Dear Singleton...Part 4

Enjoy the season

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I promise this will be one of my shortest blog posts ever! But before I get into it, this August the blog Intraordinary Life turns 8 and I turn a year older. YIPEEE! I'm celebrating right here as I type. Celebrating this anniversary, it will be a low-key affair but watch out for my announcement of a live talk event on my IG @thisisintraordinary

Now let's get into the topic.

1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
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9 What do workers gain from their toil? 

10 I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. 

11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet[a] no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. 

12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. 

13 That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.

Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verses 1, 9 to 13 NIV

The basic law of every form of life is that there is a time for everything, a time for every activity in this life. 

If you go on to read the other verses between 1 and 9, the writer lists all the possible happenings in life, in opposing order. Love vs hate, birth vs death, peace vs war. So in essence, when you get the good, expect the bad at some point. 

In the area of romantic relationships, some of us may have imagined that before the age of 30, we would have someone promising in our lives or before the age of 40, we would be happily married with x number of children. But things haven't quite happened as we imagined. We may have had our share of failed promises, heart breaks or even made big mistakes by letting the right people go. But when it comes to life, there are different seasons. Some happen naturally, others happen as a result of something else. The best approach we can take in this life is to walk circumspectly according to the times. This means being careful, avoiding risks and doing the right things at the right time.  

You and I may have some wise old folk in our lives. Old people like to share without being asked and they always talk about their past. They are the ones who will give you advice without being asked. I like that about them. In their old age, they have lived through the years, with the changing times and seasons and learned their lessons through experience. What all people agree to about life is that, life is to be enjoyed. People go about it in different ways and have different outcomes. 

As a singleton, you also have the right to enjoy life! Don't wait for the right person before you do. Yes, believe and expect the right person will come but don't put your life on hold waiting for the right person to come before you can be happy. People don't bring happiness, we are all responsible for creating our own happiness. Singleness in some forms have a greater advantage for freedom. Like not having to agree with someone on how much you save or spend each month. Or planning your socials yourself before consulting others if you do have to. There are many advantages but it also depends on your personal, financial circumstances and those you have to care for. 

Regardless of your relationship status, I hope you agree with King Solomon that: there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live (vs 12). Though you are working hard and wishing hard for your single season to be over, still make time to enjoy your toil. 
That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God (vs 13).


And with that, Cheers to the weekend! 🥂

And Cheers to Intraordinary Life turning 8 years old this month in 2023! 🥂🙌🥳

Help Me Celebrate in the comments section below 👏

Till next time,

Happy living!

Claudy xoxo