How do you see humble beginnings??

             Frame It!!!....The best days are close already.

          One day in my life, a long time after I had left secondary school, I was going through my school box, and lazily looking through all the last set of books I used during secondary school. Then I stumbled upon them. My different Journals and letters. The letters included those that were written to me, and those I failed to give out, due to lack of courage or any other reason. Boom! I sat down there and began to read. I've always loved reminiscence and reading with all my heart. So, I seamlessly spent quite sometime on that spot, reading those stuff, and trust me, I had a swell time. I laughed so hard, and I pinched myself at  different times. I am sure, you can guess the reason by now. Damn!...I felt stupefied and really surprised. For the letters I wrote, I kept on asking no one in particular..."Did I ever draft this?", "Like, Who does this? For those I received, I also asked myself.."Did I actually receive and cherish this?"(Yeah...They got home with me, and stayed with me that long, because I actually cherished them). It was ridiculously unbelievable. The journals I kept were the worst hit. I recorded many petty things that if they occur in my life right now, I would totally ignore. Yeah, it was that bad🤦.
             At the end of that exercise, I discovered I had begun to cry sometime  during the exercise. Okay, here is what happened,...I was deeply overwhelmed. As at that time in my life, I was already settling into the university, and I was doing excellently well academically, and I know the kind of essays I wrote. They were nothing close to these letter drafts, even though the letters were supposed to be informal and casual...The difference was too clear. You know another striking thing that happened?? Throughout that day, I was extra grateful and I held myself in high esteem, as someone who had actually improved overtime. I mean, It was very much evident💯, I had just seen proof.
              It doesn't matter, they say, actually matters a lot. Because I kept those records, I was able to see them that day. Because I saw them that day, I was able to appreciate how much I had improved. Because, I appreciated how much I had improved, I saw myself in a better light, and had my self esteem boosted.This is exactly how the circle goes. Permit me to  call those starting out days " Humble beginnings".

       SOME EXAMPLES OF HUMBLE BEGINNINGS

• Say, you're a prolific writer now. This is me congratulating you. But remember the first article you wrote?, or generally your first attempt at writing? Remember how it sucks to even look at it now?. I can relate. I once stumbled upon an essay I wrote for a competition many years ago. I was not able to submit it, because I was late. But I had already put it in an envelope, and was all set to hand it over. Funnily enough, the day I stumbled upon it, I was all thankful I never submitted it. It looked really awful.
• Or you're this photographer who has it in life already in terms of money and fame. Effortlessly, your pictures just always stand out. Do you remember the days people dashed you their pictures, because you finished work "negatively" on their pictures? Or the first picture you ever took, that if you look at today, you'll be wondering if you were actually sleeping while capturing.
• Maybe you're that project manager who currently handles big events in the country without stress? Remember, that small event which was a flop due to mistake from you, which you cannot make today even if you are called upon at the dying minute?
• What about your first blog post in which you may have even made grammatical errors?
• Or could it be you who is a renown public speaker, but you once ran off the stage during one of your first public speeches?

          The list is inexhaustive, but trust me, we all have that story. None of us was born into perfection. We made mistakes. We tried out things that didn't work out. We were at some point overwhelmed. Some of us even lost hope at some point in time. But look where you are now. My point is, your humble beginning is not, and would never be something you should be ashamed of. Instead, you should FRAME IT, because it is a very essential part of your success story.

 SOME REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD FRAME YOUR HUMBLE BEGINNINGS

• It is a big and essential part of your success story. You'll someday tell that story..this is something you should know.
• It helps you to measure growth and improvement. You'll practically be amazed at how far  you have come.
• It gives more hope to the person looking up to you. It does more of the assuring than you can do, and helps them believe in themselves more confidently.
• Truthfully, there are some of these stories which are too embarrassing to bring out. Nonetheless, these ones give the most reasons to be grateful.  Check it out.
• Through reflections on all you have framed, you learn, unlearn and relearn. This happens naturally.

            So, somehow,I have been screaming frame it, since, and someone would be wondering.. How exactly does one frame experiences, write-ups, stars and all those intangible stuff. Well, let's do this. For tangibles, keep them. For intangibles, a deep cherishing, adoration and continual reference would go a long way. Write them down too.Whenever you try out something new, record that experience no matter how bad it is. Never, I repeat, never completely erase them from your success story. They make it complete. The story I told at the beginning actually happened accidentally, but ever since then, I have made it an obligation to be intentional about framing my humble beginnings, and I always set out a time to reflect on them.
           Let me conclude with this. Just so you know, you're going much farther than this. All of this is just one more phase before the next. One day you'll get to that height you've always wanted to get to, and you will have to tell your story to someone. That's why I am telling you to frame these little days of struggle and poor output. You will have a reason to be grateful for them someday.

           Thank you very much for reading to this  point. You have any contributions to make or anything to say generally?..Please leave your comments in the section below. Remember, you're the reason I keep writing. The goal is to make you better. In other words, you're my muse, so don't stop coming, I would always be here. And please,don't forget to talk to your creator today. Your  favorite writer, Joy💜.