Sanibonani nonke!
You know how those Facebook memories have a way of making you feel nostalgic? I recently saw a photo of mine from a formal event 10 years ago. Let me spare you the curiosity - I haven't changed much. At first glance one wouldn't even notice how much time has flown by. The only evidence I have are my locks - they were much shorter back then. Short and still thin. Bless this hair. It comes through all the time. And yes, mind all the puns 😂
It didn't take long for my cheesy self to add Masterpiece by Jessie J as a soundtrack to the nostalgia. It fit so well. Befitting- as they would say lol. I feel like I looked at that version of myself and all I had to tell her was that I'm still a work in progress. I still can't colour inside the lines. I basically had to tell baby girl that I haven't arrived at the destination we had planned back then. To be honest with her, Adulthood has reset that GPS location so many times...I believe them when they sat "it's a journey". As khumbaya as that may sound...
October has been so lit. This Queen came with the pressure of "yho, it's so late. Let me just give in and try again next year" vs the spirit of "ha a nono, there's still time. Push". I've always thought that end year fatigue was the peri peri of periods. This October has made it feel like lemon and herb. What is end year fatigue? Have you met October 2022? What a difficulty!
I hope that you'll join me in reflecting on how far you've come, forgiving yourself for feeling stagnant at times (or maybe all the time) and just taking a moment to speak life to the flame of Hope that remains undefeated...
