What is your why?
How do you embody it?
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I recently participated in the ‘Publication Editors Panel Discussion’ at pub crawl as a panelist. I had a great time chatting with the moderator, Ariel Meadow Stallings, and other panelists, GB Rogut, Eric Pierce & KiKi Walter.
I feel a deep sense of gratitude for the presence held, and insights shared during that discussion.
I was asked a question that has remained relevant with me post that discussion.
What is your why for running this publication?
I gave an answer that felt appropriate to say in that context. However, I would like to fully answer the question here.
Over time, my awareness of the depth of my capacity to feel has profoundly grown. I’ve learned to allow myself to fully experience each feeling, while embracing its impermanence. This took some time to develop.
Typically, I’ve been dismissed by those around me for experiencing my emotions authentically. Despite advocating for myself and articulating an understanding of my feelings, acceptance from others has been a rarity. I’ve seen others called weak, lazy or unstable while enduring their own hardships.
