Today as I was coming home from work ,I had a very good chat with my work mate whom I got a lift from,our chat consisted of banter of the things we did whilst we were young at secondary and primary school and what happened to us along the way.
The chat started when we passed Ridgeway, Lusaka and we saw games of volleyball and netball being played and my work mate asked me if I had ever enjoyed any sport .My answer was, used to play volleyball and netball and discus throwing too whilst at Secondary school and at Primary school I was a long jump champion,I enjoyed swimming and 100 meters sprint was my forte.
My reply took us back to the days when we were in high school ,I in particular was very good at volleyball and represented the school that I even reached district levels and also discuss throwing almost got me to be part of the Zambia National Athletics team but couldn't be as I was in my final year of high school and my aunt who I used to live with then advised that I make a decision between being an athlete or concentrating on my education and of course being me the latter won (lol) .This was because the athletes were considered to be not serious with education and that they would never progress in life.
I focused on my education and went on to graduate with a certificate and here I am, now pursuing my Degree in Mass communications (proud me).
Another memory apart from the sports activities that makes me proud when I look back was the way I would read anything and everything and remember every piece of information I read ,the novels I'd read I'd be so engulfed in and picture myself as one of the main characters.(from Harry potter- JK Rowling To ,The other Side of Midnight-Syndey Sheldon)
For my extra curricular activities I was in social clubs like the child rights club of which I was the first female president in the Southern region of Africa , Anti-AIDS club , The Press club ,Debate club.I also joined the jets club at one point just to be part of the team who would travel out of town.Boy did the Jets club travel a lot for science fairs.
I used be the guru of writing ,I wrote stories from my head a whole lot of comprehensive writing that Id write away ,my teacher of English would enter me into writing competitions of which Id always be in the top three .
Looking back at those days and where I'm at today its so very different ,I ask my self where is that me that had such a brilliant mind ,active active body ,active life?My love for writing and reading actually shaped my future of being in the Media world,but I guess the enthusiasm and zeal disappeared with all of life's responsibilities. Not all is ever lost ,still salvaging what I once had ( Its all coming back to me now )
These were just my thought and memories of the distant past.
do you have such thoughts? How do you get over them? what would your advice be to a young lady that is struggling between now and past realities ?
My last words are "Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret. Put your head up high an concentrate on your stregnths "
The chat started when we passed Ridgeway, Lusaka and we saw games of volleyball and netball being played and my work mate asked me if I had ever enjoyed any sport .My answer was, used to play volleyball and netball and discus throwing too whilst at Secondary school and at Primary school I was a long jump champion,I enjoyed swimming and 100 meters sprint was my forte.
My reply took us back to the days when we were in high school ,I in particular was very good at volleyball and represented the school that I even reached district levels and also discuss throwing almost got me to be part of the Zambia National Athletics team but couldn't be as I was in my final year of high school and my aunt who I used to live with then advised that I make a decision between being an athlete or concentrating on my education and of course being me the latter won (lol) .This was because the athletes were considered to be not serious with education and that they would never progress in life.
I focused on my education and went on to graduate with a certificate and here I am, now pursuing my Degree in Mass communications (proud me).
Another memory apart from the sports activities that makes me proud when I look back was the way I would read anything and everything and remember every piece of information I read ,the novels I'd read I'd be so engulfed in and picture myself as one of the main characters.(from Harry potter- JK Rowling To ,The other Side of Midnight-Syndey Sheldon)
For my extra curricular activities I was in social clubs like the child rights club of which I was the first female president in the Southern region of Africa , Anti-AIDS club , The Press club ,Debate club.I also joined the jets club at one point just to be part of the team who would travel out of town.Boy did the Jets club travel a lot for science fairs.
I used be the guru of writing ,I wrote stories from my head a whole lot of comprehensive writing that Id write away ,my teacher of English would enter me into writing competitions of which Id always be in the top three .
Looking back at those days and where I'm at today its so very different ,I ask my self where is that me that had such a brilliant mind ,active active body ,active life?My love for writing and reading actually shaped my future of being in the Media world,but I guess the enthusiasm and zeal disappeared with all of life's responsibilities. Not all is ever lost ,still salvaging what I once had ( Its all coming back to me now )
These were just my thought and memories of the distant past.
do you have such thoughts? How do you get over them? what would your advice be to a young lady that is struggling between now and past realities ?
My last words are "Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret. Put your head up high an concentrate on your stregnths "
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