Shade Odebiyi's Creatives.

Happy July! Dear Readers, 🪄

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I woke up early this morning, not for a purpose but because there is so much pressure on me to wake up that early. I believe I made that a priority from last night to be up this early because I am trying to avoid the outburst of not listening.

A lot of times I think that I am not making the right choice or listening to myself about certain things and how they play out or how they unfold.

“Maybe, that is just how it’s meant to be.”

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Every day you wake up, there is a new opportunity waiting for you, another chance to try and give it your all. It is another day staring at you and asking, “what do you want to achieve today?”

I remember sometimes when I was a child and I used to live with my grandparents, I barely fit into so many things with my friends, be it when they talked about movies, games, toys, music, recreational centers, and everything that was about.

I grew up trying to validate myself but I was withdrawn a lot from people and always frowned. This made a lot of my juniors fear me and they all thought I was mean or wicked. And I hated it so much. But I couldn’t bring myself to let them see that I was a “softie”. So I used it to my advantage. I mean- why not? It just seemed right.

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I had no idea I was constantly pushing away the people who could make me better, or the ones whose words could affect my decisions or influence them. I learned a lot, but when things were already bitter.

I believe we all have different things we are dealing with and at this time, we know better; to choose right, make better decisions, and make sure the ones after you do not make the same mistakes as you.

Who wants Ribena?

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Lately, I have been off toward everything, and things haven’t been so rosy. From trying to get a job to dealing with emotions, from trying to be a good big sister to my babies to trying to complete my July writing challenge just to mention a few.

I live while I still can, and I try to make the most of it. It could be hectic and sometimes make me irritable. But I’ll keep pushing because I know what I want, and that is what champs do.

Much Love,
‘ShadeOdebiyi

From My Desk: MORENIKEJI A. ODEBIYI