C & F Newsletter | 2021 | Issue 2
Sometimes, I feel like it’s hard to show up…
Thank you for being here + Cheers to being intentional about doing great work
Hiya
How are you doing?
Before you go on to read the rest of this email, I’ll love you to pause and answer that question. Okay?
Whether you share your response with me or not, touch base with yourself and be sure you are doing what’s necessary for you to be genuinely good.
Now that you’ve answered that, we can go on.
In case you are wondering how I’m doing. I am feeling good right now as I type this email. For a moment recently, I felt tired. It could be normal adulting stuff or because I’m not eating well nor doing exercises. Whatever the reason, it doesn’t feel good when I’m tired and getting overwhelmed with life stuff.
But in all of these, God has been holding me up. There’s no other solid explanation for how I’m doing this life journey without fainting. So, thank God! I’m also grateful for the church family He has given me because they keep me accountable and strengthen me when I’m struggling to keep my head up. Oh, and I’ve been praying more this year. I love to see it.
Okay, that’s enough for now.
I wrote this email mainly to check in on you and welcome you to the second half of the year. Cheers to a splendid second half! You are doing amazing by merely not giving up.
Secondly, I wanted to get a bit personal instead of only notifying you of new posts on the hub. We are humans so we should connect.
Lastly, I wanted to share how I feel sometimes about the work I do at Colours & Flavours. Look, it feels difficult to show up sometimes. You would think it shouldn’t take a lot of effort to publish a blog post or an episode on the podcast but it does. Kudos to everyone creating anything.
There are times I wonder if what I do makes as much impact as I hope it does. Is the effort I put into this worth it? Other times, I come up with excuses why I should not do anything or go the extra mile to be excellent.
However, it does not take long before God sends answers to my questions or reminders to motivate me to do the needful. Most recently, He sent a powerful reminder through my Pastor. I learnt that the legitimacy of my excuses does not let me off from you the consequences of my action or inaction.
Although the context of my Pastor’s teaching was the importance of prayer, it reminded me that regardless of how I feel, there are consequences for what I do or do not do. Whether I’m tired or energetic, I need to put in the work for Colours & Flavours to be the Christian Lifestyle Hub I envision it to be.
So yeah, sometimes it feels hard to show up but it’s necessary I do so. Thankfully, God works in me giving me the desire and the ability to do the good things He wants me to do. I’ll keep taking it a step at a time walking with Him.
That said, this is the part I say thank you for the part you play too. A big thank you for taking this journey with me. Thank you for the feedback, the comments, for sharing and for checking in on me. A special thank you to Dipo O. Thank you for the messages and engagements on the hub. Finally, a heartfelt thank you to my special person who takes on so much work behind the scenes of Colours & Flavours and cheers me on always.
Okay, I think I can end here for now.
I love this space and I’m glad you’re here.
With regards to my question at the beginning of this email, I hope you are doing good or at least, making the necessary changes to be good. Feel free to hit reply and let me know.
We are in for a fantastic rest of the year. Get ready cus God’s with us.
Cheers to showing up intentionally because we have an important role to play here. We are the light and salt of this world.
Be good and speak soon.
💛
Oyinkansola
