THE LIONESS

Ever been in a place where it has felt like you've lost everything good you ever had? I have, multiple times. And while it has felt as though I was stuck in between a sharp rock and a hard wall slowly closing in at that time, I am now able to say that it was just a growing opportunity. And although it would be great to never feel that way ever again, I highly doubt that will be the case until I am lying in my coffin. So instead, I look forward to feeling that way again. I'll tell you why.

It has been one of those nights, where I woke up super early, wide awake with reflections. So I decided to finally update my blog. And honestly, I have given up on frequent blog posts. For a couple of reasons: firstly, writer's block is a real thing. I don't want to post for the sake of just posting, it will take away the genuineness of my words. And second, I neither have the time nor the discipline to update my blog routinely. But at least this time I posted within a year of my last post :) I consider that progress. I am just not going to make any more promises. I will post when I post. It's my personal blog anyways, so it should suffice for it to be updated as I desire.

Okay...back to the actual subject of this post:
A good friend once compared me to a lioness. He was talking about my strong hustle. I found it very flattering, actually. Mostly because of a lioness's strategy: She takes steps back only to pounce on her prey. 

I thought it was apt of the friend to compare me to a lioness. I know that I am a go-getter. I end up doing all it takes to get what I want, even if that means having to cut my losses at times, or taking some steps back, as a lioness would do.

I have lost a lot in the past. But only to gain some more from it later on. Take relationships, for example. I have let countless ones go in the past, only to land in a marriage that came with the most loving husband and an amazing pair of in-laws. 

Let's take business as another example. There were times when letting troublesome employees get their way was more strategic than rebuking them at that very moment. Because sometimes, allowing someone to think they are ahead in a game is the best strategy. Doesn't a lioness stay behind her pray too, only to attack it when least expected? There were also times when taking a loss and letting go of our best producers was best for our business. Yes, we had to take short-term losses by losing our top producers. But for the long-term sanity of our work environment, it is definitely better to remove any toxicity.

So I woke up with these thoughts very early this morning. I am not currently in a place where I feel as though I have lost everything. Rather, I am in a place of growth right now. Getting ready to pounce onto the next big steps and milestones of life. It's an exciting place to be in. It's a place where I end up reflecting more than I usually do though. I have more thoughts right now than I can process at once. But the thought of being a lioness is one that stood out the most.

My in-laws once used the analogy of the lioness to give me some pretty solid advice when it came to making some business decisions for our family business. They told me to be a lioness. It is alright to take a few losses (not necessarily monetary losses, metaphorical losses included) in order to get what I have my eyes set on. I really value their advice, it resonated with me. They are pretty successful businesspeople after-all, in my opinion. I have used their advice on countless occasions, both in business and in life in general. It hasn't failed me yet. 

So yes, I look forward to the next time I feel like everything is lost. Because I know that it's just a time when the lioness in me in taking steps back, getting ready to pounce onto what I have my eyes on.

P.S. I've gotten into art as a hobby lately. The lioness art above is not mine, I wish that I was that good. It is not one that I have had a chance to attempt yet, but it is on my list :) Soon.

Sayonara
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Hakuna Matata ✌️➕❤️​