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As I have come back online with vocational life over the past 3 or so years, “just show up” has been one of my mantras.

I don’t have to show off to show up. I just need to show up. If at all possible, I show up with what I have to give.

I can’t remember if it’s 100% of what I used to be able to give because there are significant swaths of life that I just don’t remember.

And who is it who is figuring out and deciding the outgoing percentages, anyway?

Who decides what 100% looks like?

It’s obviously an inside job, but even then there are quite a few voices that would like to weigh in on the matter.

So, I just don’t listen to any of them when they start doing math with my mantra.

I just show up.

As I am.

As I can."