{"id":8355,"date":"2018-03-13T11:06:21","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T10:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ng\/?p=8355"},"modified":"2018-03-13T11:06:21","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T10:06:21","slug":"chioma-akpotha-shares-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ng\/chioma-akpotha-shares-story\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8221; I have been down and out&#8221; Chioma Akpotha shares motivational story"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Chioma Akpotha had not always had it rosy<\/h3>\n<p>As actress Chioma Akpotha celebrated her<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ng\/stunning-photos-chioma-chukwuka-akpotha-year-older\/\"> birthday<\/a> yesterday, 12th March 2018, she shared some touching stories. The well celebrated actress revealed that she had not always had it rosy in her career and life.<\/p>\n<p>She wrote: &#8220;I would be a liar if I told you everything was fine with me&#8230; I would be telling a lie if I also told you that there weren\u2019t times I just wanted to give up and throw in the towel&#8230; Times when I felt I had given all and gotten absolutely nothing in return&#8230; I wouldn\u2019t be truthful if I told you that I don\u2019t need help most times and that all was rosy and dandy&#8230; Truth is I have been down and out Tossed up and down and almost to the ground\u00a0Been lied on, bad mouthed, talked ill about Misunderstood most times Abused For the heck of it Confused most times BUT when I look back, all I see is a HAND! The hand that has held and supported me through it all&#8230;guiding , protecting and shielding ! A. K. A. C. H. U. K. W. U The hand that does me good and has kept me and all that I call mine safe. As I celebrate my birthday today, I just want to say I\u2019m grateful and thankful to you Jesus!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/chio.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/chio.png\" alt=\"Chioma Akpotha\" width=\"437\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/chio.png 437w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/chio-300x279.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chioma Akpotha had not always had it rosy As actress Chioma Akpotha celebrated her birthday yesterday, 12th March 2018, she shared some touching stories. The well celebrated actress revealed that she had not always had it rosy in her career and life. 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