The future of highvibedc

changes are coming

I only decided to commit to the trip 2 weeks prior to going. One of my close childhood friend’s medical school graduation was scheduled for that week, and I promised myself that I’d go support her if I could.

Have you ever set that parameter that we all set: when I achieve this, I’ll do this or when I make this much money, I’ll buy this? I made that kind of negotiation with myself and didn’t necessarily meet the criteria I wanted to meet to make the trip. But my mom’s been my biggest cheerleader for my recent trips, and we ended up chatting about it, and I felt more empowered to make the trip.

I NEEDED THAT TRIP.

There was so much that had happened the week before. Between personal conflicts, feeling in the dark, and the burnout I was beginning to feel, it was needed.

SOCIAL MEDIA BREAK

The trip was a week, and I decided to take a social media break during that time. It felt so good to get out of the digital realm for a little while and fully immerse myself in every second of the trip. The first few days I found myself reaching for my phone impulsively and tapping where the IG icon is usually located. It eventually stopped.

I loved being so present. And it made me want to incorporate a no social media day each week, since social media makes up a good proportion of how I find events to share, and is part of the work I do.

However, with the direction I’m headed in creatively, I recieve my best ideas when I distance myself from social media because I’m less influenced subconsciously by other ideas I see. And as a content creator, you allow more room for your creativity when you create space for it. How do you create space when you’re constantly consuming content?

This brings me to my second realization.

I’m LOOKING FOR AN INTERN FOR HIGHVIBEDC.

Because of how much I had to be on top of social media looking for events, I spent a lot of time on it. Now that I plan on spending less time on social media, I still want to share events, but I won’t be able to find them all myself. So if you’re interested in interning, please send me an email at onose.ij@gmail.com signifying your interest.

Next,

I enjoyed traveling so much, that I want to do more of it. I can feel a new chapter, era, cycle coming and it’s filled with joy, excitement, adventure, learning about myself and the world around me, and stepping out of my comfort zone.

And this is initially what my page was for. Sharing my journey of things that made me happy, finding community, and healing. And everything I shared was a part of that. Along the way I found that I could hide behind everything, behind all the value I was providing. And eventually I realized it was becoming a page for promoting “things to do and where to go in DC.” Let me say, it was very responsive, I knew what I brought to the table, I didn’t need to reveal anything about myself, I could easily niche, and I assumed that was what made my page grow, even though it wasn’t true.

However, I didn’t realize how much I was hiding till I met 2 people, in the most interesting way (a story for another day) (you would have thought my parents didn’t teach me stranger danger) who basically saw beneath me, and told me in the kindest way, that they saw me hiding beneath everything.

I’m READY TO STOP HIDING.

I created highvibedc to help me heal, to find community for myself through attending events in a way that resonated, and to go to places no matter where I lived that resonated. TO JUST LIVE MY LIFE IN A WAY THAT RESONATED.

And when it stops resonating, I can pivot and go to the next thing. That’s the beautiful thing about being human. I used to be scared of change, but that’s the only constant thing. It’s a beautiful thing when we learn to embrace it.

Now that I’ve given y’all my little sob story, I’ll let it be known that I’m a little busybody (what’s life without a little nosiness) (I won’t be in the middle of it, but I do love a show). I love to do something, and I love to know what’s happening.

Because of this, I’m going to keep the “high vibrational events in DC” series, which is part of why I’m looking for an intern.

Which brings me to our next realization.

HIGHVIBEDC won’t have the DC behind it anymore.

Because this page is me sharing how I’m navigating my life, and the next chapter has so much more than just DC in it, It makes sense to open my page to other possibilities in this life.

I’m still figuring out what I want to name it, I’m going to keep the “highvibe” part, but what do I want behind it, if anything. Let me know if you have suggestions! This is part of why this newsletter is called High Vibe by Onose, and I intentionally left out the DC when creating it because I knew I was inching closer to releasing the restriction I placed on myself by niching to a singular space. It has its pros and cons, but I’m ready to grow in so many ways. If you’re interested in learning the pros and cons of niching, then keep your eyes open because you’ll be interested in some things I have coming up.

I’ve been getting a ton of questions recently on how to get into content creation, and I'll be teaching a CONTENT CREATOR SERIES soon. I taught Content Creation 101 earlier this year, and it made me realize how much I enjoy teaching the ins and outs of content creation. If you’re interested it’ll be an in-person series of classes, and you can come for any of the classes, the order doesn’t matter, or you can come for all. I’ll send more information once all the details are solidified. If you’re interested you can fill out this form

Ok, I have a couple more things I learned while being out last week, but I’ll share them in the next edition. See y’all later, and make sure you subscribe to stay updated. Thanks for being part of this community, I’m so grateful for every one of you <3