I am writing this on 3rd of August 2022.

I should have started writing this two days ago.

And it seems so simple and innocent how we believe that we don’t need a blog these days. The irony is I am starting a Daily Blog! Lol. But when you really think about your World Wide Web real estate, you’re not the owner of Instagram, Meta, or TikTok. You’re not even the owner of your podcasting platform!

But we keep on posting there like it’s going to be there forever.

And I love that those platforms are free and we get to meet and connect with so many awesome people there. But where does that leave us when all is said and done?

Well, we can move our content when the platform decides to close, right?

Right.

And then what? We’ll keep on moving until the next one?

I am not making a compelling case as to why we should be off of social media platforms here. But what I am saying is building your own platform. Being your own brand. Creating space for others to find you no matter the state of affairs of X, Y, or Z app.

And so I should have started this post 2 days ago. But what happened?

Well, life. But mostly, fear.

And today I had to confront myself with that in my journal. I was writing my heart out (yet again) about how my shame, doubt, and fears have been holding me back.

But the truth?

I was holding myself back.

When you have a complete set of body organs, when you aren’t suffering from any chronic illness or going through any mental health challenge at the moment, what’s really left in the equation of you + attaining your dreams is, frankly, you.

And this is not to say that you are not enough. You SO are! You are more than enough and more than worthy. But these dreams of ours can’t manifest itself without our input, you know?

We are the missing piece of the dream equation.

And so I should have started this post 2 days ago. And I am starting all over again now.

Every day, there is always a chance to renew our commitments to ourselves.

Sometimes, when we are faced with life stuff that inevitably derail our momentum, we forget that we are capable of renewing that soul contract!

And what is our soul contract?

It’s the one we make with our dreams. The one where we hopefully set out to dream and execute and create and build and make memories.

I used to believe that I was not meant to write this or be here talking about this. But I find myself going back to this over and over again. So what the heck?!

It’s part of my soul contract, the heck it is!

I don’t even know if that’s a thing people say. Lol.

But it is. Writing is part of my soul contract. One of the reasons why I was put on this earth. Somehow, someday, someone will be able to read this and believe in themselves too. Not just their dreams. Because we already believe in our dreams! But as I’ve said, we are the missing piece of our dream equation.

So I started this blog today. What’s next?

Appreciation. Presence. Recognition. Yes! I did something that lights my soul on fire today. What light’s up yours?

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