In
a post on her IG page this afternoon, actress Iyabo Ojo, shared her story of
humble beginnings. She disclosed how in the past, all she got from her ex was
N100 to feed her son, her unborn daughter and other relatives living with her.
According to her, she wasn't born poor, love made her journey down the lane of
poverty and hardship. Read her post below...
Be
grateful! It helps u appreciate d little u have knowing fully well that there
are better days ahead! A time had been when all i got on a gud day in our one
room apartment where 2 of my inlaws also lived with us was 100 naira daily to
feed my son, my unborn daughter n myself which didn’t even come regularly but
with love n gratitude i managed it knowing that i was still in a better place
than someone who was suffering from one deadly disease that had no cure n i
also believed that one day i will have more than enough to go
round bcos i deeply believed in myself. i blamed no one 4 my mistakes, i took
out my pain n frustration on no one, i refuse to be lazy, i refuse to allow my
mistake n situation rule n take d better part of me 'yes! sometimes i break
down, most
especially when my babies fell ill n i know say no money, hummm d tears where
so uncontrollable but i never gave up! I got a job, worked as a sales girl 4 a
while, sent myself to school doing part time, later got a better job n worked
as a secretary, i was so hard working that in few months i was promoted to a
site manager with a salary of then 18k monthly until one day i lost my job
bcos they felt a male was better off. Though they did gud by paying me a
3months salary upfront still i was very unhappy, i had 2 babies! i remember
crying all d way home that i missed my bus stop, again i blamed no one n i
never lost hope i then decided to start trading, i went into d business of
buying n selling clothes, i started my own business with just 30k chai i lost
alot of weight o bcos of d stress, dont be mistaken i wasnt born poor, love
made me journey down that lane but now am glad i did bcos i understand what it
is to be poor n appreciate every little thing i have achieved! Thank u Lord!
Now am telling part of my story to help encourage any poor mother who feels she
cant make it bcos she has kids n u ask ur self where do i start from, d society
is bad, am too much 4 this job, i have failed so i give up, No No No u can be d
best of u, never give up on ur self, start anyhow, even if u have to sell pure
water or do odd jobs. #proudmothers #strongwomen#mytruelifestory #bemotivated
#beinspired #begrateful
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