LifeSightsSound

Oh my… it has been a min since I wrote anything, the beginning of the year flew past and I had to flow with the momentum…

I started writing actively over a year ago to fill a certain void or as I would like to say an itch in my life, I was in a foreign land, highly racist, I was black, crazy hair (as one of my colleague would say) and a boss that wasn’t fair at all so I needed an escape, something to make me happy at the same time grateful, and oh boy I forgot about the bland food and dreadful weather… writing was my go to place.

Now the day is over (just like that song we used to sing 🎵 back in the days) my assignment is completed and I am moving on to the next phase of my life.. a couple of things happened and I would share a few..

If you read my blog you would know I had a racist line manager when I came to the foreign land (how I like to call it), after going through the initial shock, I got confident enough to call her out on the things that were wrong, I had the boldness to step up and share my truth and God knew my heart and she was told to leave… yippie

I got a new line manager who was very very supportive that I wished she was my line manager from the beginning of my assignment, probably I would have been too nostalgic to leave.

The head of my team that I complained to but he decided to pick the side of my racist line manager got asked to go (not my doing)

I had become more confident in my black skin, more vocal, less intimidated in been African and more culturally embracing. I have learnt what it means to be strong even when my heart was weak and nobody saw the tears that rolled down my eyes every morning.

My walk with God was strengthened, the relationship blossomed. I learnt that my strength needed some inner strength, I thought I was strong but I learnt to be broken and still stand…

Most of all I didn’t give up my values, the things I held on to dearly, my passion, drive, integrity and open heart…

Now that another journey is before me, I have taken the lessons from my other journey and applying it to this one knowing that with God All things are possible

Yours Sincerely

CIA