09/20/2026
There’s a version of me that exists
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+ I ask, I wonder, I’m curious, to know,
What version of me exists in your mind?
I find it interesting to reflect on the possibilities. Especially on these public platforms, where viewing is free, viewing is what it’s based off of.
Viewing, perceiving, judging, is the basis of this online world, primarily. But if you seek it as a means of inspiration, motivation, reminders to walk yourself back to Self, then you will see the version of me that sees the excellence in you.
Sometimes, with some people, I really love the person I become, + I’m sure they feel that.
Sometimes, when I’m in the wrong company, I don’t love the person I become. + I don’t think in those connections, that person, would see that.
You know the feeling, where you just don’t love who you’ve become, you fail to see the beauty, the gifts, the uniqueness of your very existence. You talk about people, instead of concept, idea, vision, dream. You talk about how you want it all to change, everything to be different, + you sit in a place of such discontent.
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+ all of these people have a different view of me, a different vision, to some I am limiting, to some I may be a liar, to some I may be a straight shooter.
I reflect on the safety cultivated in relationship, + how the person we show up as is truly affected by the safety created, the energy between beings, that exchange that you’re both feeling but no one can quite put a finger on.
I wonder what version of someone I’m getting as well, am I getting the one that’s threatened by me, am I getting the one that’s lit up by our conversations, am I getting the one who loves who they are when they’re with me?
Which version of you exists, in my mind?
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Photos of Brenda Kent Colina taken by me in Ucluelet, a friend of mine who, gives me the breathing space + safety to lean into who I truly am. Who has always allowed for understanding + great emotional awareness.