Birthday Wishes and Reflections: A Heart Full of Thanks

By Nkiru Ogbuli

It’s my birthday people! “It’s my birthday, amma do what I like/amma kiss who I like…” (Birthday, Anne-Marie 2020). (Laughs) I am full of joy and appreciation to God Almighty for keeping me alive to see another birthday in good health and sound mind. We often take for granted those two and especially, soundness of mind! It is very possible to lose one’s mind with happenings in our society! If not for God, wetin I for be, where I for dey? I return all the praises to Him.

The last year wasn’t particularly the best year compared to the last three. Don’t get me wrong, there were many blessings. I am heathy and so are all my loved ones, I did the biggest job in my hosting career, got appointed the CEO of a reputable media company to mention a few, but I don’t think I took great decisions overall. It has been more of using my heart than my head, I must admit.

What I can tell you for a fact is that God put men and women in my life who made life easier at every point. In the past year, I found my tribe! Or should I say my tribe found me? Thank God for the vision He gave to our CEO Amb. Emem Everest. Being part of the Finewiners Network has significantly helped to make the last one year happier for me in ways I might not be able to express and I am truly grateful to be a part of the Network.

I am overall grateful for all the people who love me, who believe in me. Now I am not one of those people who would say, “…those who believed in me even when I didn’t believe in myself.” No! I will never not believe in myself! That day will never come but people’s belief in me can be mind blowing at times! Thank you if you are one of such persons.

I can not conclude without expressing my gratitude to God for giving me the biggest cheerleader anyone could ever ask for: My Mother! My one in a million mother, Mrs. Sussan Odimokiko Ogbuli. I am grateful to  her in more ways than I can truly explain. I pray to God to keep her in good health and sound mind, prolong her life, may she live longer than her mother and grandmother because God knows I owe her a lot! We will talk about this on another day. May God to keep her and grant her heart desires.

For me, I pray for divine health because what is life without good health? I also pray that I will not leave this earth without fulfilling my destiny. There’s a lot God has deposited in me I tell you. Sometimes, I sit and think about it. Not one person on this Earth can fully understand what it takes to be Nkiru Ogbuli. My prayer is that I will not return to my Creator without utilising each and every one of my talents for the benefit of humanity!

I will always be me. I don’t know how to be anything else to be honest. I will always stand for what I believe in. I will always have a voice. Not everybody will like that and it is fine. The best advice a wise woman gave to me in the previous year, I would be taking seriously as I go into this new year and that is, “Let people come and go. You remain the constant.” I am a good person, I will remain so, God being my helper, I have nothing to prove to anybody!

May we live to see another year in good health, sound mind and wealth.

Happy birthday to me! Cheers to everything great!

P.S: Finewiners are preparing to come and ‘scatter’ everywhere today. I am here for it!