Good Day, Everyone! Happy Sunday FUNday, we are rockin' + rollin'.
This week I checked out #CelestialMonsters by #AidenThomas and started reading #MakeMyWishComeTrue by Lippencott + Derrick (ARC sent by #SimonAndSchuster.
Is anyone else playing #WhiteoutSurvival? I jumped on this game to ease my mind from all the spinning questions (wondering why so many kids and young people are taking their own lives? For real, is this something that's really just happening now?) --- I digress.
Whiteout Survival: I fell in love with the characters. They pretty much give you the best up front... I guess the rest can go to #DrillCamp, that's fine with me. But it's strategy, collaboration, and a hellaton FUN!
I was playing alone for half a second when not knowing a thing about the game, joined an alliance. I learned a lot of aspects of the game here, but wasn't growing as fast as I wanted. My ambition caught the eyes of quite a few other alliance members and leaders, all of whom started to recruit me! My favorite message came from my current team member in Taiwan: "Before XPZ, my combat power couldn't keep up with yours. Now, your combat power is increasing very slowly. Have you thought about joining a more active alliance?"
Shortly thereafter I sent the Alliance Leader a msg and now I'm always at zero because I pour all my resources into the Alliance. I love it, it's so much fun. We're growing, taking over fortresses and using group strategy to do it. I actually set alarms to prep for battles and the chats become hysterical.
I share all this because it's a reminder of who I am authentically and that I have nothing to prove, never did, to anyone anywhere. That's why I shine, that's why people get mad at me, because I don't ask permission, I jump in, ask questions, heavy lift or delegate, whatever needs to get done, I get it done one way or another.
It's nice knowing I don't need any reference from any employer, certainly not a neutral one from a place that I have zero respect for and has no leg to stand on. I know who I am and that I'm a strong leader, wonderful collaborator, and hard worker. I went to an excellent university with a rich program and I left better than when I went in, people supported and mentored me, and one thing that I love most about this "silly little game" is they helped me feel love, seen, and validated after my 28-yr old colleague took their life because apparently they felt no hope, and neither did I. Not until every person in my life threw out their lifelines to make sure I get back up and keep steppin'.
#ThankYou Whiteout Survival, Alliance LST! <3
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