The land loves you back

I worked in DC and she worked on me

🪄

I moved to DC in 2010 thinking it was going to be a quick layover until I found a place that really felt like home.
I envisioned moving to San Diego or Hawaii or Costa Rica
Somewhere warm year round, obviously beautiful, and earthy.
Little did i know that 12 years later I’d be calling this place home
I had no idea I would ever fall in love with this energy vortex.

✨And the land here loves me back ✨

This city sucks you in and spits you out
I’ve been a witness to the district supporting growth in small and large businesses, careers, practices, relationships, philosophies, etc
I’ve also witnessed this city kick people out:
Friends, yoga studios, businesses, politicians, corporations

It’s such a transient place
And I considered myself a transient person
Surely I wasn’t going to stay long

Little did I know that place can love me back
Call me back each and every time I leave
But she did and still does

How do I know?
I feel and know that I am
supported, seen, loved, appreciated, and useful here

What I do here matters

The people I connect with
Professionally
Emotionally
Intellectually
Are next level at whatever it is they are doing
And open to making the connection

It’s inspiring
Grounding
And a salve for me in many ways

This wasn’t true for me in other places I wanted to call home

Recognizing this,
I feel a responsibility to this place
I’ve started understanding my life, work, writings
As an act of reciprocity

What i do here matters
How I teach and engage is changing
I need it to be meaningful, intentional, and grounded in present moment reality

It’s what I give back in return for everything that DC has given me and continues to offer me
I hope some portion of what i say is worth the space I am taking up

Thank you for connecting with me,
MB