Dear Young Change Maker
Michael Abdullahi
Education Development Practitioner |Community Engagement Strategist | Grant Specialist/ Administrator|
Dear Young Change Maker
I'm glad to know that you have made the decision to grow and you have been so intentional about it, I see how you have continuously work diligently to earn your place.
I count myself very fortunate and honored that you have chosen me to be part of this your growth process, I'v seen how you have evolved in the last couple of months and I'm indeed humbled by your level of submission and commitment not just to me alone but also to yourself, I want you to know that I'm super proud of you.
Three Things I Will Truly love You To Know
1. I want you to know that first God loves you and he will never forsake you so no matter the setbacks you encounter on this journey, always remember to return to him for help because he(God) is the master planner and he has the blue print in his hand.
2. No matter the height of a skyscraper, it can't and won't survive without a foundation so as you attain the great heights, please don't forget the foundation(the people or relationships) that supported you when you were lost in the crowd because men are integral part of this process and if you want to long last in this space then value men (Relationships).
3. I want you to know that rejection is part of the process because it reveals your weakness and strength so be prepared and learn from it rather than allowing it to weigh you down.
Just To Reiterate My Commitment To You
My commitment to you is that we will co-learn and grow together so that means I'm not an all knowing being because only God is and I'm not ready to contest that with Him.
So please don't act surprise if I don't have answers to all of your questions but one thing I can assure you is that we will by God's grace always find our way out of those special and challenging days in our lives together.
Look I'm aware that you have high regards and uttermost respect for me and I'm deeply grateful but please don't get me old with this "sir" thing ( Forever Young ??).
I want to remind you again that you are not obligated to discomfort yourself in anyway just to comfort me. I appreciate all that you have done thus far but I'm also aware that you have other responsibilities too so please don't stress it.
New Update
2020 is a year of endless possibilities which we all agreed and so the curriculum has just been reviewed and updated.
Look for the remaining part of this year we will not just be talking about social development, personal development, Fellowships,travels or all of the amazing work we are doing alone.
We will take out time to breathe and ask ourselves this two questions; How are you doing? How are you living? (you know that this is not 'I'm fine answer' response? ?? ..!).
The truth is I've discovered that most times we get so immersed in our work and helping others and forget about ourselves, so we will have an around conversation for the remaining part of this year.
~We will have conversations around your relationship (your boo or bae and if there's no one yet we will figure it out)
~We will talk about our finances
~We will talk about our families
~We will talk about our secret place ( our relationship with God)
~We will talk about our health
Trust me we will have an wholesome conversation.
Before I Signed Out
Here Is What You Owe me
Remember that regardless of how you see me, I'm still human and as such I've inadequacies so the day you notice that I start deviating from those principles which I once upheld and built my life/work upon or the ones that attracted you to me please I want you to know that you owe me that responsibility to call my attention to it and if perhaps you think you wouldn't be able to directly tell it to my face please do well to at least remind me of this post today, thank you.
Till I write you again
Keep moving forward
Yours Sincerely
?Michael Abdullahi | 2020
Linux System Administrator | DevSecOps | Platform Engineer
4 年Sometimes, it weighs you down and fear of rejection keeps you away from trying again, but by learning from failures and rejections makes one even more stronger.