The Rules For Being Authentically U

Does this space really exist? If it does why has it taken me so long to accept me.

In a world of black and white spaces. We define ourselves by categories that are subject to how we feel about each other. Some are lost, those are searching, others learn to love, and then in an instant we escape to what's real. What's real is that for years I've been in search for meaning and purpose in my life. Can I say I've completely found it no but I've found a direction of where I want to head to.

Picture from Cultural Heritage Center in Arusha

While drawing closer to my third month in Tanzania there's lessons and beliefs about myself that have been revealed. Those things that I once thought was true we're just seasonal things that tried to hold me back. Now the true standard of my life is seeing myself as I am. Not the person I was or want to be but what I have control over in the present.

I have to truly thank God for this revelation along with the people he's brought in my life during this new chapter. Honestly, this is transitioning from a trip and into more a place I can see myself living in. The other day I had a conversation with a friend from Tanzania about living in the United States. He wondered why I was so unhappy since he stated, "I was from the greatest country in the world." I told him just because I had access to a lot of things doesn't mean my joy was stimulating on that. True happiness is when you truly live in your truth and nothing can deter you from that. So, in my third month in 2023 I've been enjoying this space of reassurance within Rudy.