AGEING GRACEFULLY This morning after fajr ( morning prayer ), my daughter asked me how it feels to be "old". See me see trouble o! I just Dey my Dey o! I paused for a minute and remembered when I was so afraid of ageing because I saw so many women abandoned by their husbands for new younger wives. Hmm.." it feels pretty great" I replied with a broad smile on my face because I truly meant every word of it. It took work for me to accept the inevitable reality of ageing. I might as well do it gracefully jare! Who ever said I can't get a younger husband too sef in the event of abandonment. After all, it is a sunnah too.Isn't it? Hmm...I will be forty-seven years old in a few weeks and I am feeling blessed and grateful to God for the life I created for myself. In a few short years I have trained and become a master practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), a certified coach, counselor, mental health first aider, written numerous workbooks, developed programs, I am my own graphic designer and a member of the prestigious Forbes Coaches Council. Omo, I have every reason to be grateful for where I am in my life. Alhamdulillah! Back to my cheeky youngest daughter, I told her I had lived four of her life times and more sef! ( she is eleven years old). And she gave me a horrific look as though I am literally a Dinosaur
Ageing is a beautiful process. ( Don't be deceived it took great work for me to see it this way o!). There are so many versions of me residing in this my small body, and they all seem to be doing pretty well. Well, actually , most of the time. My life experiences have created these versions of me. Some I love and admire and others, wallah not so much. I am growing, evolving, ageing, dare I say living my life fully. Alhamdulillah! I have created a life for myself that I love waking up to almost everyday. I am pushing the boundaries of my thinking. I am becoming a woman I can admire and look up to, sometimes. Actually, most times, except when the "village people" things stir up a bit. ( Hahaha... not kidding ). Calm down, it is not so frequent, sha. Abi it is? Hmm... My mindset plays a huge role in this latest version of me. What I say to myself also does;
"I am worthy."
"I am enough."
"I am more than enough".
It is never too late to and I am not too old to create the life I know in my gut I deserve, prayed for, dreamed of, wished for and now work tirelessly for.
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