A day in the life: Watch me try to grow up

Hey you guys. To be honest, I really don’t have anything in particular to write about but I just know I have to write. I’m so happy that one of the tag lines of this blog is that I write random things so if this post is random, I’m justified. *inserts crying emoji*

Sometimes if something feels too good to be true, then it probably is. Today, I needed to get Hypo and Harpic and as I was on my way out I saw this two guys hawking them! Like I have never ever seen something like that in my street and then they were selling for like 3/4 of the price. I couldn’t believe my luck! As I was buying it I knew it was probably fake because really, Hypo and Harpic for 1500 in this economy? But hey, I was like they probably made it at home so it’s still fine. I kid you not, the Hypo didn’t smell so it probably was water and the Harpic was green like morning fresh and had the same texture too! Why am I sharing this story? Unfortunately it’s not the first time something like this is happening to me but I sure hope it will be the last. Some things are too good to be true because they are not true! In our bid to save cost or take the easier route, I hope we won’t empower con artists. I literally bought it knowing that it would be a substandard product, just that I was thinking it won’t be that bad. It was. What was the point of that then? In some cases, compromise isn’t worth it, it’s better to get something that you know would last or is of superior quality instead of buying something fake and ending up with a liability in the name of cutting costs. I’ve learnt my lesson, again, and I hope for the last time.

When you’re used to not saying a lot, you learn to know when someone isn’t saying something too. For instance, if you ask someone, “how are your parents?” And they respond with “my mum is fine, thank you.” Some people may skim over that but you would pick up on what is left unsaid. What’s the point of this paragraph? I don’t know either!

You know when the bible talked about us being able to do all things through Christ who gives us strength? Well, some times I feel like taking that scripture literally. I want to be able to do a million things but what’s driving me? My pastor was asked a similar question and his response was “because I can.” When I started taking my writing seriously one bible story was in my mind and that was the parable of the talents. The master is travelling so he gives his servants different amounts to manage, when he gets back he asks for an account. I began to ask myself that if God would ask me what I had done with the gifts He had bestowed on me, what would I say?

It’s not always easy to do, it’s so much easier to not do. Sometimes I ask myself, what am I doing any of this for? If I stop today, would any of it even matter? That’s why it’s so important to know our why in everything we do, knowing our why helps us to hold on through seasons. I do things that I love because I love them, because I want to shine as a light, because I want to inspire, because I can.

What’s stopping you from doing the things you want? Get ahold of your why and start innovating forward. I talk about adulthood so much because that’s what this blog is about largely. We’re in this season where we have to choose all the time, making different decisions at different points, choices that will have a resounding impact for a really long time.

Just like that song, the way forward is to “handover to Jesus.”

I guess the theme of today’s writing can be ‘A day in the life: how I navigate growing up.”

Hey, how are you doing, really? Let me know in the comments or through a personal message, I’ll be waiting to read. Thank you for sticking with me, this blog will be two soon. Thank you for reading, it means a lot to me.