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I can’t stop thinking about Elijah sitting underneath the juniper tree & asking God to die. God sent an angel who says, “This journey is too much for you. Rest & eat.” & Elijah does. He wakes up still feeling hopeless, & the angel repeats himself.

It took Elijah longer than he wanted to get better. Sometimes we want to move but we can’t. Sometimes the journey is too much. It is not a sin to understand your limitations. Start there, get stronger, then get up.

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Re-parenting. Lots of that.

Unlearning. Lot of that.

Healing. Lots of that!

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Embracing (Naomi Kawase, 1992)

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|Lady Hawker|

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It wasn’t so much the strength in her shoulders as it was the tire in her eyes that called my mind’s eye.

She was sat, after what I assume was a day’s worth of hawking, under this balmy Lagos sun, tray to the side, one elbow in reverse akimbo to rest her tired frame.

I slowed in the building traffic, window down and asked as nicely as I could muster “can I snap you?” she agreed, and in a singular pose angled her very striking eyes towards me.

Eyes sat in the sea of black that was her face. Eyes contrasting every other feature. Half-forgiving, half-accusing. I pondered heavily on this Lady Hawker and what her life could be like. I wondered about her home and if she had little ones that drew hearty laughter from her throat. Mostly, I hoped she had made the day’s profit and had someone to call home.

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