It’s the morning on Christmas Eve. Somehow, I kept having this feeling that people in general are expecting some sort of positive, joyful, happy mood. But that is not what I am feeling right now. No, I’m not feeling angry or negative in anyway either. Honestly, I don’t really know how I’m feeling today. So let’s just leave it at that. I rather be honest about how I’m really feeling (which is I’m not sure), than to pretend and fake some kind of joy that isn’t there.
Earlier today, I woke up at my scheduled workout timing, and took a selfie 🤳. I shared about how I’m “showing up” today, because I am showing up for those like me. Those who are struggling to find some reason to be in a celebratory mood. So, by showing up authentically as ourselves, no pretending, not faking it, it is my hope that it would also give them the okay to show up as themselves, no matter how they might be feeling during this otherwise festive season.
The more I thought about it during my morning commute today (it’s nice that the bus and train were both feeling more empty than usual), the more I’m beginning to realize that the people that we’re truly showing up for is me, and us (collectively). I don’t mean that in a selfish way, but yeah, we are doing this for us because well, when push comes to shove, nobody is sure as shit gonna show up for us.
When you’ve lived as long as I have as an industry pioneer (even after we have denied it about ourselves for nearly 20 years), you’d eventually come to accept the truth and reality that being a pioneer is a lonely life. It’s not a bug. It’s just the nature of the beast. It is a journey/life of solitude. And we’re done fighting our nature.
So, here we are. Ultimately, for US. Besides, we have been showing up for US for most of the past 20 years, so let’s not break that streak. 😉
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