GRATITUDE CHALLENGE DAY 3.

......Well well well it’s said not to expect anything from your friends. Friendship itself is the greatest gift you will ever receive in life. You are all such a blessing in my life and so today while im still in a fervent spirit Ill take a moment to say Thanks;I know I’m gonna get mushy because of you guys tsk tsk !! Note: will claim amnesia if asked about this post hahaha.My friends (which entails all of you here, sorry cant tag everyone) and boy do I have some crazy ones, friends that sometimes make me want to kill them, some that point out the truth in my face whether I like it or not with no shame, arrrghhhh some that are always there when I need a shoulder to cry on, some that get mad at me for the stupid things I ALWAYS do, hihihi others that make me do silly things in public and not care, others who I only know from posts and comments and make me bawl with laughter the whole day, needless to say you are my daily fix,(which reminds me I have to thank the Internet too, bummer!)I could never be more grateful, Thank God for you all, for the posts that I see here to the hilarious comments that you make each and every day, Theen there are those who ask the toughest questions I’ve ever been asked... Isok your turn is coming!! For those that I’m privileged to see now and then I say thank you, how you all can stand me is still a mystery: D I know I am a total grump, sometimes not a very fun person to be around to, you’ve listened to me vent and make a total fool of myself at times and still stuck it through,thats what friends are for anyway, I wish you all blessings from above, May the Lord continue to keep you. You guys are just the best and always make me happy. Love you all!! Now let’s pretend that this never happened and play it cool 

GRATITUDE CHALLENGE DAY 2......

GRATITUDE CHALLENGE DAY 2......WOW,Family ... arguably one of most important relationship in a person’s life, So, I'll just say that you are the greatest blessing in my life , Now you think you'll have to listen to my long and boring talk…Well, you are right. I'll try to make them shorter and funnier, but they still remain long and boring. So, listen to me…Thank you! Thank you for being with me all through all the difficult times, God knows I’ve had my share ,Your support and understanding gave me the strength to continue in this(sometimes) unfair life,, Starting with you dad John Mburu, the pillar of our humble home,Thank you for encouraging me to work hard because nothing comes easy,for teaching me to be patient (something that till now sija grasp fully)and for working hard to provide for our family and mummy the Glue stick that holds us together, Thank you for being my mom, for the good morals you’ve bestowed on us and for loving us unconditionally, you never picked a favourite between us(most of the time I wished you’d just pick and t’would be me LOL yeah I know I’m selfish, but all the same you’ve always, always been there, words are/will never be enough, thank you because you always treat us like adults by trusting the decisions that we make and being there when we mess up ,actually you never really told me what I should do or study when i grew up, you believed in me and my valid dreams..Thanks ma ’when I grow up I wanna be just like you , to you bro,karibu nikuite small bro, then I remembered you tower over me you nigga! hehhe you still act like my older brother sometimes,It’s nice to have you watching out for me,You act like a tough guy but najua you are really more sensitive than most guys, you are the type of person that deserves to go someplace big in life and I pray for you each day that you reach your dreams, and to my lovely little girl Evelyn, how I adore you, yes you came later after we were all grown up,i know we always tease you but that’s the price you have to pay for being lasty and the baby of the house! Can’t wait for you to grow up kid, you are such a smart ass sometimes I fear you! Big sis is so proud of you!! I pray to the almighty that he’ll continue showering his blessings upon the Mburu family cheers!

GRATTITUDE CHALLENGE DAY 1......

 Today I want to show my gratitude to the almighty  God, my Dad, the best friend/Companion who will never leave me, thank you for the life that you have given me, I know I don’t say it much but I don’t take it for granted, to say than I am grateful is an understatement, actually there are no enough words to express how I feel about you(Im sure everyone experiences this), I am glad and fortunate that I am alive at this moment and have hope for a tomorrow/future..You are an amazing father and I want to grow close to you each and every day, you truly deserve all the Glory and Honour for there is no one like you, praises be unto you my father, This great day dedicate it to you, so unfortunate that on this social site I am unable to tag you but you are and will always be embedded in my heart FOREVER. Thank you

BURIALS

Someone who is no more cannot put up any defense –this is usually something that people always forget, why should we pretend during burials? After all they can’t hear us? This is where we go wrong, I tend to think that we should be honest as we possibly can.

I am sure all of us have lost loved ones and have at one time or another attended burials over the years, the first thing that catches your eyes during this painful events is the fashion style, what with the whole black ensemble, big black hats, black shiny sunglasses, stockings and to top it all the teary eyed lasses and gentlemen who are always doing the knight in shining armor thing on the fainting ladies! Its not surprising to find out that most of them were not even related to the guy in the casket.

Ok I’m not here to criticize just painting a picture of what is normally seen there, my issue here is with the lies that harbor the events come the speech time, lucky you if you are named among the speakers because then you can pour your heart out either positively in the case of Kenyans why oh why do you have to go through that excruciating process of lying through our teeth…the truth shall set you free I always say, don’t mind the talks after all the society is there to do so!but you would have greatly helped.

 Once I was to speak at a colleagues burial and had so much to say and to tell the truth they weren’t nice things, he had died of a car accident due to drunken driving and I wasn’t about to ruin his reputation in front of all those mourners, I had to have a speech but on the eve of the burial all I had to show was ‘ladies and gentlemen’. I decided to reveal the good the bad and the ugly but on the dreaded day I found myself praising him almost declaring him a saint! I regret my actions, and I promised there and then to always say what is in my heart, regardless of the consequences.

If the dead guy was as stingy as the word goes then why not raise hell and admit the truth and in the process advising those with same characteristics out there to stop the behavior! If he was one of those corrupt guys always asking for kitu kidogo why not say his ways were shrewd? I am probably digging my own grave at this moment but I’m not shying away from the reality and believe me I do understand that as human beings we hate being seen as hypocrites and especially by the deceased relatives, but how many times have we heard only good things about the deceased knowing very well that the latter was the rudest or meanest person you knew  and there they are explaining how he or she was always concerned about people’s welfare or how they were always there to listen to your problems! I am sure that if people’s thoughts were read out loud for all and sundry to see hell would probably freeze over!

I don’t disagree that it’s an omen to speak ill of the dead, but why were you not that appreciating when the poor guy was alive? Why wait till he’s gone? Why cover up the crazy things he used to do? When finally after the ceremony you will go on explaining to all who care to listen how he had borrowed large sums of money that you don’t even know how the family is ever going to repay!

So if you are attending a burial I dare you to shed off the mask!!

By: Beautiful Nyakio