I love listening to music. One singer I like is Jessie Reyez.
She has an album called Being Human in Public. The cover art is cartoon image of the singer crouching naked while a group of people is taking pictures of her. Cupid and a robot are also eager onlookers. Lol.
Acting as a flawed human being for everyone to see garners attention.
That’s how I interpret the album’s cover art based on my recent experiences. I’m trying to be human in public. Perfection isn’t the goal - being human is. And humans are flawed. I was unknowingly not being human in public before…now I’m trying to change that.
On that note, it’s hard for me to find the right balance in life.
This is normal and many of us feel this struggle. I also don’t think there is a universal “right” answer to how one should balance their priorities. What do you think about that?
Here’s what matters to me right now. I feel naked writing these out so plainly.
Growing my take-home income to $150,000 a year
Learning to grow a business to 1 to 3 million dollars in annual revenue and then running that business successfully
Reaching a C1 (i.e., advanced) level in Mandarin and Gujarati
Learning basic wilderness survival skills
Learning to comfortably swim for 30+ minutes in deep water
Getting married
Being in great shape
Having a small, tight-knit circle of best friends
Having an expansive circle of good friends and acquaintances
How do I reach all of these? I’m not sure.
I suppose all I can do is stumble toward them in a flawed, human way. Wish me luck. I don’t know how this will all play out.
Warm regards,