when i started work, i felt there were so many things i had to be
i had to learn how to be professional, pick up good work habits, present myself as an intellectual and not a retard
i felt i had to prove myself

now, all the above isn't a bad thing. but in fretting about how to gain those attributes, i let insecurities creep in.

so i decided to just let it be. i will ridiculous, i will play the fool, i will be like the little kid in the office, i will dispense hugs freely when people want and need it, and i will sing again.

because, this is how i love, this is how i care. i will tell my stories to whoever wants to know, and lay out my vulnerabilities. i will tell you how i am awed by you and speak of how your actions reached me

"you just be you"
-stephen, and the same advice he gives me over and over again

thank you stephen for that. you are always a wise counsel to me.