1. I used to be ashamed to say this in public, but I don’t really ‘like’ people. I genuinely enjoy my own company and it’s very rare for me to get bored being alone.
2. I can read anything out of sheer curiosity. I really like learning new things. I read about science, medicine, space, religion, history, politics, etc One time, I was talking to someone close to me who’s a medical doctor, and I mentioned a few things. He looked at me and said, “Grace, I went to medical school 🏫 to learn these things—how do you even know this stuff?” Me: I read it online 🙂
3. My memory isn’t that great, and I think it’s a trauma response. One of my coping mechanisms is burying bad memories so deep they feel like someone else’s story.
4. I’m super easy to talk to. I can have a conversation with literally anyone no matter your age, personality or background and it’ll feel like we’ve known each other for years.
5. I don’t enjoy texting 💬 except if I really like you! I know it’s weird for a Gen Z, but I prefer phone calls. I have a very short attention span because of my ADHD, so the chances of me continuing the chat aren’t that great.
6. I’m genuinely curious about God, and that curiosity has led me to a deeper connection with Him. And no, I don’t mean being religious cause I’m far from perfect. But I ask a lot of questions about my faith. I don’t believe religion will save anyone. If anything, I believe being religious can make people do performative things just so others can see their “good works”.
7. I give multiple chances and extend grace to people, even when they hurt me deeply—only for me to tap out over something very small. But once I’m done, I never look back.
8. I’m a girl’s girl to the core. I genuinely love women and care deeply about anything that affects us—especially Black and African women. Our stories, struggles, and wins are personal to me.
9. My best friend is a devout Muslim from Somalia, and that unique dynamic has shaped my life in a way I never expected. Growing up in a Christian setting and building a special bond with her taught me to see life from a different perspective and it’s been such a beautiful experience.
They ruin everything! 🫠🫠🫠
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I’m a very private person, but I’m gonna share a personal story with you today and I hope it inspires you 🤍
4 years ago I had the most traumatic experience of my life and the only thing I wanted to do, was go back home. I wanted to go back home into the arms of my mother, the only place in the world that felt safe. I cried and pleaded with my brother to get me back to Nigeria 🇳🇬 and I remember his last words to me vividly like it was yesterday, he said “Pelumi, I want you to sleep on it. I’m gonna get you a ticket back home but I want you to be sure that it’s what you want. Call me in the morning when you make up your mind”
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s been 4 years and I haven’t made that call yet. Instead I’ve persevered, worked hard, worked smart, cried, wiped my tears, cried again but one thing I didn’t do was give up! Not only did I graduate in flying colors, I went on to have one the highest CGPAS in my department and faculty. I graduated top of my department and faculty- 3rd Best Graduating Student in the department of International Relations, to be precise.
I know it’s just an academic award, but I’m sharing this to encourage someone out there🤍 I don’t know what you’re going through exactly, but there’s always light 💡 at the end of the tunnel. Keep moving, don’t stop 🤗 God will take care of you, I promise ❤️
I’m dedicating this award to my mum🤍
Dear mama, you’re the great love of my life. I’ll be so lost without you ♥️
Video credit: @jacobelina thank you for capturing this moment so beautifully for me 🙌🏽🤍
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This is only the beginning. 🤍
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This one is for everyone who has been shrinking themselves, losing sleep, and carrying weight that was never theirs to carry. ❤️
Save this. Come back to it. Share it with someone who needs to hear it today.
Which one hit you the hardest? Drop it in the comments.
One of the greatest honors of my life is having this beautiful soul live in this body of mine. There is something deeply sacred about moving through the world with a heart that refuses cruelty- a heart that knows, with absolute certainty, that I could never intentionally bring harm or pain to another human being, even if no one were watching.
I know I am the woman I am because of my mother-the greatest gift life gave me and most importantly, because I have done (and still doing) the hard, painful, beautiful work of learning and unlearning through every phase of my life. And if I’m being honest, learning and unlearning sound so simple when you say the words out loud… but it has been one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do as an adult.
To realize that the beliefs, ideologies, and versions of life you’ve carried for years, sometimes for decades are not automatically truth… and to give yourself permission to release them anyway?
That kind of transformation is not small.
That kind of surrender is not easy.
That has been the greatest “born again” story of my life.
Today is my birthday. 🎂
And I am deeply, wildly grateful.
Grateful for love.
For family.
For my spontaneity.
For all the things that make me weird as fuck.
For all my big dreams that scare the fuck out of me.
For softness.
For growth.
For becoming.
And for love… again. ❤️
Happy birthday, Gracey.
Becoming you has been the most beautiful, sacred, and important project of my life.
📸 ~ @tosingracelens ❤️
One of my favorite things about adulthood? Your sense of humor just keeps getting better. You learn to laugh at yourself and take life less seriously on the ride 🚗✨😂
