I met a lady at an event who had just moved back to Zimbabwe from the Uk where she had stayed for over 15 years. We got into the usual networking chat of trying to get to know each other and i was very impressed with her resume which boasted of great jobs and projects in the development sector. She was still trying to find her feet back home and even made a drastic career change citing desperate need for change and just the excitement at the possibility of doing something different. Which made me ask her blatantly : "so why did you bother coming home?" She looked at me and smiled..."I came home to be myself, just to do what you are doing!" At that moment i felt like i had been slapped on the cheeks with the very message my life has been unknowingly preaching and i guess its time i officially endorse it.
I spent the greater part of my last 2 days in studio with the band Jamaram (www.jamaram.de} and one thing I love about working with these guys is the ability to have structured fun. Within the hectic schedule and the refining of our gifts, my heart continues to beat fast with excitement and I am constantly yearning to just do more. I catch myself smiling at the perfection of the moments...pure bliss. I have been blessed with an opportunity to do what I love, with who I want, where I want and when I want. I have the opportunity to look and feel a certain way without worrying about a code of conduct or a dress code per say...and the ability to be justified by the statement "...wow that's so artistic". I have the opportunity to bombard the world with my thoughts and feelings and even get paid to continuously present these to strangers, who eventually become friends. I have the ability to publicly acknowledge my flaws and mistakes and package them in a way that inspires change. I have been blessed with the opportunity to be myself!!
I find this very interesting at this stage in my life because when i take a back seat and watch those that come in and out of my life, I am amazed how more and more people have no idea who they are and are wasting their precious time trying to be someone else or living someone else's dream. I can never speak for someone else because the only life i am tailored to live is mine and the only one best equipped to live that life is me and you are guaranteed that I will do that in the best way possible, by my standards!!! So live your life eeeeeeeheeeeeehee *singing Rihanna's song*
We were created very different from each other for a reason.Save yourself the drama and just be yourself.
