Your Expression is in your community

You know that feeling when your around your family on sunday, or for a birthday. That day when your going out with your friends after not seeing each other. Or what about that supportive group surrounding you when you need them - or simply when you want to talk to them. Some people would call this a “village”. Others would call it “my peoples”. Or you can identify it as your community.

“Your Expression is in your community” is a saying that came to mind one day as I was experiencing genuine love, encouragement and support from my pole sisters.

Not that I’ve never experienced a sense of community prior to meeting my pole sisters, but it really began to stand out the more I pursue Pole. The more real I stay with myself. It was only a reflection of the love I recieved back. Keep this in mind —> when your “looking” for your peopes. “Looking” for your community, let it come to you naturally by being yourself. I know that it’s something everyone says and it sounds redundant. But keep in mind, that you are who you attract. If you take a step back and think about the people surroiunding you, are they people that lift you up? Do they encourage you? Do they pour into you in a way that is fullfilling to the spirit? Emotionally? Intellectully? And you’ll know these things to be true just by listening to what your heart is saying. How do you feel when your around them?

We all want love. We all want to be able to lean on someone/group of people. And you deserve that. You deserve to be seen, loved, valued and appreciated for what you bring to the table. the first time! BUt check in with yourself first.

I encourage you to spend some time alone to get to know yourself and know what it is that your looking for when you mention words like “community”.

You may be thinking to yourself, who am I to be talking about this topic? I’m just a boy from the east coast who has built a sense of community around him just by being real with myself and real with others.

Sometimes being honest with yourself will hurt. It will hurt other people as you carry your truth. But that’s how you attract the people that is truly meant for you. It is an ongoing journey. You’ll never be “done” meeting people and making new meaningful connections. We’re never done building. It just depends on how much your willing to make the effort into “you” first.

I’m by any means not perfect. Like I said, I’m an artist from the east coast. TO ADD A LITTLE PERSONAL NOTE, Being an artist from the east coast, specifically Cleveland, I have had my time to discover different art medians and meet other artists along the way - but I’ve never felt a sense of community of love, support and genuineness like the pole community. It’s a trust walk when it comes to finding your community. And you’ll find yours. Keep getting to know self. Spend time with self. Watch how it unfolds.

but I would like to think that since you’ve found your way here, you resonate with the message to some degree that - “Your expression is in your community” because no matter what, we all need someone. We all need community. We all need each other.

…..and that’s on self-expression.