Thursday, December 30, 2021

WHY YOU'VE GOT TO LOVE THE ONIONS IN YOUR LIFE

Today is one of those days.

I'm not talking about countdown to New Year. (I secretly have a beef for those who make us do that countdown. Please it's my beef not yours)

Today, when I got back from getting fuel, something hit 🎯 me. 

Life is in layers. Some would say phases but I choose to use the word layers. 
When I say layers, I mean what you see when you have onions.🧅

From experience, I've come to see that sometimes when you manage a challenge you have, you may still come back to it again. 

And again. And again. And again.

It may be something you were shy about as a child. 

I just thought of a good example; someone lost his parents as a child. He's had to cope with the psychological effects as a child and then you get over it at that point.

Life can be so funny, you'll find yourself facing the same challenge you thought you faced as a child. (Hopefully) You deal with it again and get stronger.

Then you grow up to be an agile youth and you find yourself facing the same thing.

It's not a bad thing. Honestly, it isn't. 

You're just dealing with the same thing in different ways. 

It's like mathematical sums of addition. 
You learn that pretty young and early. Once you do, then you can handle other mathematical sums. 

They come in different ways and with different examples, (and they are more technical) yet it's all the same thing.

You know the good thing? The answer to the next level can be found in the previous one. 

So don't be shy and don't avoid your challenges. Don't beat yourself up for facing the same thing you thought you had gotten over years ago.

You get it? Good!

If you don't get it then forget about it.

Cheers to Love and all that's True.

Your faithful Omogeh 

Bolanle.


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Friday, December 24, 2021

GRA WHAT? GRATITUDE!!!

This year has been all shades of great.

What makes great to be great? It the highs and lows, the strengths and weakness, the failings and the winnings, the storms and the sun. 
One of the things I learned via experience is gratitude. 

Don't get me wrong, I've always been thankful and grateful; but this year, (especially towards the end of the year) I have had more reasons to be and remain grateful. 

I think this was caused by being penniless at a point. (✌️Yep, I was, too many things to settle at some point) 

This made me appreciate and value what I had. I knew what it was to not have so I value every little that came my way. 

I can't count the number of accidents I've survived this year. I'm talking about near miss accidents that had me screaming.

I'm also grateful for the gift of relationships, friends and family.

I'm so grateful to God for always coming through for me. 

I can't count them all. As Maverick city music says, it's the Million little miracles. They make up the big miracles and blessings we can point at.
You know the beauty of gratitude? It locks in what you're feeling...

For someone who can forebrood joy like me, it helps me not to get sucked in my feelings. 

I'm not going to stop be grateful...so help me God.

What about you?

Cheers to Love and all that's True.
Your faith Omogeh,
Bolanle.

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Thursday, December 23, 2021

WOULD YOU JUST ASK?

Segun stepped out of his bedroom. It was almost 11 am. He wasn't one to wake up so late but his trip from Ibadan to Jos wore him out. He was still tired and sleepy but he didn't want his cousin's family to think he was a lazy sloth which was his grandmother's way of referring to lazy people.

As he apprched the living room, he could hear his cousin's son crying. His cousin, Jide sat on the chair facing the TV. Jide was obviously ignoring his son who wanted his father's attention.
"Ayo, what's the matter?" Segun asked the boy who turned away from him. He pulled the boy to himself "Come on, talk to me" he beckoned to Ayo "what's the matter?" He asked the boy who was still crying although he knew the reason.

"Is it me?" He asked. Ayo nodded to say no

"Is it Aunt Eunice?" He got the same response from Ayo.

"Is it Grandma?" He got the same response

"Is it Grandpa?" Same response

"Is it your mummy?" Same response

"Is it your Daddy?" Ayo nodded affirmatively

"What did he do?" Segun asked Ayo who pointed at his dad.

"Remove your hand from your mouth and talk." Ayo's grandmother said as she walked past him.

He pointed at his dad. 

"You have to talk." Segun said to him

Ayo turned to Segun's ears and whispered "My daddy didn't give me drink"

"Did you ask him?" Segun asked

"He wouldn't give me" 

"Did you ask him?" Ayo asked once again

Ayo nodded to say no. 

"If you didn't then you can't be sure that he wouldn't give you. You need to go and ask him. Okay?"

"Okay" Ayo replied and Segun nudged him gently towards his dad.

"Daddy"

"Yes"

"Can I have your drink"

"Bring your cup"
Within a flash of light, Ayo ran to the kitchen and ran back with his cup. His dad filled the cup and gave it to him.

"Thank you daddy" Ayo said and sipped his drink. He paused to give his uncle a smile.

"See your chubby cheeks" Segun said and smiled back at him. 

"That's how many of us are with God. We wouldn't ask but we feel we wouldn't be heard so we carry puppy faces in sadness" Ayo's Grandmother said

"Very true" said Segun

"It is 'ask and you'll be given'. If you don't ask you can't receive what you want." she continued. "If you don't ask then you don't need or you're probably assistant-God-in-the-making because you instruct God on what to do."

Segun spent the rest of his day thinking about what his aunt, Ayo's Grandmother said. 

We still need to make our requests known without making assumptions.

It was deep.

And profound.


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