For Linda Ikeji and our Collective Lessons in Vulnerability

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<br>Let me first start this short article by stating that I don’t know Linda Ikeji personally, we aren’t buddies, and I have actually “satisfied” her only a number of times at social gatherings …<br>
<br>Written By:
Francesca Uriri<br>
<br>Published On:
24 Sep 2016<br>
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<br>However with all of that being said, I also have a deep and abiding regard for her. Is that paradoxical? Perhaps. But I’ve pertained to comprehend that you can disagree with somebody on something and still appreciate them. Whether you accept it or not, Linda has actually shown through her remarkable journey of being a blog writer and opinion influencer, that she is a motivation to many people all over the world. She has boot strapped her method to success using a design that was when unpopular and belittled. She’s an Outlier, and manages to motivate, prompt and baffle many all at when, and with fervour.<br>
<br>I can’t think of a great deal of people who have actually run a modelling company, an occasions company, a publication and a bunch of other organizations, stopped working at them, and still kept pushing forward. I likewise don’t know of anybody else (a minimum of not on this side of the planet), who is legally making lots of cash by blogging.
[advertisement] I suggest, before Linda, whoever thought it was possible to buy a home in Banana Island, and open a string of media-related organizations gained from the proceeds of running a gossip blog site? If the United States of America has the “American dream,” then Linda Ifeoma Ikeji has the “Naija Dream.” Strong, relentless in its pursuit of joy and hope, and ultimately, . Here’s a lady who hit ground absolutely no at some point in her life, and is back to level 100. You have to respect such grit and determination, due to the fact that as my Sapele individuals will state “E nor easy.”<br>
<br>Linda or “Lin-Lin” as she’s fondly called by those who are close to her turned 36 years old a couple of days back; and to mark her big day, she posted a 14-minute long video on her blog. Within hours of her publishing this video, social media was buzzing with all sort of remarks and remarks about it – and I understood that I needed to see it for myself. 3 minutes into the video, I wasn’t quite sure whether I liked it or not, since it came off as somewhat insincere and scripted; plus Linda looked a little unpleasant dealing with the camera. However, something altered quickly after – I’m not even sure what. But the veneer of coolness cracked, and something more warm, earthy, genuine and vulnerable spilled out.
[advertisement] And as Linda started to speak about her failures, her desires, her relationship with God, her belief in the validity of her dreams, her utter awe at how her life turned out, and the affirmation that she still “strategies to be around for a long period of time,” something in me also paved the way to the hope and inspiration that she was sharing.<br>
<br>And maybe it was an emotional moment, perhaps that thing was short lived, but I acknowledged it, and I felt it strongly. Because it was sincere, powerful and wholehearted. And in that one unique minute, I ignored all the times I did not like Linda, or all the bothersome things she had done, and because suspended space, in between my laptop screen and her video, I commemorated with her. I cheered her on, and I frantically desired her to be successful.<br>
<br>So you can imagine my inflammation when people took just a few seconds of that video – of her desiring an incredible man for a hubby – and turned it into a celebration for unsightly banter, senseless rhetoric and painful remarks. How do you condense ALL she stated, and narrow that down to just one sector of her video? What is wrong if she openly (and extremely truthfully I might include), spoke about what she desires? Is her desire for a hubby somehow less legitimate or disgraceful since she spoke about it outdoors? If she had spoken about additional growing her business or buying another house – would those statements be met derisive remarks? Exists not a peaceful strength and dignity in such a guileless program of vulnerability? When individuals truthfully and truthfully open themselves, the least we can do, the least we must do as people is to accord them the regard and self-respect that they are worthy of.<br>

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