I think this moment will be stamped on me forever ♡
Coming back into the space, at 36, second time round, with fresh eyes, a very open heart + mind, and this passion to support the creatives + ‘preneurs that enter this proverbial space, is catching up to me in these big, emotional waves.
It’s such a gift to have community ?. it’s a gift to feel like someone in a room could understand, empathize and completely get what you’re experiencing. it’s unlike anything else — the share commonalities, the relatedness. It feels like you can take a breath in that kind of space, to be heard and validated.
☕️ nights like our Gathering at @tea__at__shiloh is what solidified that keeping the IRL experiences in tandem with building an online community is not only important, but necessary.
I talked about this a lot that night, that “doing this differently” meant intentionally gathering in a space that calms the nervous system, creating a space for regrounding and intention for gathering and to feel like, while you entered as this creative, this business person, you’re entering a space with shared conversations, shared food, shared empathy. ❌Networking need not apply.
I wrote in my morning pages this morning that being everything for everyone is what got me into the ??burn out i did and the lack of inspiration that came after. and when i realized i could create a new version of gathering ‘preneurs together, that i didn’t need to abide by what’s cool / what’s tried + true / what’s validated in this space, i could create a space that felt real.
Photos + Video by Tyler Topacio
