august ascension
(don’t ever wonder) *as sung by Maxwell*
this year is going by so quickly — feels like august is leaving just as soon as it arrived. as we head into september, i’m very much so tapped into the restful energy i mentioned in my previous post.
i’m working smarter not harder, slowly yet steadily plotting my official retirement from the current job cycle i’ve found myself in throughout my 20s. i’ve been framing it as retirement as of late for a sense of personal accountability. a commitment to transitioning to something more aligned with my idealistic, free-spirited nature.
i’m ready for something new and more purposeful — a path that may actually warrant the emotional and mental labor i’ve often been asked to exert in customer service.1
having empathy is one thing — letting people treat you like a pawn in their own miserable life of projection, confusion, and assumption is another. i think so often about the mismatch of expectations — how people will project their disappointment onto you when nothing that they are expecting has even been offered in the first place. i tend to be pretty good about anticipating needs, but you really cannot please everyone.
despite my current discomfort, i know there are inherent lessons in what i’m experiencing. if anything, my energetic boundaries have grown stronger! <end rant/vent>
moving on, i’m so excited to share the august ascension playlist — a commitment and a manifestation to move onward and upward. and allowing ourselves to feel the multitude of feelings and growing pains that accompany these in-between seasons.
(august ascension on Apple Music)
catch you next month <3
i absolutely respect and understand the value in this work having done it for so long. it’s the “customer is always right” mentality that gives me pause — such an overused and misunderstood saying that often causes unnecessary distress for service workers. i’m personally tired.