It’s amazing how a dream you were once passionate about can fall by the wayside.
In 2018 , I started The Height Podcast blog. I was 24 and desperate for a community of like-minded individuals. I had this wild idea that I could create a space rooted in belonging, acceptance, and honesty for people navigating emotional and professional struggles similar to my own.
I craved inspiration. Encouragement. Something to push me through the workweek. While I followed different blogs, I often felt like I was reading about my future not my present. The writers and influencers were who I aspired to be, professionally, fashion-wise, and lifestyle-wise. But what I really wanted was something raw.
Tell me you hate your job and you’re trying to figure out what’s next. Tell me you feel underqualified and scared you’ll be stuck forever. Too specific? Hehe. Okay…but I just wanted to hear that it would all be fine, that everything would work out, from someone walking in similar shoes.
That’s where the name The Height came from. We strive to reach the top. There are limitations along the way, but each step brings us closer to our calling and purpose.
Now that I’m in my thirties, I look back and regret not sticking with it because I’ve come so far, and it really does get better. There were things I desperately wanted back then that I now understand differently. Some things I’m grateful I didn’t receive. I wish I had written about the messy, uncomfortable seasons, what it took to feel confident in my own skin. I think it could have helped someone.
I’ve learned that we kind of live the same lives. What we assume is a niche experience usually isn’t as unique as we think.
Some of the things I want now are the same things I once prayed for, just in a purer form. We go through seasons in life, and each season bears different fruit. Sometimes that fruit multiplies. Sometimes it withers.
Either way, you’ll be fine.
Thank you, Jesus, for Your grace and mercy. I know He will carry me through this next season of life.
My hope is to be disciplined and to write more about the season I’m in, what God is doing to encourage me and how I’m making it through.
If you’ve read this far thank you. I hope to see you on the next blog post 🤍
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