It is the story of a young lady, an ordinary lady, or maybe not so ordinary after all. Living each day, with a dream, those that you hear and laugh out loud, literally. Keeping her circle small, believing that she had the power and mind ability to do anything she put her mind to. Let’s call her ‘SuperWoman’.
Life moves on, she grows and begins to discover all that she can do, all that she was capable of, the level of self mastery that she had reached. A good thing? Yes! Definitely! A bad thing? Yes too! What side was hers going to lean on?
It is the apparent difference between her and society that created the bridge. The bridge that forced her to believe she was not good enough for society, I wonder who told her she had to fit in. The bridge that brought her mind back to earth, back to thinking small, back to talking small, back to looking down upon herself, back to focusing on what was wrong with her, back to having the desire of receiving accolades from human beings,back to fearing the lioness within her, back to rejecting herself, back to PLAYING SMALL! She forgets that life is a game. If you don’t play your cards right, you lose. If you let others play for you, you get an embarrassing loss. If you try to play like someone else, hah!, the worst downfall.
But then, something happens. . . Her soul thirsts. Her soul thirsts for who she used to be. Her mind wanders and she’s angry,depressed, frustrated! Losing herself was easy! She looks at herself in the mirror and literally asks herself,”Who are you?” “What happened to you?” “Can you find yourself again?” Her reflection in the mirror was a feeble being, but her reflection within herself was a lioness. Was returning possible? Would her reflections match again?
Four hours of sleep every night, sometimes less. She awakes to seek her creator, He created her so He knows best. She puts on motivational tapes, reads self-help books, but still, something was a miss. At this point, it was urgent. She needed to do something and fast. We can call it the process of a bouncing baby boy taking his first steps. The timing worries his mother but it doesn’t matter. Eventually, he walks,doesn’t he? And later on in life, probably becomes an athlete.
Here were her dreams, back in her books, back in her mind, back in her blood. Finally, she didn’t need anyone’s approval, only God’s. The toil was over! She was accepting herself. She was loving herself. Her insecurities? Hah!, they were nothing but vague words on her translucent bathroom window. She was willing to push! To go beyond her comfort zones and be the best she can be. She was growing BOLD. She had heard before, that playing small does not serve the world, and what was she here for? To serve the world as commanded by her Savior of course. She was now ready. Ready to get back on her feet again. Ready to run her race again. Ready to inspire again. Ready to make the best wife. Ready to build her strong tiny circle again. Ready to be who she was born to be. THE BOLD WINNER. THE LIONESS! She is back. Back to the game!
So today I ask you, what it limiting you? What have you done about it? What can you share with the world today? What is your story?
#BoldEnough
Rhys said:
Deep… You have some skills. Love a good abstraction before breakfast.
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shinina said:
Thanks Rhys.
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Rachael Lendy said:
Shini i love nice piece wht a good role model….
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shinina said:
Thank you Rachel.
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John said:
So inspiring!
Thank you.
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shinina said:
Thank you John.
Bless others with it as well.
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drunxi said:
my story am unable to lite my spark!!
:-,(
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shinina said:
Hello Drunxi,
Your spark is within you. You just need to find a way to bring it out. Let the small victories you have encountered, help you bring it out. Read self help books, I recommend The Seven Habits of Highly Effective people by Stephen Covey and The Monk who sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma. Wish you all the best in creating your story. #BoldEnough
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Brenda Ngugi said:
#BoldEnough, thanks a lot Shini for the wise words, you remind of those times when one is lost in a crowd n can’t really understand their sole purpose in.life and who they really are,
You remind me of the many times we go back to the drawing board to identity ourselves n the single attributes which make us unique, but #truthbetold we find ourselves in our Maker,
thanks again
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shinina said:
Thank you too Brenda.
May those moments be the moments that bring out something in you that will change the world.
Yes! God knows it all, God will help us discover ourselves in a greater way… God is everything.
God bless you.
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Brendah said:
just what i needed.
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shinina said:
Thank you. Barikiwa.
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mugo said:
Wow! I’m greatly impressed by this mainly because it puts to word the part of me that I have been and continue trying to figure out:breaking away from the ‘small’ mentality;more so because this right here is amazing! Amazing! work…all the more respect.
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