What if I told you there was a cheat code to living a life of Fulfilment?
Many people in the world today are seeking to experience a more fulfilled life.
But like the old Nigerian proverb says, "most times, what you are looking for in "Sokoto" is in your "sokoto".
Since I understand this is a community of diverse languages, permit me to give an explanation of what the above proverbs means.
Sokoto is a Northern state in Nigeria. Amazingly, the word Sokoto also doubles as the yoruba term for "Trousers" or "Pocket".
More like homographs.
Hence, what we sometimes try to look for outside is right there with us, as close to us as our clothe can be.
We always fall into the trap of thinking that what makes us live a fulfilled life is externally-derived.
We also sometimes tend to think that we have to always do something to experience fulfillment.
However, until we move from Do-ing to Be-ing, there are certain levels of Fulfilment we may not enjoy.
Let me share a short story with you. In this story I'll be revealing a cheat code to living a life of fulfilment I talked about in the title of this write-up.
Ada was the first of 3 children, she is a typical example of the African "first daughter syndrome" that is most times burdened by the responsibilities of taking care of her younger siblings, and the affairs of the family.
She is 25 years old now, but in her short years of life, she has experienced what many of her contemporaries hadn't experienced.
She lost both parents at age 14 hence she had to drop out of secondary school as there was no one to take care of her school financial commitments.
She started fending for herself and her siblings ever since then.
She had just started learning the art of sewing 3 months before her parents died.
She used to go after school hours. Her parents already paid the full payment for her training, so when they died she was still able to continue her training there.
She finished her training and started making dresses for people and was quite good at her craft.
She made efforts to go back to school at age 20.
She enrolled for The GCE exam and passed at one sitting. Filled with joy and enthusiasm she applied for the University tertiary matriculation exam (popularly known as JAMB), but experienced 5 repeated failures in the exam.
She felt depressed.
As she wasn't able to meet up to her expectations.
She felt life was throwing too much at her and she began to sink deep into the overwhelming flood of self-pity, rejection and depression.
She stopped making dresses for people as she felt she was not good enough because of her repeated failures and set backs.
Her life was in a bad shape and she thought nothing good could ever come out of it again.
I almost forgot about her siblings, pardon me.
Her siblings who were much younger than she was were eventually taken up by a distant relative who was in another city.
She couldn't go with her distant relative because she wanted to finish her sewing training. Her tutor decided to take care of her daily feeding hence she didn't have to worry about feeding.
One day Ada was walking along the road side, dejected and dissatisfied with how her life has been, she sat down under the scorching sun to catch some breath.
Where she sat, she found a small sign post that read "No matter how bad things are, there is always something to be grateful for"
This caught her Interest and she decided to go closer to the signpost. As she went, the owner building which had the signpost sighted her and beckoned on her seeing that she appeared interested in the content of the signpost. Then, he offered her a book.
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The book was titled Gratitude; The cheat code to a life of Fulfilment
She took the book and thanked the man.
Little did she know that she had just been handed a key to unlocking a life of joy, happiness and fulfilment.
She hurried back to her place and did some house chores and decided to read the book.
It was a 36 page book.
After reading the book she decided to get herself a journal to write out everything that had happened to her in the past; both good and bad, and be thankful for them.
She wrote things like, "Even though I didn't like that my parents died at such an early age, I am thankful that they sent me to a good school while they could and also enrolled me to learn sewing and even paid the money in full."
She also wrote, "even though I would have loved that I grew up with my siblings, I am thankful that they got a distant relative to take care of them because I wouldn't have been able to fend for them."
She also wrote, "I am thankful that I am thankful for the repeated failures in JAMB, because now I am being redirected to go into the fashion industry rather than strive to become a Lawyer which I did really have the desire for."
Within a month she began to notice that she was now experiencing new levels Peace, Joy and Satisfaction.
Nothing physical had changed about her yet, but her attitude was changing and she felt more fulfilled waking up every morning, thanking God for another day, resuming at her work place to make dresses for people.
This inspired a lot of her colleagues and even clients as she did her work with so much enthusiasm and courage.
Before she knew it, her revenue started growing.
So I ask you, What does Fulfillment look like for you?
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Good point. Dedication and thankfulness have high importance
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