I’ve been sitting with something lately.
The difference between being recognized… and being resonant.
For a long time, I thought visibility was proof of potency. That if your work was powerful, it would naturally expand outward in obvious ways: numbers, reach, attention.
But I’m realizing something else.
Mass recognition requires simplification. It asks you to become legible to the collective. Predictable. Contained in a version of yourself that people can understand quickly. And I don’t think I’m built for that.
I don’t want to freeze into a persona. I don’t want to become digestible. I don’t want to hold projection at scale.
What I actually want is depth. I want the kind of resonance where a few people truly feel it. Where something shifts internally. Where we meet each other without performance or hierarchy.
That feels expansive.
Mass attention feels like containment. Depth connection feels like sovereignty.
I’m curious...do you want to be widely seen, or deeply met?
There’s no right answer. I just think it’s worth asking ourselves which one our nervous system actually prefers.
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WillowKate Wheeler
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I’ve been sitting with something lately.
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