04/06/2026
You see, yesterday started on a very, very sad note.
First of all, because of the heavy rains the night before, I hit a pothole.
Waking up yesterday morning, I found that my car had a puncture.
And that's when I remembered, sina mtu wa garage na hizi manenos. 😅
So I simply dropped the key at the gate, left instructions for any of our caretakers to sort it out, and proceeded with life.
God bless caretakers and our boda boda guys.
They save us in ways they'll never fully understand.
Since I was rushing to work because I had my 7 a.m. client, I tried looking for a cab, but you know how Mombasa cabs behave. And I wasn't in the mood to start a back and forth with taxi drivers asking, "madam, imekuletea ngapi"
I was just not in that mood.
So I decided, you know what? This is where my flexibility comes into play. A matatu is literally just five to seven minutes to my workplace.
Why not just hop into a matatu?
Si bora kufika.
So as I was walking towards the stage, because I normally wear Crocs at work, I had just put on some slippers and gym shorts as my intent wasnt to walk/use a mat but to drive.
As I was walking to the stage, I fell down and hurt my knee, my hand, and my leg. Na venye kuanguka huwa na aibu. No formula, you just roll down like a gunia ya viazi.
So I slipped and hit my right knee wqs greeted by the pavement. This ka knee hupitia.
And I was like, you know what? I'm okay.
Since I leave near a school ,few wazazi stopped to ask if I was okay and needed assistance.
Sasa naskia kusema yes and no. 1st naskia kuwaambia " tucheke kwanza ndo tupate solution"
Then am looking at my shin and I feel like crying
Truthfully, I felt like I wanted to cry. But then I was like, yeah, yeah, I'm okay.
So I just limped all the way, found a matatu, and went to work.
At that moment, as I sat there na dere, I could already see how badly my birthday had started.
It could easily have changed the trajectory of how the entire day went.
But you know what?
As I alighted the mat , I just shook it off,literally and said, "You know what? I'm just going to have the best day of my life."
And it took me barely 10 seconds to change my mood.
That's the thing about perspective.
Sometimes the situation doesn't change immediately, but the meaning we give it does.
In a matter of moments, our emotions can shift, our energy can shift, and the story we tell ourselves about the day can shift too.
By the time I got to work, my client was already waiting for me ,because of my unforeseencircumstances.
And here comes the good thing with coaching is that we guve you the tools to understand the exercise.
So I just sat there, did the P.R.I.C.E technique for an acute injury ,got some ice, and one of my colleagues came in just in time to assist me with coaching the client.
What am I telling you?
Your perspective changes when you want it to. We don't always control what happens to us, but we do have a say in how much power we give it over the rest of our day.
So here is the leg.
But that didn't stop me from continuing with my celebration and wearing heels.
Today, I'm just resting it a little more ,being pampered and allowing it to heal post-birthday celebration.
And honestly, that's how my birthday was: not perfect, but still amazing.
