When "New" You and "Old" You Can No Longer Live In Peace...

What happens? Where do you turn when the hallway between who you were and who you plan to be starts shrinking and all that's left to do is make a decision?

Of one thing I am extremely certain. Growth happens when you're uncomfortable. When being complacent is no longer an option, you change. Now change is a heavy word. In a world built on routine and robot-like existence, the idea of change can be scary. Stepping onto uncharted territory is a leap that will impact your entire life...but it is something I find myself doing more often than not.

Why?

Life is short. Man, life is so short. And when I'm 75 years old I don't want to look back and reminisce on all the things I COULD have done. I want to live. Now. A full life. Of whatever comes with that. If it is struggle, I want that. If it is rejection, I want that. If it is discomfort, I want that. I want a full life, and I want all life has to offer.

It takes time...to realize that this world wasn't built to love us all. It took 21 years for me to understand that my sex and race will always put me at a disadvantage, but when you can no longer accept things for how they are presented to you... you advocate for change. You advocate for justice. You advocate for the progression of your people.

And that is what I'm doing.

Over the past few months, I began to realize that every one is not as "woke" as you want them to be. Just last week my daddy told me, that it's important to not push my awareness on other people. I cannot fault people for being exactly what this world has taught them to be, but I can be an ignition. I can live my life in all of God's light and pray that I spark a flame in your soul. To learn outside of the box. To be uncomfortable. To be scared. To be weary, but to be ready for change.

So what do you do when "new" you and "old" you can no longer live in peace?

You make a choice. FOR YOURSELF. You do what is right for you and where you are in your journey.

For me? I chose and I continuously choose "new" me. I choose to be better than who I was yesterday. I understand that with this choice comes a lot of things you never really asked for. It comes with loosing friends. It comes with people not understanding your choice. It comes, often times, with disappointment. But love, you were not created to please everyone.

So right here, right now, I ask you. Who do you choose? On what path will you continue? Growth, Life is a journey, not a destination.

As always, thank you so much to everyone who continues to read my blog. Thank you for allowing me to share bits and pieces of my life with you. Thank you for your support and love. To all my new readers, WELCOME TO THE FAM. That's what we are around here!

Keep growing y'all. Keep shining. Keep being that ignition.
Stay happy. Stay healthy.
~Naturallykbiggie