It's my birthday!

June 13, 2022

It's my birthday!

Here I am, writing this, and all I can think of is gratitude. Lol, I'm about to turn this into a gratitude post.

I'm grateful to God for everything. Every single thing that is Grace Malik.

Mahn, I've evolved so much over the years. I'm not the same person I was yesterday, or last week, or last year.

Sometimes, I remember everything that happened last year and all I can say is, I'm grateful to God.

Last year, I cried. Last year I was broke everytime. Last year, I second guessed myself every minute. Last year, I had to work in a place where my worth is farrrrrr more. Last year, depression became my best friend more times than I can count. And even though I'm not where I want to be yet, I'm grateful to God for growth.

I'm happy for growth. This year I learned a lot, unlearned and relearned. I'm grateful because I grow everyday, my thought process has evolved and as a person I've evolved.

I'm grateful for Life. God is really good.

Earlier this year, I had a mental breakdown. It'd been building up in me but we all know how it can be, putting on a smile everyday when the heart is terribly hurting. It was a lot. So many things all at once and I felt like I was alone, I felt like God had forgotten me and my prayers and cries fell on deaf ears. I'm grateful because I was proven wrong. I was able to claw my way out of that dark hole I found myself in, never to find myself there again.

I'm grateful for my art. Writing has been there for me when there was just emotions and feelings and no one else. I've grown in the art of writing, I've gotten better and I'm learning to always be consistent.

And….. I wrote a book this year! Yayyyyy💃it's my first book and it feels so surreal. While writing it, sometimes I'd be in the mood and I'd write, edit, read again. Sometimes, I'd want to delete it and start all over again. It was a lot! But I'm grateful for where I am in my writing. PS y'all should expect more books before the end of this year by God's grace.

About BEING IFE, I actually never even planned on writing any book. Yeah, I knew it'd happen eventually---emphasis on eventually— lmao, so imagine my shock when late May this year, the inspiration came. And normally, I suppose give thanks to NEPA, God forbid sha😂 lol, because it kind of stemmed from the fact that there was no light, I was bored, my phone was dead, and I had a pen and paper at my front. That day, I wrote chapters one to three, on paper! And when I powered on my phone, I started typing it. Though I won't lie, majority of BEING IFE came on pen and paper. And I thank God for Ife, I remember I'll be very busy, and I'd hear her talking to me, omo! I'd rush and scribble it all down as e dey hot!

LMAO, it's so funny, the whole process. The funniest part is, I've always written in first person POV, and for BEING IFE, I had to do it in third person POV which I can say, was one of the most stressful parts of BEING IFE. Another one was the title, God o! Till yesterday, I was still confused on the title, but I think since the story centers on IFE, I got a good one laslas.

So y'all, my book is out! And I'm veryyyyyyy excited about it, yass!

You can get it here on Selar, https://selar.co/mxhz

And, since it's my birthday today, I'll be giving the book out for #550 only! Send me a DM on WhatsApp to get it, you definitely can't regret it. Here's the link: https://wa.me/2348121631618.

Also, I'm grateful for my family. In the face of adversity, my family has always been there for me and I know I always, always have a safe space in my family.

I'm specially grateful to my older siblings. God! I'm mightily blessed to have the siblings I do, and I pray God will continue to bless them abundantly.

Another thing I'm grateful for is music. I really don't think I can live without music. Music helps me be, feel, laugh and sing out loud like I'm kolo, lmao. I'm grateful for the gift of music.

So, I know I'll remember more later, buy for now, it's a wrap on my gratitude post!

It's my birthday y'all!😌💃.

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