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I still have faith in God. Turning twenty-eight will come with its own trials and temptations and I am ready to take on whatever comes my way knowing there is God to guide and protect me. After all that I have seen with my eyes and felt through lived experiences, I know for a fact that this heavenly being always comes through for me no matter the situation I find myself in.

I am smiling so hard. I am happy in my heart. I am elated to have never given up from the start. Aller anfang ist schwer. All beginnings are difficult when translated into English. Lord knows how much we have tried even though sometimes it feels like we are not doing anything at all. Life is really someway and with no salary, no fixed income, unexpected monies mostly from my parents and my siblings, and the few friends who genuinely care about me, I am content and surviving. But change is constant and aging comes with a responsibility to take up. Unlearning bad habits and adopting good practices into the lifestyle. I am forever excited to be alive and hopeful about a bright future and that requires putting in the necessary effort to make my dreams happen.

I have come to realize that humans can achieve anything once they put their minds to it. That is profound when you think about it. Everything is possible. I just need to set goals and accomplish the goals. No matter the setbacks, we do not give up over here. I hope later when I cease to exist in the world, my life story would be used as the best lecture to give future humans reason to believe in themselves every step of the way.

28 and realizing the need for Money. Money is what I am addressing first because the truth is if you do not have any money to look after yourself, you cannot help anyone. Zig Ziglar said that money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the ‘gotta have it’ scale. That is an honest truth. Find what you love and monetize it. Make money. Save money and Earn money for the hard work you have done. I was nonchalant when it came to my finances. But reality hit me with this age to realize that Daddy and Mummy won’t always be there to give me money. I have to be an Adult and earn my own money to support myself and my family and the world as a whole therefore I have to be reliable with my work output and be disciplined in my craft. I believe I am working towards that goal of earning good money from my job and side hustles. Talking about cryptocurrency, It seems to me that it will do a great service to invest in these digital coins. Considering the world becoming a global village with everything being digitized, Maybe it is a hunch feeling but I hope it is never too late to look into it and see how far that takes us.

28 and being more conscious about my individuality. I am unique in all aspects and I do not need any validation from any human being to know my worth and the treasures the universe has bestowed upon me. I have acknowledged that we are all walking on different paths. I have my own story to live out. I am aware of the forces and principalities that try to veer us off the road. I know my innate capabilities and what I can achieve. I only pray God graces me to fulfill my life’s purpose. I used to think I wasn’t sure of what to do and mostly left myself to go with the flow until I started reading on successful people and their daily routine. There is really truth to being in control of your daily routine to be successful in life. I have incorporated bodyweight training and calisthenics into my daily schedule. I am looking forward to starting running every morning before the day starts. These are things I have started doing and the results so far keep telling me never to stop. I pray I am motivated even when I don’t feel like it and I hope whoever is reading this makes the effort to start exercising as it will help you a long way.

28 and turning a new page to start a new chapter. How can emptiness be so heavy? I ask myself. You try to show love and it is not reciprocated. It does not mean stop showing love. What is love? God is love. When it comes to love, I know to be loved unconditionally is from one’s mother and God. A young man trying to find his way out of a system that doesn’t work will find it hard to be loved genuinely by any woman other than his mother. Let this young man make money and have some stability and you’d be surprised where the women who claim to love him will appear from. Do Love and Money go together? Nobody will tell you. You will find out on your own when your pockets are empty and you have to find ways to fill them up. We are not trying to live broke lives or to die poor. God will bless us beyond measure. I have grown to know God and to love God. I learned that a man who is intimate with God is not intimidated by man. I long to get closer to God as I get older. You reap what you sow so sow well. I pray I find myself a good wife and be a good husband and father to her and our children ie when God blesses me with kids.

28 and coming to terms that there is always a reason for the struggle so don’t you give up. We are destined for Greatness. Greatness is already in us. It is at the core of who we are. We need to uncover the greatness already within us by stripping off labels and removing the pressure to blend in so that we show up in the world as the purest version of ourselves — completely untainted. We are slowly working our way to be the best versions of ourselves.

Goals have been set and in the next 5 years, I hope I can look back at this post and feel accomplished! I give thanks for the wins and I have learned a lot from the losses. My journey as a software developer just began at 28 and I pray God sees me through as I go on this career path and develop myself. We are on the #devlifeFly journey!! Stay fly!!

Digital Nomad,

Derrick Alberto Darku 10/05/2021