“Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing that it’s a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction of the people in the stands.” Brene Brown

Yesterday afternoon, my family and I went to an invite only grand opening of a newly built Heart and Vascular Center in our area. My photo was chosen to be hung in one of the areas inside the center.

I went for the sole purpose of seeing my work framed and hung.

The opening speeches took longer than expected, so as soon as we were allowed to tour the area and after seeing my photograph, we left.

On our way home from getting dinner, my daughter asked me if I was okay. I told her, I am but tired and needed some isolation time as I’ve had enough socialization for the day. I am not exaggerating either.

I have had moments like this. Time where I need to hibernate and isolate.

“Sometimes a dream almost whispers… it never shouts. Very hard to hear. So you have to, every day of your lives, be ready to hear what whispers in your ear.” Steven Spielberg

It’s not only the physical presence that drains me. I am also at a point where I find social media exhausting.

I find it loud, crowded, pretentious to some extent and draining.

Don’t get me wrong. I’ve seen how social media helped many. But I am also aware that it has had its own share of harm.

“Stay true to your own nature. If you like to do things in a slow and steady way, don’t let others make you feel as if you have to race. If you enjoy depth, don’t force yourself to seek breadth.” Susan Cain

For now, I’d like to believe that I don’t have to be loud to be heard, I don’t have to belong to a crowd to be seen and I don’t have to prove myself to make a difference.

So, excuse my silence for now, while I isolate.

Until next time,