April 08th, 2024

“Can I be real?”
There is a lady in my church who stirs everyone up with high expectation and interest when she mounts the pulpit. She endears her listeners with what she speaks about and her mannerisms in body language. She goes by a nickname – ‘Can I be real?’ The pic below shows the real me. No make-up. No hair attachments.  No dyeing of hair. Just the real me!
Today, I want to be real. How many of you check up their posts on this forum –More Than Writers with some form of expectation?  Can I be real? I was disappointed about my December post. Just 2 responses [aside my comments]! It felt like when one calls out for a book launch or whatever. Thank God for the faithful few!  I can imagine how Lord Jesus must have felt when only one leper out of ten came back to say, ‘Thank you’. There has been so much encouragement given to us writers as Christians and in our writing.  I know that many members are not always on face book or able to respond to posts. Still, this 2022, let us encourage each other here. Can I be real?  It may seem some posts attract friends of the writer. [Hope not!!!!].  Let us make the extra effort.  The other day, a member mentioned her taking time to respond to all the posts she’d missed!! That is commitment.  Iron sharpens iron. We owe this to ourselves on this forum. I’m also addressing myself!
 
 

Sophia Anyanwu is British Nigerian, lives in SE London and is a part time tutor, writer and poet. She is a multi-genre writer but recently writes Christian fiction. Stories for Younger Generations was published in 2017 followed by The Confession, Turning the Clock Hands Backwards and Stories for Older Generations [Stories from the Heart]. Their Journey on Earth to Heaven was released on February 2018. All of Sophia’s books are available from her website: www.olusolasophiaanyanwuauthor.com , Amazon or local bookshops.