A few days ago I got a message from fellow blogger Vaibhav Gupta saying a mutual friend had passed on my name and he was wondering if I’d be interested in being interviewed for his blog TalkBack Tuesday. (Stay tuned… for news when it will be available)
I was in complete shock, but after reviewing what was required I jumped at the opportunity. A little outside my comfort zone, how perfect is that?
But seriously, how could I not.
Talkback Tuesday is a feature for and about everyday people. It is always inspirational to look into the life of another person, and realize it is just as complex and large and confusing as your own.
Everyday people…. life as complex… large… confusing… Ok, that’s sounding about right.
So early in the morning I was at my key board on FB messenger answering unprepared, refreshing and thought provoking questions. It was really a unique and enlightening experience I will treasure for a long time to come. Afterwards, I messaged my friend Soumya who had recommend me and I said, “Thank you so much for giving Vaibhav my name.” She responded with a brief but breathtaking message,
Your are one of the most amazing people I know.
I got teary, because I’ll be honest, I seldom, feel like I’m an amazing person. As another friend of mine would say, “I’m just me, just a guy.” Well in my case, “just a girl”. And that really is how I see myself. Just me, full of flaws and idiosyncrasies. Lots and lots of cracks – that let the light in, maybe get filled with gold now and then. Truly a work in progress, hopefully a masterpiece at the same time? Pretty much like I see everyone else to be honest. I mean, I have some really lousy days and on those days I don’t always do amazing things. I started to think about all the everyday people I know who really are amazing, at least to me. Like people I know recovering from brain surgery, quickly growing families, couples picking up shards of marriages or just trying to make relationships better, parents with a hole in their hearts that can’t be filled, people letting go of their past, embracing their futures, tenants uncertain about security and shelter, people just trying to honestly figure out life, I mean REALLY figure it out.. AMAZING people.
Then it hit me.
Amazing, everyday people struggle too
I realized that struggling, and bad days, even feeling overwhelmed doesn’t ever stop us from being amazing; just maybe from recognizing it ourselves.
We struggle. We struggle to find our smile, to find our confidence, to find time, to be real, to get it right, and to just be ourselves. We struggle, to find words, to connect the dots, to achieve what we think we want. We can make it easier or harder on ourselves or we can cross our fingers and hope for the best. But through all of that, we can be and are amazing, in so many incredibly magical jaw dropping ways.
So we struggle. There is purpose.
And we succeed.
So go out there and be AMAZING; just be YOU!
Soumya, just so you know, you are with out a doubt one of the most amazing people I know. Thank you for being you.
Dedicated to all the amazing people I know and there are so very many of you. Thank you
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To Rise Like Air’s readers, her interview will be out on June 6. I know, I know, that’s quite far away, but I’ve literally got all the interviews for the middle done already, and I don’t want to play favourites. 🙂
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It was a pleasure and I look forward to reading your blogs every Tuesday Thank you again
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Sending you SO much love and gratitude, my friend! I thank the universe every day that I know people like you!
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Feel the same about you. Thank you so much for being in my life 🙂
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