about it one bit,as long as you know who you are.Embrace the process of self evaluation and self discovery.Have conversations with yourself.I have always had the challenge of wanting to explore and change but stay true to who I amā¦Iām learning to keep a favorable balance,as God is my help.
9.With the constant negative occurrencesā¦there is a high tendency for adaptation. There is high tendency to become almost āheartlessā because bad news comes from every angle.I heard and read about alot of the horrible things going on and I realize it got to a point where I would just say āohāthat is so sad.ā āWhy are they doing these things?āā¦ā¦and then Iād forget about it and move on with my activities. Nothing struck me hard anymoreā¦I had gotten so used to hearing bad news to the point where I didnāt exactly care. Thinking about it scares me,but Iām glad I noticed it..in order to make a change.
10.Being opinionated and having the ability to express yourself..does not make you any less of the introvert you are.(note to self)
Iād like to appreciate idrysmbiah pitymysimplicity gravity-at-last franticcurls rock-my-boatey made-from-fire unorthodoxconformist discotronich-infatuation dedebuckmann rippedoutpagesofmymind and my dear Efua Esibon of dislabelled. These amazing ladies have greatly influenced me in one way or another.They probably have no idea whatsoever how inspiring they are.. lol. Yaāll are gaawwwwwggggeeeesssss,intelligent, strong women.Iām so happy. I donāt even know most of you personally and youāre already slaying!!! Ā I thank God for your lives.
Cheers to 2015 fam. Here is to a great successful new year.Filled with Godās mercies and grace for us.
Happy New Year from Nairobi Kenya. *tons of hugs and kisses*
