What's on Your Mind

[Emiliano]

Perhaps you can expand on that? What seems to be dragging you down? Surely that handsome guy in your avatar isn't the one who's carrying anger...

I'm not exactly sure how to take that... but there's a lot to be angry about, there's a lot to be stressed about, there's a lot to feel sad or lost or overwhelmed about. I feel like you and I have had enough, sometimes heated, interactions for you to have a general sense of the things that bother me in this world and in other people. Add to that, I work with at risk, marginalized communities- which often brings the abstract injustices of the world very close to home and real for me.

How I'm feeling is one thing though. But in my job and in my interactions with others, I feel strongly about positioning myself as a role model, as a motivator, and as a support. So when I feel the negative energy creeping into my ability to be a positive force for others, it further stresses me out. People can't lean on me if I'm not even able to stand up, you know?