You Showed Up

Day 64 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge | Thank You Campaign

Last night, I knocked on a door I’ve been refusing to knock on for quite some time.

The door of telling people what I’m up to and inviting them to be a part of my creativity.

I don’t know what I thought would happen. I don’t know if I thought I was by myself, or that nobody was paying attention, or — honestly, I don’t know what I thought.

But I was more than pleasantly surprised.


People I haven’t had the opportunity to talk to in several years reached out to me today. To congratulate me. To buy my book. To give me immediate feedback on a few things that need to be corrected — which I thought was awesome. Real feedback from real people who took the time to read what I wrote.

I’m overwhelmed. Because the support that came out of just putting myself out there — just trusting that there are people who care about who I am and what I do — was amazing. It was really, really good.


So this isn’t a long post tonight. It’s a simple one.

If you’re reading this — know that I’m thankful for you.

Whether you bought my book, or left a comment, or shared a post, or just sent me a message — thank you.

Thank you for hanging out with me long enough to read the words I’m saying. Thank you for the feedback. Thank you for the comments. Thank you just for being you.

I spent a long time convinced that nobody would care about what I was creating. I was wrong. You showed up. And that means more than I know how to say.

I really appreciate it.


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