Steem4nigeria Accelerator Contest Week 91: The phase of my life I would never like to experience again.

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What you understand by tough or challenging season of life?

A difficult or tough time in life can be defined as a season in which there is a lot of hardships, anxiety, or emotional torment. It may include life losses, economic problems, health problems, failure, or being stagnated and overbearing. Under these circumstances, day-to-day duties can become more cumbersome and one may lack motivation. It is a time of trial, when growing up seems difficult, yet at the same time it is the time when the strength and resilience are earned.

Such seasons may present us with challenges as far as faith as well as patience and determination is concerned but it is also time to learn, reflect, and start all over again. Even hard times hurt but pass away, sooner or later, though, it is possible to get out of a bad mood with the help of time, support, and fight. They as well teach us that even though we are involved in a bad thing, we can always hope to have a better day tomorrow and we can learn things that would make us better in our new birth.

Have you ever experienced very tough season of your life that almost broke you? If yes, share with us

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Yes, I have had the true tough couple of months of life through and in all confidentiality this month is among the hardest in the month of July. It has thrown me off emotionally, mentally and even financially in a manner that I never expected. There were days when I woke up tired, I did not know how to carry on and there were nights when I tried not to cry. My case pertained to the same situation and I found myself that everything was falling apart and I could not hold it. But nevertheless I stand-still fighting. This season has shown me to be patient, prayers and the necessity to tough it through in this so called bumpy road. I believe that the next situation will be different and this pain will not need such a long time.

How did you manage to scale through that phase?

It was not so easy to scale out of that difficult period but I kept a few things that kept me to survive. On the one hand, I relied greatly on the spirit of prayer and faith and believed that God was in charge even despite the fact that I did not know what was going on. Another secret to be happy is that I surrounded myself with positive people too (those who reminded me of how strong I am and supported me further). I acted a day at a time, expected small successes and made it a point that I gave myself leeway to feel, cry, and rest when I feel like it.

Another thing I continued to tell myself in my mind is that times of difficulties are not forever. It was a matter of time, patience, hope and the perseverance by myself to gain strength back little by little. The storm still exists, but as a learner, I have acquired more than what I have ever known.

If you were offered a million dollars to go through that ugly phase again, will you gladly do?

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A million dollars is a lot of money alright and quite frankly speaking had I had that amount of money back in that tough season life would have been a lot better. I would have been less worried and stressed since a lot of issues I had to go through were associated with financial difficulties. Money can not fix everything but it helps to ease the load. Therefore, I would not reject a million dollars in case I were offered a chance to repeat that phase, although I could do it prepared and less afraid. As long as I know I have resources to deal with things, I would be stronger and have peace of mind. I would not find it easy but it would mean that I would be able to fight on the financial edge.

Thanks for reading my post I'm inviting my friends @josepha, @ninapenda and @emmy01 to participate.