Shade Odebiyi's Creatives.

Be kind to someone today. Open your heart to receive someone today. Pray for them. Wish them well.

This is a time that there’s so much going on with individuals. Everyone just wants to feel involved or not.

It is either they’re carried along, or they’re not. Have a welcoming and considerate spirit. Times have changed. You could be their place of comfort. Your smile could be what keeps them going.

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MY ROADSIDE EXPERIENCE:

I was walking back home some days ago and I came across a young lady like me. She was carrying water on her head and a button of her shirt was loose, exposing the upper part of her breasts.

Because she was carrying a big bowl of water on her head, I’m sure she thought to herself ” I can rough it till I am home .” But from the look of things, she was uncomfortable.

I don’t know what I was thinking, but I walked up to her and buttoned up her shirt. She was shocked and startled, so was I. She also froze for a second or two and I began to panic.

The shock slowly formed into a smile. It was not a wide smile but one that melts your heart. It was a smile that relieved burden. A smile that showed genuine happiness and gratitude.

“Ese ma, eyin na ma ri alanu”

The woman I met on the road.

Which means..

“Thank you ma, May you also find a helper”

The woman I met on the road.

For some reasons I felt really great afterwards. I felt happy deep inside me. I didn’t even know I could do that but I did and I was glad I did.

THE GROUP CHAT EXPERIENCE:

I became part of a club in form of a group chat some months ago and when I was added to the group, nobody welcomed me. It was crazy. I took my time to write an introductory message and sent it in there but nobody responded.

I felt like a nobody. Not angry not pissed but like nobody gives a f**ck about who I was. I felt judged before they even knew me. I felt like an outcast. But I stayed because I needed every help I could get from there.

I am in a better place with them at the moment and I am beginning to make friends with them already. It feels good and great to have alike minds and share opinions.

But I told myself “Anyone who comes after me would not be treated this way, everyone deserves to feel loved and accepted and that is exactly what I am going to start doing from now on”.

I told myself “This ends with me. I can make this right”. I started welcoming anyone who came in new. I always sent a message back. I always try to make them feel comfortable and free and I think you should too.

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I know you can do it. You have deep down inside of you.

LET GO.

Be considerate. Be friendly. Be genuine to people. You would feel good and you will definitely feel better. It helps and it really works.

I don’t know if this is weird, but I am that one person that would give the 100th comment or like. If I come across your content or tweet or comment section and it is in 99 or 999, I definitely would give you the 100th or the 1000th comment. Same goes for likes.

It really be the little things that make people happy or make people feel appreciated or involved.

Say something nice to someone today. Act kind to someone today. Be open, be free and you would get happy that way.

I am someone whose emotions tells so much on ’em and it is crazy how much feelings I try to eschew because of my mood at the moment. Whenever I find myself wandering and slacking off, I try to call myself back and remind myself that someone needs me.

MUSIC:

Yes, Music helps a lot. Music heals and mends. Music soothes and encourages. Music picks you up and reshapes you. Music repairs and fixes. If you’re having a bad day, why don’t you play some music?

Good music that lifts one’s spirits.

That way you can pass good energy to the next person and keep the good going.

Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace and abolishing strife.

Kahlil Gibran

Thank you for reading.🫂👏🏾

From my desk: MORENIKEJI A. ODEBIYI