Cold winter mornings and some words from my heart…

Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…!

A cold Saturday morning that started at 7:34 AM for me, I found myself surrounded by my electronics A tablet, my phones and cables;

I don’t remember when and how I fell asleep last night without putting my devices on charging and I am waking up with 12% on this device and 15% on the other one…!

Let’s leave it at that…!(Wait no let me put them at charge first…)

A Saturday it is and I hope you are in your beds have a quilt over you that is providing much needed warmth in this cold harsh winter morning…!

There are a few people in my group that become addicted to Old Monk as soon as winter starts to hit them, some just bring one or two bottles of Morpheus(enough to last the whole winter) and take a sip of it in hot water as soon as they start to feel under the weather (Dawa Daaru…) 🥴

And then there are people like me who just sit in their beds and fall asleep just like that and run on sheer dedication without the support of any external forces to guide them, and when we get sick(Rarely) it usually means running to doctors and pharmacies to get our medicine…!

This in no way advocates that drinking is good for your health; there are things that won’t ever be good for your health—

drinking and smoking being a few of them…!

Coming back to the prompt…!

A positive example of when I’ve felt loved…!

How can I say this, but I’ve always been on the short end of the stick; I’ve seen people feel emotional and talk their heart out to me;

Trust me with their secrets, found acceptance and answers that they weren’t ready for yet…!

I’ve been the support system for many;

Some of who are still in contact with me, some who aren’t they too have turned out to be vibrant people; living their life to the fullest and I’m really happy for them…!

I’ve helped people come out of their slumps, talked them into giving another chance at love and found their partner;

But;

Never I’ve been on the long end of the stick,

I’ve always been the one who lends an ear, hears their heart out, their secrets that will stay with me until the end of me;

And that doesn’t mean that I haven’t had my share of love;

I’ve had support of my best friends, my cousins and a loved one who I parted ways years ago; due to reasons….;

Let’s not go there, it’s supposed to be a happy scenario that we have to paint here…!

I’ve truly felt loved by someone who stays within this heart even though the distance between us has become too far now;

Their embrace, their way of talking, the whole person they were they were loved;

And when that person went from my life it was a wound that never filled…

(Khair…)

The loved ones can even be your family who look after you,

A brother who works hard to make everything happen in the background,

A mother who prepares meals for you, checks up on your well being when she sees you down,

A sister who always awaits you, waiting to talk to you, is ready for your defense and even fights those who bring dirt to your name,

A father who loves you but can’t express it…!

Maybe you’re surrounded by love,

but,

you only want it if it’s coming from a single person,

And that person isn’t that interested in you…?

A dangerous situation to be in it would be…!

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍