Maybe You Are The Problem… That’s a Good Thing!
Looking back, I can’t think of one time when I wasn’t the “problem.”
Loud? Always.
Opinionated? Without a doubt. Sometimes for the better, other times for the worse.
But here’s the thing—I didn’t always speak to be the center of the conversation. I wasn’t loud just for the hell of it. Most times when I ruffled feathers, cracked a joke at the wrong time or shoved my foot firmly down my throat to be part of a discussion, it was coming from a good place:
Fighting for fairness when things weren’t right.
Throwing humor into chaos because sometimes, you just have to laugh.
Speaking up when staying silent felt like a crime because what they did was—without a shadow of a doubt.
Making myself useful when no one asked because if I wasn’t helping, what was I even doing?
So yeah… maybe I was the problem.
And what if that’s not the insult we think it is?
What if being the problem is actually the catalyst for growth—to shake up the system, step into our purpose and refuse to stay quiet when they tell us to shut the f*ck up?
But, deep in the depths of our soul, we know we are onto something—let’s talk about that.
Not fitting into the mold—the one “they” keep reshaping to reinforce their carefully constructed facade and expand their spider web of control.
At the end of the day, it all comes down to delivery. Speak the truth—explicitly, respectfully and unapologetically. Hold everyone accountable, including ourselves—own our role and never lose sight of the bigger picture.
Because in the end, when people are willing to become “the problem” for the sake of the truth, privacy and safety, they are often the very people who help balance the scales of life.
