Life is a process. There is no competition with anyone as the best person to compete with is yourself. It is a desire well expressed with thanks that I put up my entry. I am not where I wish to be but the desiring thing is that am in motion as I left the previous location for a long.
Recounting five years behind, I was observing my compulsory National Youth Service. In Nigeria serving the father, the land is a compulsory exercise for every graduate as long as you are 30 years and below. So I participated in that exercise from 2017-to 2018. I served my fatherland at Osun State. It was a very remarkable experience for me because I stay in the Yoruba land for 5he first time. Meeting people with different cultural beliefs. But the bottom line is that I enjoyed my stay there. There a some of the corp members who were seeking every means to redeploy for the reason best known to them, some got it while others did not so before they could settle down the serving year was finished. From my end I got settled early enough I can say that's the main reason that helped me enjoy my service year.
Down the line after my service at Osun State 2018, I went for mission exposure at Rivers State Port Harcourt. Staying with strangers is not so easy. From my end, I don't find it so difficult to adapt to a new environment, so I adapted to the people and my stay there was fruitful.
As I was on the mission field my marriage plans were on top gear. I stayed there for about 8 months. Left in 2019 March to prepare for my wedding.
In 2019 I got wedded to my husband. I am Igbo from the Eastern part and he is Eggon from the Middle part of my country. Coming to a missed culture, tribal and religious environment adapting was not so easy but I must say it did not take too long for me.
From 2019 to 2020 I had my first son by name of Charis, from 2020 to 2021 I had my second child and the first daughter Dzubhu.
For this short time, I have achieved a lot which I have outlined a few. Some of the steps I took include:
Defining Myself: Before I went for service I told myself what I want to achieve and the kind of people I will love to associate with. Not everything I said cane through the way I said it. But the definition I gave myself was like a road map to me.
Concerning my marriage to a man from a different tribe, so many were said concerning the tribe which was not encouraging but knowing what brings good marriage helped me to close my ears to those saying. Having a successful is not a question of the tribe you are married to, there is the God factor and there is a personality factor.
Having a welcoming heart: I have this attitude of welcoming people from different spheres not being sentimental and that has been a great help to me.
Accepting correction: When you learn to be teachable it will save you from a lot of trouble. I have heard people say that experience is the best teacher and I say no to that. I say that experience can be the best teacher to fools. When you have someone that has made some mistake while wasting your precious time running through such a mistake.
Take things one at a time. Success is not attend a day, it is a process. So it is best not to envy any man no matter who face your calling.
