Big Thank Yous For Life’s Little Joys And Big Blessings

Gratitude is what I feel. This evening, I visited a friend I’d lost touch with a while back, and I was surprised when I got a text from the person suggesting that we meet up. We had a lengthy conversation about life, love, hate and everything in between. On my way back, I took a short trip down memory lane. The route I took was so cool, calm and silent. Not as silent as a graveyard as I could still hear the soothing sounds of crickets chirping, my footsteps and that of those walking behind me. Something about that route soothed my soul. I smiled, sighed deeply and smiled again. As I walked, taking one step after the other, I found myself lost in deep thoughts, thinking about the past.

Gratitude is what I feel. This evening, I thought about life- my life and all I can say is that I’m grateful to everyone that has contributed to my growth. Firstly, I’m grateful to my parents. Growing up, my mom and dad went extra miles to cater for us. We weren’t so rich, but we could afford our needs, and to some extent, satisfy our wants. A few days ago, I shared a post of how my mom took a loan just to pay for my sister’s school fees. On another occasion (about four years ago), she took another loan to settle my school fees. Looking back, my parents have made countless sacrifices to put smiles on our faces. If there was a second world, I’d choose my mom and dad to be my parents over and over again. I wish I could go back to those days when it was just us- my parents and siblings- under the same roof. I’ve not talked to them in a while. Life has its way of keeping us busy with other things.

Gratitude is what I feel. I’m grateful to my siblings. I grew up with 3 older siblings. I wish I could go back in time and rectify my mistakes- not talk back at them- run errands without grumbling. Recently, a friend asked me a question: would you give your life up for anyone? Although I didn’t give an answer, someone came to my mind- my sister. I’m grateful to have her in my life and it is nice to see that things are finally going her way. It pleases my heart to know that she is doing well and happy. Last year, life placed its ugly fangs on our soft skin, piercing deeply. Yet, I’m thankful and grateful that my siblings (my family) are finally healing from those experiences.

Gratitude is what I feel. I’m grateful to everyone who has contributed to my growth on Hive. I’m grateful to the person who showed me the ropes. The person who didn’t get tired of my questions. I’m grateful to the friends I have made on Hive. Thanks to them, I’m a better Hiver than I was 2 years ago. I have so many people to mention, but I’ll save that till the end of the year when I make a “real” gratitude post. But for now, I’m grateful to have met @quduus1 during our days on Matrix. I wanted this post to be very short (very very short), but I think I wrote a bit too much.

The images in this post are mine

Thanks for reading.