GRATEFUL

 

Tiptoes quietly.

Whispers in a hushed tone, "Hi". Waves hands awkwardly.

"MERRY CHRISTMAS".

It's been a very long time. Sorry to pop in at this time.  I wonder how life's been going for y'all? As for me, I've seen better days. This year has been a funny one. A lot of ups and downs and "oopsie daisies" but we're glad that it's finally coming to an end. 

Have you ever wondered what it'll be like not to see the sun rise early in the morning? Or what it would feel like to wake up in the clouds( if you know what I mean)? I've thought about it countless times and it's very scary. A lot of things might have gone wrong this year. You might have lost someone close, incurred a huge loss, failed at something or even fallen out of love for someone and it hurt you deeply. It happens because it's life but then at the end of the tunnel, there's always a glimpse of hope, a ray of light and that's one of the reasons that we should still be grateful.

This year I lost a lot. My grandpa died. It really shook me because he was my favorite grandparent. We were both Indian fanatics ( and I'm going to keep flying the flag😂). He even gave me an Indian name " Indira" and he was my "Gandhi". Some of you might find it funny and weird but I'm happy that there's a bond we shared that not many people can understand and I'm really grateful that I got to meet him and pay my final respects. 

As the year finally fades away, think of the good, the bad and the ugly things that happened this year and be grateful for them. Be grateful for the friendships you made and lost this year, the risks you took, the time you gave your heart out, for your loved ones and so on. There are so many things to be grateful for. I for one I'm grateful for the experiences I had this year. It was quite a ride. Honestly, I never thought I could scale through. 

I'm grateful for my parents and the fact that they always came through each and everytime. Whether I really needed them or not. 

And also my siblings and my extended family. I got to know more about them and I'm liking the way things are going between us.

And my friends. I may not mention names but y'all have been good to me. I really appreciate the love I got this year. It was really massive🥺.

Before the year ends, do yourself a favor, not for men's sake but for yourself and reach out to people and thank them. For the times when you needed comfort and they gave it to you, for the times when you were in dire need of money and boom, someone offers or for the times when you were in a very dark place and nothing seemed to be working out and someone somewhere noticed and helped you through it. The list is endless! You can even thank someone for the memes they shared daily😂. 

Social media will make you think that you don't owe people anything but it's so wrong. You owe people "a please", "an excuse me", "a sorryyyyy", "a pardon me" and "a thank you". 

Learn to appreciate people as it'll encourage them to do more good thereby making the world a better place.

Rudy Francisco is a poet I admire because most times his poems make me realize that we may be doing things the wrong way or finding it hard to do some things but because of what the world says and so on. 

This particular post of his got to me and I saw truth in what he said plus a friend I really look up to told me to let go of all the grudges I held against people which was hard at first (obviously) but with time, I'm learning to let go.

I might have diverted a little but then it's quite necessary for you to understand. 

Finally, you should be grateful to God for everything. He alone deserves a lot. Do you know what it means to give people a lot and yet they don't acknowledge you? Quite frustrating. 

I'll drop my pen here. I'll try my best not to take so much time to come back here because I honestly missed this space.

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Till next time,

Dese.