The Person Behind The Thought

Our thoughts are always evolving. I like to think of all my thoughts as rough drafts. I’m always learning, always growing, always…revising.

I say “these are my rough draft thoughts” often because most of the time I’m formulating my opinions in real time, out loud.

My name is Moesha, and I’m the person behind the thought. I’m a small-town girl who is still learning to navigate this world without an instruction manual in sight. At some point, I began referring to myself as a “test dummy” because I’ve had to figure things out as I go.

While I’m super proud of myself, pride and exhaustion can coexist. There’s a silent weight that comes with learning to navigate life with no blueprint. I spent most of my life living with imposter syndrome, feeling like anything I accomplished was a fluke. The saying, “fake it until you make it,” resonated with me far too well. Graduating college twice with a 3.6 and 3.8 GPA still wasn’t enough to convince me that I belonged or was ready to take on this world.

I eventually realized that we are literally all just trying to walk into rooms and feel like we are meant to be there. We are all still learning, still growing, and not one single person in this world has it all figured out. This is where I found my confidence. The confidence to show up as the rough draft and even the brainstorm.

I have wanted to release this blog for years but it was never the “right time” or I was never a “good enough writer.” Recently, a light bulb went off in my head that reminded me that being a work in progress, an unfinished piece, is what makes me relatable. It’s what makes me authentic. It’s what makes me, Moesha. So, here are my in between thoughts.

A rough draft is defined as “the initial, unpolished version of a written work, focusing on getting ideas down without perfect grammar, spelling, or structure, serving as a foundation for a future revision and refinement into a final piece.”