Happy New Year loves! Now that it's 2018, I'm getting to it and crossing something off my list that has been there for years. THIS blog post. I've been postponing this bad boy since close to the inception of my business and I honestly don't know why. And ironically, just as I typed that, the reason breezed into my head with thunderous clarity... fear. I guess I'm a little scared of proclaiming my intentions for fear of the responsibility that comes with them. Or is it that I fear the dismantling of my ego more? I want a revision... I think it's the latter. (Okay maybe 15% responsibility.) I mean let's face it, what will my ego do if I am successful in my intentions? I have built so many "truths" around the "starving artist" that to disprove them would threaten my whole identity, haha! So yeah, needless to say, I'm here to kick my False Evidence Appearing Real's ass and let you in on probably the longest retained secret of my life... my why.
While it may be hard to believe, my why can be traced back to a feeling I had at the ripe old age of 8. (I've always been mature for my age, haha!) I was sitting on the floor in the back of my elementary school library, flipping through stacks upon stacks of National Geographic, simply in awe of the photographs and the amazing stories that accompanied each one. Now I know I was only 8, but I formulated a pretty hefty manifesto after that experience. One that has influenced nearly every decision I've made since. To see and experience as much of the world as possible and to observe it with a curious, humble eye and to, more importantly, share my experiences with others. And that was it. For a lonnnnnnng time. Until I began The Great Dig of 2008 (a.k.a. the most introspective time of my life), deeply evaluating the roots of my intentions and dreams. And they all came back to one thing and one thing only.
Service. I want to serve. As a witness. As a beacon. As a storyteller. In the hopes that I may aid in the relief of pain and suffering and/or inspire others to live their life more freely, joyfully and clearly. That is it. However Spirit wills it.
So now that I've revealed my longest retained secret, care to share yours? Haha! Or better yet, what is your why? I'd love to hear it... even if it's your why for Ducks Donuts over Britts! Which I cannot fathom, but either way I want to know! Leave a comment below :)
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