Hey Guys &
Dolls,
Welcome to the third
instalment of my final series, ‘This Christmas’. This is a look that I styled
for the easy going, laid back girl who always looks great without making a ton
of effort.
And though I really
love this look, especially the bomber that I bought to replace the one I lost
in New York (as seen here), I wanted to talk to y’all about something else.
Around this time of
the year, many of us start planning what we are going to buy/receive for the
holidays along with what we are going to wear to all those crazy holiday
parties. However, there are the few, myself included, who plan for the next
year or at least the next quarter.
Planning for the
future, which in many case, is often followed by success can sometimes be
crippling especially if you don’t know what you’re planning for. I have a mind
that resembles ‘safari’ with 25 million tabs open mainly because I hate the
uncertainty of what may or may not come next or dare I say it, failure. My plan
A has always had a plan B and that plan B has always had a plan A and what 2016
has taught me going into next year by God’s grace is to simplify my plans to
avoid disappointment and exhaustion.
For example, when I
was 3, I told my Ma I wanted to be a Doctor and that plan was on track up until
I turned 18 with the plan B being I can always go into Medical research if that
doesn’t work out. Everything I did as a child, a teen and a young adult worked
towards making Plan A/B a reality until my plan didn’t go according to plan and
for a couple years after that, I was angry and hurt because I was exhausted, I was
without a new plan and I was lost. Life basically passed me by.
So what was my next
course of action? I wrote down all the things I was great at in order to decide
what field I was going to try my luck in next and here I am. I am a Medical
Scientist graduate with excellent mathematical prowess hoping to take on the
fashion industry next.
I wrote this in hope
that it might relate to someone out there whom is feeling lost and ‘left
behind’. You are not alone. Yes some people have it figured out and whilst we
are so happy for those people, life is about figuring it out for you. It is not
a race. If you are in a similar position to where I was, maybe try what I did.
Write down all your great strengths; you never know what you might come up with
or where you might end up.
