Becoming Pixel

I’ve spent so much of my life tuning in to what others need—reading the room, adjusting, making sure I fit. But this season is different. This season, I am Pixel. A bright, singular light, shining on its own terms. I’m not dimming, not adjusting my brightness to blend in. Instead, I trust that I am exactly where I need to be, doing my job on the big screen of life.

I’ve always been someone who was deeply connected to the needs of others—listening, adjusting, trying to make sure I fit in the spaces where I was needed. But somewhere along the way, I lost a piece of myself in the process. I’ve spent years in classrooms, in meetings, in roles that required me to adapt and shape myself to fit what others wanted. And while that’s been fulfilling in many ways, it hasn’t always left room for me to simply be—for my own light to shine without worrying about how it fits into someone else’s story.

That’s where Pixel comes in. I’m stepping into this new phase of life with a commitment to show up as myself, unapologetically and fully. Pixel is the name I’m embracing to represent this shift. It’s the idea of a single, bright point of light, standing strong on its own, unafraid of the space it takes up. It’s not about being perfect or fitting neatly into someone else’s narrative—it’s about trusting that my light, my journey, my unique perspective, is exactly what it needs to be, even if it doesn’t make sense to everyone else.

Becoming Pixel is a conscious choice to stop shrinking, to stop worrying about how I fit, and to start focusing on how I feel when I am fully myself. It’s about the courage to let my light shine for me, trusting that it will illuminate the right path and attract the right people, even if they’re not the ones I expected.

So here I am, becoming Pixel—shining brightly, unapologetically, and without fear of taking up too much space. I trust that in the bigger picture, the light I’m sharing is doing exactly what it’s meant to do.