Shades Of Lame




“To be invisible, paint yourself with the direct shade of zero. 
Leave nothing to chance, by taking nothing with you wherever you go.”
― Jarod Kintz,
 


The sabbatical leave was really need...very needed. New (almost
half )  month and an avant- garde tap of ideas. Time is really on a hamster wheel i swear!!!


To be fearless in a world full of so much to be done, one has to fear less to take that minute step before hitting the crown. Self doubt and comparison kills any efforts whatsoever made. 

I have been insomniac since the nest period. Everything changed. You hold your worried thumping heart and what pushes you to face tomorrow is that purpose. The purpose of self, dreams and the risk involved in riding on the never ending opportunities. That heart. The thumping heart. That's where the purpose is. Truth be told, without the proper organization the floor and the zero are your chum. 
 

When the sun shines make your hay.


Remember that time you had no job and all you did was get worn out with all that search and the never ending interviews? Deep down, you still maintained that spark to own your own business. Thanks to the IT classes you had taken in school, you had knowledge on how to take your passion to the next level. 


Still the idea of self employment was too much a risk. Jane*  the top student in your class had tried going the self employment way and had failed face down. It was terrible. Humiliating to say the least. How could you a simple guy driven by mere passion even make it a month on the same self trail? The loose change you had saved over the past years could not even level up to starting up a business let all alone feed and cloth you. Out of the blues networking sounds jumbo to do perfectly solely. You felt safe in that zone. The wandering zone. That hand out zone. The 'i can't' zone.




The way i see it, excuses are warm enough. Just like Ethan's blanket. So warm you don't want to let go. Too sweet you struggle to realize that the tank will run on E. Solitude, just like excuses, is also honey sweet. It is okay to be alone. Crowds are good but not always right. Alone ideas birth. Alone a yardstick.


Do you know Simone Segouin? No? What about Minna Salami? I don't know them either. I have just read about their many extra ordinary deeds that have mapped their avid actions. All for believing in self and not letting excuses come in their way. Simone Segouin was involved in the French Resistance war. Despite being a male dominated duty back then to be in the war, Segoiun created a chance for women to be involved in the Resistance. Minna Salami on the other hand is a Nigerian-Finnish writer, speaker and commentator on African feminism, society and culture. She is the founder of MsAfropolitan, a multiple award-winning blog with a feminist and pan-African leaning.


Stephen King once said, monsters are real so are ghosts. They live inside us and sometimes they win.


Every body wants to be a samurai warrior. I want to be Hercules probably The Rock, yes Mr. Dwayne is stronger than Hercules or do you think Lion King is better? 


Everyone  wants to be a beast until it's time to do what beasts do. Transforming others to believe in you and your brand starts from you believing in you. You eat, drink, dream and breathe self.

If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you will embrace all the excuses you can think of. You cannot stop a sneeze but you can control yourself from excuses to get solutions. The thin line is if's and but's to executing it!!


Talk soon,
Love and Hugs.


Comments

  1. You are such a great writer and I so enjoy reading your posts. They are deep and very meaningful. Thought provoking too. Thank you for this one.
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    1. Your kind words warm my heart always.
      Thank you for the support and love.

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  2. "Everybody wants to be a beast until it's time to do what beasts do."

    Isn't that the truth?

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  3. Nice article. Deep.
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  4. Because of our excuses, we will never know ... Great post

    xx Wangu

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    1. If those go, we can do all under the sun if only we believe!!

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  5. You had me at the caption!!! Brilliant writing. I can totally relate with the 'I can't zone' it took everything in me to take the leap out of there.

    Brilliant!!!!

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