{"id":1279,"date":"2023-01-03T20:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T20:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/01\/03\/i-was-drained-emotionally-toke-makinwa-says-as-she-reflects-on-2022\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T20:56:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T20:56:00","slug":"i-was-drained-emotionally-toke-makinwa-says-as-she-reflects-on-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/01\/03\/i-was-drained-emotionally-toke-makinwa-says-as-she-reflects-on-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I Was Drained Emotionally&#8221; &#8211; Toke Makinwa Says As She Reflects On 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Media personality, Toke Makinwa has revealed that last year, 2022 wasn\u2019t exactly a great year for her, as she was emotionally drained.<\/p>\n<p>She made this revelation in an Instagram post while reflecting on her 2022 journey.<\/p>\n<p>Toke Makinwa wrote: \u201c2022\u2026. The quote \u201cit\u2019ll end in praise\u201d \u2026now makes a whole lot of sense. This year was my best teacher, behind the smile, glam, work and fun that Instagram lets us share it was the most emotionally draining year I\u2019ve had in years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had to put myself together so many times this year, my eyes saw \u201cshege\u201d and I didn\u2019t think it\u2019ll end with me smiling but I am, this is the first time I\u2019m crossing over without anxiety in years, almost like I\u2019ve seen the worst so what else????<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: <\/strong>Toke Makinwa Laments After Losing Valuables To Robbers In London<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell\u2026..Here is what I\u2019ve learnt. Our desires, though perfect in our eyes are only from a vantage point, we can only dream from what is available to us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod\u2019s plans however are greater than our desires and if we become flexible enough to let go of the control we think we have over how things will happen, we\u2019ll be less anxious and more hopeful (easier said than done) cos his plans are always bigger and better than our imaginations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGo into 2023 knowing that it\u2019s ok to have your vision board but remember that we make plans and God laughs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot love your self more than he loves you,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot outwork God, he is sovereign,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot write a better chapter, he is the Author,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can trust totally in the fact that it\u2019ll always end in praise. All that you\u2019ve lost along the way is working together with all that you\u2019ve found, it\u2019s all working together, you\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCheers to doing \u201c23 flexible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See post below:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-862053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/toke-makinwa-reflects-on-2022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"577\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>));\/**\/<\/script><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media personality, Toke Makinwa has revealed that last year, 2022 wasn\u2019t exactly a great year for her, as she was emotionally drained. She made this revelation in an Instagram post while reflecting on her 2022 journey. Toke Makinwa wrote: \u201c2022\u2026. The quote \u201cit\u2019ll end in praise\u201d \u2026now makes a whole lot of sense. 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