The Happy Teens Life

Listen to the news and you will confirm that bad things happen even to good people, What did that innocent 6 year old girl do to deserve being raped by her step father or the girl who was ganged raped and is now struggling with a son whose father she doesn't know, how can she explain to the whole world it was not because of her lasciviousness. Her identity is hunted, everyone thinks she is loose, they think she is facing the consequences of her carelessness. How unjust. You find people here and there with so much burden, pain, sorrows. So how do I convince you that there is joy, laughter, peace, love, happiness. How can I tell you that you can #LiveTheAbundantLife , that you can live your life to the fullest regardless of what pain you have gone through, the mess you are in right now or whoever must have caused the pain. Will you believe me? I have seen people come out strong after stormy seasons of their lives, I have also seen people who allowed experiences drain them away, they ...

A problem shared, Is it truly half solved? One of those times after I escaped an horrible experience I thought to share it with one of my friends. I needed solace, and all I needed her to do was sit back, listen and perhaps tell me something comforting. I remember telling her not to share it with any other person, the next day, I got the exact opposite of what I told her; her mum responded to my greetings with such pity in her voice. "Good morning ma" and she was like "Good morning Esther, Sorry oo, I heard what happened to you, what really happened? How did it happen?" That is how my secret became public discussion, and that is how I stopped sharing my innermost concerns and troubles with anyone. I was so disappointed. I became so good with coverups; no matter the pain I was going through, you wouldn't know I was hurting, inside of me I knew I needed help but who would I trust? It was hard to be vulnerable again, I didn't want to go through a second hurt o...