I woke up to blog this morning and I experienced a setback. It broke my heart a lot. Recent sacrifices I've made for this purpose flashed through my mind and I eased into helplessness.
I screamed at no one, "why today?"
I was angry, so angry I decided I wasn't going to do this, Inspire you. The situation was so demotivating. I asked several questions that I didn't have answers to. So many foolish thoughts came to mind due to the frustration. After about an hour of doing nothing productive, I asked myself why I was so angry. I realized I was angry for no reason. It was frivolous of me to have been angry at a situation I couldn't help. I picked myself up, encouraged myself and here I am again.
A life that experiences setback is one that is moving forward. No one who is stagnant can be setback, they always live in the back. I don't know what delay you're experiencing but I'm here to plead with you not to let it break you. Dwelling on your setbacks will do you no good. Suicidal thoughts are born from months (or moments) of frustration and depression. My big brother will always say to me, "I don't worry about things I can't help. I can't afford not to be in the right state of mind when what I can help comes around."
Shortly after I picked myself up a client that I've been having sessions with reached out on Whatsapp. I was able to tell her what she needed to hear. Her spirit was lifted and she confessed to the relief she caught from chatting with me. Just imagine me still being downcast. I would have laid my depression on the heart of another.
Did you know?
Your smile is someone's reason to smile. Your life is the reason someone is existing. What happens to that person when you give up?
You don't have the right to give up! The life you own is yours alone, but there are hundreds of others attached to yours. If you choose to be timid you will be their setback. They will eventually move on without you but you would have altered their purpose.
This morning my cousin told me, "after all the time here, money and strength na Wetin I carry
Comot o."
He is seven years older than me and he just graduated from Uni. I did over five years ago. He experienced several setbacks. He could have settled out of school but he chose to finish. He did on a remarkable note. He now owns a thriving clothing line and makes reasonable profit.
I heard about someone who passed through something similar and ended up hanging on a tree. Difference between these two individuals is that one gave everything while the other lost everything. They chose differently.
What's your story? What setback are you experiencing?
Delays are temporary.
This day will pass. Tomorrow will come. Don't live today when tomorrow comes. The sun shines differently every day. Some days it's blurred by thick cloud, other days it shines brightest.
