2018
was quite frankly the best year of my life till
this year 2019, which will be even better. I started the year finding out I had a health condition. It scared
the hell out of me, especially because the doctors said “Oh, there is no cure for
this except you have surgery.” Strangely enough, the worry did not last, I felt
peace knowing the ultimate Doctor was my father. I prayed just one prayer, “God
if you love me as much as I know you do, don’t let them have to cut me.” And true
to his word, like magic I was made whole and well. If only I knew the awesome
plans waiting ahead for me.
Prior
to that I had been hoping to get this particular job for the longest time,
somehow someway when I was not expecting, this job came through. All of a
sudden it looked like Rere was special, as if I knew more than my mates. During
the course of the year, I kept super late nights because of work and despite Lagos
not being the safest of places, I got home safe each night. At every turn, I
had angels sent to help me out of every situation that seemed like a big deal. That
definitely was not my doing, a superior power was watching over me.
In
the same 2018, I started and completed a self-sponsored 6-months branding
course, which when I started, it felt like I was wasting my time. Today I can
proudly say that knowledge from that course which I applied in my business
(@footwearbyrere) has yielded plenty fruits. One thing stood out, and that was the
fact that I was a benefactor of God’s grace. I fell, I stood, I learnt and I grew.
All I had to do was want something enough and tell him, he’ll hand it to his
baby girl.
In
everything I learnt to be grateful, to give thanks, no matter what. It was in
the tiny things, I found my own testimony. There were some low points, times
when I cried and just questioned everything in my life but the good definitely
outweighed the bad. I learnt some valuable lessons in 2018, some of which
include that in order to live the best out of life you need to be true to
yourself. Be real to your heart, because the moment you start to lie to
yourself then you deprive your soul of peace. The right people will stay, the
right people will be attracted to you because you are proud of who you are. You’re
not too weird, or too quiet, or too ambitious or too fiery, nobody should be
allowed to make you feel like your dreams are too small. As long as you stay
humble, you believe and you are not too scared to embrace your imperfections,
things definitely will work for good.
My
biggest lesson of the year was realizing that most of us live our lives for
other people. Our state of mind and choices are based on the simple question “What
Will People Say?” We make decisions as simple as the clothes we wear,
the friendships we keep, and the food we eat, based on
the fact that other people are watching and listening. You forget that your
happiness should be the only thing that matters, your ability to make decisions
and be proud of them. Choices you can stand by and defend because you know it
is really what you want, not what someone else wants for you.
The
goal for 2019 is to stay happy and spread happiness. Frustration, confusion,
sadness, fear, all those things come into play the moment you start doing things to get approval and acceptance. When you try to tailor your choices to what
the society expects of you, that’s when things start to go wrong. There are
only 2 people you owe anything; the Creator who gave you life and YOU. Everybody
will not approve of your choices or even your lifestyle, so why care? At the
end, they are all just selfish people looking for what is in it for them, your
life is yours for a reason.
2019 is for doing
things that make you stand out,
It’s for embracing
the fact that you are Abnormal (Above Normal),
2019 is for
multiplying, being a source,
It’s the year to make
life changing choices, the time to forget the meaning of the word regret,
Its 365 new opportunities,
12 new chapters and YOU are your own author.
Embrace who you are
and enjoy the best out of life.
Lastly,
what do you want to be remembered for in 2019?
The
answer to that question lies in the decisions you make all year long.
I
wish you all the best and I love you.
Cheers
to 2019!!
Love,
Rere.
