Happy new year to hivers and friends of #realtalk community 🎆🎉💕

And just like that we are in 2026. And what could be better than making resolutions as we step into a new year even if they are just the simplest things that can help us start the new year in a good note, mind and focus.

This weeks prompt of #22 is “What Did You Let Go Of That You Are Happy 😃 About?”

Honestly this is one inspiring question that came at the right time here as the new year just began because even though we are still trying to make resolutions for this new year, there must be at least that one simplest thing we want to resolved quickly in our mind because it will definitely help us towards making other resolutions into the year.

Am letting go of “Malice” that I have kept for about four years now with a Cousin brother who I trusted so much but disappointed ☹️ me when I needed him most. Its not that as humans we are to die for others, but were to put in our best in trying to help those we care about which is why we talk of family and friends when we need support.

It happened that another Cousin of ours I helped supervised a building project for was supposed to settle me after the building project was completed in 1918, as three of us Cousins are so close as family members. And three of us Cousins fathers are from the same father and mother. So we were so close while growing up.

This building project started in 2016 into 2018 with just little transportation fee given to me since my other Cousin the owner of the project has promised to settle me with some money 💰 to start a business once this project is completed. And I did put in lots of effort in the site, making sure to cut prices of materials down for him, preventing others from reaping him off and lots more because he is not based here in Nigeria 🇳🇬 and needed a truthful person that he can trust.

We were able to complete this project in 2018/19, my other Cousin who is the owner of the project told me to be patient and give him time to sell the building which was not coming as planned, but he finally rented out each flat at the rate of 2.5 million then because it was situated in an Estate . Even after this renting he was still not willing to settle me immediately.

As time went by I was not happy about all the delays and manipulation, so I started fighting him to settle me. This trouble lead to the extent that I decided to disassociate both of my Cousins. I stoped talking to them and decided to take a bold step to put them to shame by moving on without them because my third Cousin was supposed to talk to the one that owns the project as the most senior to settle me but was still trying to pet him for the things he wants to get from him even as a man.

Almost five (5) years has passed without talking to any of them , but just until this Christmas that the older Cousin called me. And am so grateful to God who made me took the very best action to ignore them and move on because it made me had the best focus to think of how to achieve my goals through the struggles of life.

This is my response to the #realtalk #22 of “What Did You Let Go?”.

Thank you for visiting and reading friends 🥰💕

Best Regards @sunshine29 🧡

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