
exuberance
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exuberance
@VincentShava
the joy of the Lord is my strength.....







Holders Arsenal are OUT of the UEFA Women's Champions League after a 3-1 loss to Lyon ❌


I once had a full-time job… chasing a girl who never even advertised the vacancy. For two solid years, I was out there submitting applications, doing overtime, bringing premium effort, while she kept me on a permanent “we’ll get back to you.” No yes. No no. Just vibes and a dangerous amount of hope for a whole solid two years. Eventually I scheduled my own final interview. Cornered her like HR on a deadline and said, “Be honest, am I hired or what?” She looked me dead in the eye with a tantalizing smile and said, “You don’t have a sweet tongue.” That was the day it clicked. I wasn’t the candidate. I was the unpaid intern.😀😀 But here’s where it gets strange………… I never really stopped thinking about her. Every now and then, she’d show up in my dreams, usually going through a rough time, reaching out like life had finally put her on hold instead of me. At some point I was worried my wife would hear calling out her name in my dream😂🤷🏽♂️ Fast forward years later, I’m back in Zim, and something in me says, go find her. So I did. Tracked her down through an old school contact. Ended up in Nketa, where she was living with her kids. We sat down, and I finally asked the question that had been pending for years: “Two years I chased you, why didn’t you ever like me back?” This time, the answer was softer. “Ngangimncane, ngangikakwazi.” (I was young, I didn’t know any better.) I changed the subject immediately to avoid funny emotions creeping in😀😀 She opened up about everything that had happened since. Rough relationships, a failed marriage, three kids, life doing what life does. I just listened. Felt the weight of it. Gave her a hug, left a small $US gift, and said my goodbyes. And strangely, that was it. That two-year rejection finally closed. Years later, in a moment I didn’t even plan. It’s been 14 years since that meeting, and not once has she shown up in my dreams again. Now I’m here wondering…….. has anyone else ever experienced something like that? Or did my subconscious just finally clock out of its unpaid internship? 😄🤷🏽♂️ Am I the only one or we are many?


























