The World Is Yours

Cliche words that mean the most to me right now. 8.1 billion people. A small fraction controlling most of the available resources. A.I replacing human voices, jobs, and creative endeavors. Rent and groceries are high as hell and morale is low as the looming threat of fascism grows. You open your phone and are exposed to horrifying videos of famine and genocide while white supremacist talking points are amplified and justified around the nation.

I feel this pressure everyday along with the stresses and difficulties in my personal life. Shadows creep up my back and grip my neck with an undeniable force reminding me of things from years ago that I still struggle to voice. When it seems that I am small and insignificant I lean into that and I relish in it. Everything else is huge and I am small and that is my power.

I can choose where and how to focus my energy since it is limited. I can spend my time resting and being and enjoying and observing everything around me. I can read whatever books and write badly and post whatever I would like to whatever platform I choose. I can roam around the country and talk to myself and lift weights and try to become a better person for my own sake. I can enjoy the process of creation knowing that no one is really invested or focused the way that I am. Getting better is part of my journey and I have so much to learn. I can share my process and my progress regardless of who is around and what thoughts and perceptions they may have. I can publish my own imperfect words on my own website on a post that maybe no one will read and work on writing a book for my enjoyment.

In your own life you are the biggest force. You are the creator just as I am. Whatever freedoms you have at your disposal use them completely and totally. Enjoy your life and cultivate it however you want despite how everything and everyone is moving around you. That is your power.