res·o·nance| ˈrezənəns | noun
1 the quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating: the resonance of his voice. • the ability to evoke or suggest images, memories, and emotions: the concepts lose their emotional resonance.
2 Physics the reinforcement or prolongation of sound by reflection from a surface or by the synchronous vibration of a neighboring object.
3 the condition in which an electric circuit or device produces the largest possible response to an applied oscillating signal, especially when its inductive and its capacitative reactances are balanced.
I leave the last hours of 2023 in awe.
Within 356 days, I have found a strength and understanding of myself that I had no idea was waiting for me.
I think of the voices who came alongside me. Those select family members, friends, and colleagues who didn’t let my self-doubt get in the way.
This year, I broke barriers of who I believed myself to be.
I trained myself to align with what would make my work and voice sound more precise, robust and profound.
I produced pieces that I knew would change the trajectory and plights of those in circumstances that needed help.
I connected and was softly mentored by local pillars in the audio medium.
I allowed myself to explore an arena I once believed was above me.
I applied my ideas and passion for a level of training that would change my approach and career.
I gained the awareness and tools to navigate generational and personal trauma.
I navigated the differences with grace, strength and tenderness towards others and myself.
I leave this year prouder and more robust than ever.
Yet as I say that, my eyes glisten with tears, and a deep ache presses against my heart.
I am learning to accept that with profound growth and progress comes a raw ache that exists hand in hand. One doesn’t come without the other.
I have lived a year of bliss and ache in a way I never have before.
Living reaching for resonance has reminded me of my values, abilities, and genuine pain.
They exist hand in hand.
Only hours are left on the clock of 2023, and still, I find thank-you on my lips.
Thank you to the pain.
Thank you to the bliss.
Thank you to the heartache.
Thank you to the courage.
Thank you to the ones who held me.
Thank you to the ones who hurt me.
These lessons are forever tattooed on my heart & with their sacred marks, I go.