"Growing up, I didn't have it smooth, life was difficult and painful" Toyin Aimakhu narrates

Actress, Toyin Aimakhu, now Toyin Abraham has narrated
how difficult life was for her while growing up with her family
and how thankful she is because everything has turned
around for good. According to her, she used to
dance
alongside her brother on the streets for money but now her
brother owns one of the biggest dance groups in Nigeria. She
wrote:
"Growing up, I didn't have it smooth, life was difficult
and painful. I wasn't born with a silver spoon. I came
from a poor background and it was never easy.
I remember my brother had a dance group back then,
we would dance together in front of people just for
money. It was one of our many means of livelihood. I
would cry all the time because life felt like it was out
to deal with me. It never occurred to me that my
tears, my pains, all that life had thrown at me would
be my gain today. The suffering I went through back
then is my praise today, the tough and difficult life is
my joy today, the pain back then is my motivation
today. Right now, my brother has one of the biggest
dance groups(EXPLICIT) in Nigeria, today I look at
myself and I realize that I was a diamond in the rough
who against all odds stand before you with a thankful
heart. To all my fans and everybody out there,
whatever you are going through currently, do not
accept it as the end, don't give up, remain positive
through it all. It will never remain the same forever.
Life will always be life but your pain will change your
story like it did mine. Stay focused and positive."