15. Taking the Plunge

The water is cold. So cold my bones have frozen immobilizing me to return to land. That’s how it feels when I reveal my true self to a stranger — the difficulty to shed my skin to someone other than my boyfriend and my mom. But you know what? For once in my life, I finally feel that there’s no barrier between me and you. No separation. Just the fear of judgement, which is hard-coded into my vessel. How do you reprogram such a software, it’s like a virus running its course through my veins. “Dance as if no one’s watching” it’s so much easier to say than to act upon it. Day-by-day I will continue to shed my skin like the layers of an onion, even if it brings tears to my eyes.

What if you had the courage to only do the work you love?

How much happier would you be? What separates the people who have the courage and those who don’t? Vulnerability. Accepting that they’re good enough to do the work that gives their life meaning.

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