This year I am especially thankful for healthy friendships. They brought light into my life when I most needed it.
I am thankful for Feyi, my Nigerian friend turned sister who looks out for me as much as I look out for her. I’m happy for our meets ups and weekly calls. I’m thankful for such an honest, non judgmental friendship where I can be myself and fully trust each other.
I’m happy for Olivia and our lovely chats where we give updates about our lives at the moment, sharing opinions and discussing our daily lives. I’m thankfully about our periodic meet-ups for tea and coffee. Where we chat randomly about work life and mom life and about our kids.
I’m thankful for Chimuanya who is always coincidentally there at my most vulnerable moments, with kind, relatable words for me. I’m happy about our honest relatable conversations and for her honest criticisms too.
I’m thankful for Bisola who I love and trust. I enjoyed our little chats here and there and I’m thankful that this year has brought her good tidings, this is one of the highlights of my year. That my darling friend is going to reap the fruits of her labour. All of her hard work has paid off.
I’m thankful for Faith my partner in crime who I finally decided to trust. I’m thankful for the strength to trust and have honest conversations with her. She gave me courage when I most needed it.
I am also thankful for Abigail and Emmanuel, for the very random vulnerable conversations we have had this year. I’m thankful for the gift of trust between us.
I’m thankful for my husband who gave me the freedom to explore my sexuality, and I am thankful for the gift of sex toys. Thanks to these I now realise that I was indeed not circumcised, I just needed to learn about my body.
I’m thankful for the gift to live my life with courage this year. For the courage to buy the things I wanted without being afraid. Thankful for the gift to do the things I always craved without beating myself too much. Thankful for the courage to post the vulnerable content I hid away in my drafts for months. Thankful for the courage to take myself out of an abusive situation and thankful to God for granting me a much perfect alternative after letting go of the abusive situation.
This year I lived, I explored, I confidently trusted, and I am proud of myself for all of that.