Few weeks back, I ventured on a solo trip to Bali for 4 weeks – with the intention to find some presence, and to do something soley for me. I captured bits and pieces on my iPhone and cameras, with the intention to create a vlog style video. I wasn’t really sure if i’d actually end up editing and creating something – because perfection strikes hard for me when I make videos, and I end up in flight mode, give up or don’t even try to start it.
This time it’s a little different. Just like this website and the non-poems I am writing, I am creating for a different purpose and a different audience.
For me.
Creating for me.
Doing it for me, and only for me, and no other reason.
Doing it for future me to revisit memories from my youth, doing it for present me who has fun creating things for future me. It’s a beautiful cycle.
And with that spirit, I had so much fun creating this video. Usually, my mind is loud and the critic in me comes out in full force. But because now I am creating for me, and for noone else, I am in flow and it’s just pure joy. And there is nothing more empowering than that.