I didn't major in women studies, or have taken a class in gender studies. So whatever comes next just comes from my own opinion and thinking. The word feminism has lately been circling around everyone's social media, that being with Beyoncé’s picture next to it or Emma's. Everyone is giving their opinion, everyone is taking a stand, everyone is hating on the others opinion, and everyone is redefining this word in their own terms. I’m not about to ramble on about what I think feminism is or if I'm a feminist or if I like the machismo infused lifestyle. I don’t even think this blog post has to do with feminism or the redefining of this word, but I do think this post is about support. In the end I only know what I see and feel, call it whatever you want.
Recently I've realized I’m no longer living a in a "You can't sit with us" or "on Wednesdays we were pink" scene...and let's not forget I'm currently living within a society that is known for being quite judgmental and picky when it comes to who hangs with who. Yes, this still exists and I bump into it probably every day, but either I just don't care or I'm so well "protected" by support that it doesn't affect me. Hey, I’m not about to say I’ve mastered the art of not caring about stupid comments or “looks” people give, but I do feel like I have an army of people surrounding me encouraging me to be me and do me.
Which is what I wanted to talk about. I don't know if my age group has mature (and I say this in a Ted Mosby voice) and as we all mature our relationships mature together (...still in a Ted Mosby voice). I can start to see how we’re all supporting each other on whatever we’re doing. Either living the hippie life, the corporate life, the single or married life, I genuinely think we all want what’s best for each other and are actually supporting each other.
When I first launched the site and saw the honest support I received…it felt incredible. It was not the "hey congrats you're awesome" bullshit, but real support and legit actions from others to help me reach more people. I felt love and professional support.
I have to say…I am too feeling this way about my friends and people I know. I can't seem to shut up about my brewer friend, my Ivy League friend, my musician friend, my traveler friend, my talented sisters, and my writer friend. I want to get their name out and can't wait to show people what they've done.
So what I'm trying to say is that I feel blessed by whatever happened from a year or two ago to now. Either we are all more aware and maybe a little bit less jealous or we have all just accepted we can't be the best at everything and so we surround ourselves with people who do incredible things that inspire us to try and be better. Who knows? I just know what I know and what I know is that I feel lucky to have both, incredibly talented people surrounding me that I can be proud of and also have individuals who sincerely support what I do and the decisions I take. Call it what you want.
Thank you all :)