When Life Happens ||| Hive Naija Weekly Prompt
Life happens to all of us, we plan fantastic plans, act on those plans but instead of success, sometimes we are met with failure. A dreaded plague everyone hates to be associated with.
One of my favorite social media quotes is 'No one dies a virgin, life fck with all of us' and the question is what am I going to do about it. Will I call myself a failure and give up or summon the courage to get up each time and try again. I know that sounds very familiar but to me that is the only way to go about.
I never ever think of giving up as long as I'm still alive.
I have faced the dreaded plague too many times than I could count, but each time I pick myself up, take time off and cry my eyes out if I have to. learn from my mistakes and others' mistakes, replan, and try again, again and again until I succeed.
I remember those days in college when I feared my health was failing me. When I was battered with a chronic stomach ulcer, at night when all my roommates were asleep, I would face the walk at my end, sobbing silently not to alert them. Let the tears flow down my check and clear my troubled eyes and mind. And in the morning I will take my bath, put on my best clothes and a cool smile then head to a lecture room or exam hall because I can't afford to fail in that regard.
Sometimes, my best is not good enough and that is okay. That doesn't mean I'm less of myself, it means I need to improve and get better.
The thing is I can't give up until I succeed, no matter how hard it gets. Or challenging life becomes I have resolved to keep moving because that is all it takes.
I have learned to be proactive to the challenges life throws at me instead of being reactive.
Do all my very best, and still expect all possible outcomes both the favorable and the unfavorable this way I'm less disappointed and less unhappy when the unfavorable happens.
I chose my own fight wisely. Knowing that I don't have to fight all fights and that is my strength.
I see every fall, every obstacle and challenge as a stepping stone to where I have to be. I accept everything, and take responsibility for my actions and my life, knowing that everything lies in the palm of my hands.
I'm never afraid to fail, I will be afraid if I stop trying again after I fail. For I know that success is not final and failure is not fatal.
Talking about everything in my palm and trying again That was me in the last Sallah celebration trying to design my palms and my neighbor's baby legs with leilei, for the first time. That was not the result I hoped to get but who's to say I can't try again some other times. And that time I might get a perfect picture of what I have in mind.
This is my entry into @hivenaija's weekly posting prompt. Thank you very much for visiting my blog, do have a wonderful weekend at your end
Oh, I even thought it was the reflection of the sun or something. I love how you're making your life count and picking up despite the hurdles that have been tossed your way. I suffer from stomach ulcer myself so I know firsthand the tears so deep and painful that you can't even let out. Every obstacle is a stepping stone and it's nice to see how well you're taking the challenges of life. Cheers @funshee🤗
Thank you very much dear, we can only learn to handle life's obstacles as we can't choose things that will happen to us but can choose how we react to them.
How is your ulcer now? I hope it is all in the past.
Nah....I got diagnosed last year so it's very much in my present. But I'll get through it like I have other challenges.
I enjoyed reading your writing.
Oh, so sorry to hear that.
If you are on Discord and you don't mind you can reach out to me I might have some suggestions that can help you through this
My discord name is
funshee#0679
Thank you.💞
Anytime sis 🥰❤
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Life fucks with everyone in different ways and it is our choice to keep going or relent because of what happened. People may not know what we are passing through, but all they see is the smiles we put on, just because we refused to give up or give in to failure. The best will always show as long as we keep to the race and never stops. It is our choice though what we want to achieve in this life and if we think we should give life the chance to keep swinging us here and there, no problem, but as for me, I won´t give up until I make it. May God also spare our lives too.
That is a great spirit, everyone goes through a hard time at one point in life.
And may God spare our life to come out of our troubles.
Life! He or she deals with us so mercilessly that I can't even know which gender to address it... Lol.
But if we don't give up then we will always have the chance to stand tall and succeed in the end.
Beautiful design. Although you said that's not the outcome you expected.
Lol at not knowing the gender.
And yes, we have to continue standing tall no matter what.
Thanks, I had something more beautiful in mind. Maybe next time I might get the exact picture of it.
You have quite the mindset! And failure should never be the reason we stay down. Thank you so much for your entry!
Thank you very much for having me.