The Quiet Return: Reclaiming My “I Am”

How a deeper sense of self illuminates the path back to true alignment and authentic expression.

I've been thinking a lot this week about voice, particularly in light of our previous posts' emphasis on the declaration of "I Am." When I first embarked on this journey of creating content for you, the reader or viewer, it was with the intention of centering your experience. My goal was to offer insights and pieces of what we're building at Movement Makers in a way that resonated specifically with this platform. However, after we published the last couple of posts, where I shared deeply personal stories, a realization dawned on me. Something was missing – not in the words themselves, but strangely enough, it was me.

There's an inherent temptation to perform when you're in front of an audience, especially one that's investing their most valuable resource – their time – to experience what you have to offer. This temptation often manifests as a drive to ensure the content is meticulously clean, undeniably clear, perfectly coherent, and readily applicable. The aim, in such moments, is to create a seamless, meaningful transaction. And while those qualities are important, I’ve come to understand that this wasn't the deepest intention behind starting this journey with you.

The truth is, I didn’t begin down this path to transact with you, but to transform together. My vision has always been to cultivate a space for a community of Movement Makers who are not just surviving, but truly flourishing in a healthy interdependence. And in doing so, we honor where we are by standing authentically in the fullness of who we are. This means acknowledging the messiness, the vulnerability, and the ongoing process of becoming. It means showing up not just with polished ideas, but with the very essence of our being.