Why Finding Your People is Important
I have had a very interesting few months. People have gone. people have stayed. New faces have emerged. I am grateful for all of these experiences. They have shown me a lot about others, but also myself. They have also made room for new people. People that want to be here. People that I want here. The hardest part is learning to to trust. Being able to not put one experience I shared with someone on to another. Letting go. Making room for the good and being open to it. Recently, both at work and in my personal life, I have started to find my people. LOOK I SAID THE THING!! I have started to not only feel supported, but most importantly safe. I have found a workplace that supports me and offers me growth everyday, but also allows me to be 100% myself. I have also started to grow my social circle as well. Yes, this is still a horror related space, and yes this horrifying for me! I've always felt like I've had to fit this mold to have a space in the world. Turns out, after 30+ years, that is not true at all. I have really started to find the people I actually want to be around. I have come to realize that I can be selective with the company that I keep. I can be weird. I can be myself, and my people will come, and they already have! Maybe it's the 20 + years of being online, and continuing to make friends and create a space for myself online and in real life, but these last few months have shown what happens if you put yourself out there and show the world who you really are. For me, that has also been hard because I can't change how I present. What you see is what you get! I found out that's how the right people, YOUR PEOPLE will find you! It's scary , but worth it! PS: I guess all the online profiles I have created over the years were worth it after all! :P