In-Between Beyond

Our first season of "Beyond Me" is over. How are we all feeling?

When I first came up with the idea for "Beyond Me", I wasn't sure how it would go. I mainly felt like I was being selfish by moving forward with such a series. Using this blog for self discovery certainly feels selfish at times. It's surprisingly hard to remember that this blog is mine. Maybe because even though it's mine, I do still try to write things that I, at least hope, other people would want to read about. But, I am truly a very selfish creature by heart. So, I wrote it anyway, not knowing if I would be actually speaking to others or simply myself.

To my surprise, it was probably one of the most well received things I've done on The Mess. A lot of people reached out to me regarding the discussion points, and though we absolutely did not PLAN to continue "Beyond Me", there was a response to continue. The idea of a "second season" openly welcomed, and it's in moments like that, that I'm happy I made "being a mess" my brand. Because I am. I am a mess and I'm simply trying to sort it out as best I can through writing, and then through discussion with Rantt too of course. But it's not just coincidence that the people who read and watch can relate. The fact is- we all have our own mess we're dealing with. And that's okay.

I wasn't sure how I would feel coming out of our very first mini series. I think I wanted to feel relieved. Or maybe that I understood better. I'm not sure either of those are correct, but I feel like they're close. As I admitted in the last installment of the series, I did not find the answers I was looking for, but now that we are a couple weeks out from it and have some time separating me from the conclusion, I feel like I have a little more resolve. "Beyond Me" didn't open any of the doors I was hoping it would, but it instead opened doors and windows that I didn't even know were there. It's because of that fact that I'm struggling with this in-between phase, I just want so desperately to dive back in and find what else I turn my eyes from. I want more discussion with all of you and with those who haven't quite found us yet.

Before I actually started writing "Beyond Me", the first thing I did was take out a pad of paper, one of my favorite green pens and I jotted down topics that I thought fit the bill for what I was going for. As I write this, I haven't done that yet for season two. Mainly because I want to hear from you. So, start thinking: what do you want to see beyond yourself. Join us on Rantt and let us know, private message me, leave a comment, I don't care how you do it but take a moment to be a little selfish with me so we can be a little less selfish later. I saw amazing conversations come out of season one. Let's see what season two can do.

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Thank you for joining me for some limbo thoughts on "Beyond Me". I am humbled by my experience with this mini series and hope to continue the feeling of community I gained during season one into season two. I appreciate everyone who has reached out and participated and hope to hear from more of you moving forward. As always, let's start our week off strong and I will see you back on Wednesday with some Nerdom. In the meantime, stay safe and stay messy friends.