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Who and What you are is built by Where you’ve been.

The power of movement is everything

Zackary Henson
5 min readApr 24

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I’m back.

I’ve missed you all.

And still…

I’ve been away for so long I’ve forgotten who you are.

I guess it’s only been a few weeks…

But it’s felt as though I’ve desecrated my own craft and the people I’m connected to with it.

Writing is my newest journey.

Sometimes I love it. Sometimes I hate it.

Is it really my passion? Or is it just a step to my passion?

I moved my whole life to help me find out.

It started about 4 years ago when I was building my first website, and there were page options for a blog. I didn’t think much of it. I just made sense that writing some short articles based on my ideas was another medium that showed who I was and what I was trying to convey.

And now.

Writing is my compass.

It tells me what I should be doing when I don’t know what the fuck to do.

Don’t get me wrong. I still feel lost sometimes:

What do I write?

Who do I write for?

What type of writing will be my best…fiction, non-fiction, comedy, satire, copywriting, creative story?

But, writing is the commonality in all of those questions.

You have to find your compass.

Because wanderlust has one purpose:

To help you find out who you are and what you live for.

Don’t be afraid of it, and don’t fucking waste it.

Geographical movement

Probably my most blunted skill is scheduling and consistency.

Hence nearly a month of me not writing here.

I chose in January of this year to move away from home. One fueled by disgust and exhaustion of my own bullshit, even though I was blaming my obligations and my environment for my stagnating, toxic attitude. The place that I made excuses for everything I wasn’t doing or acting on, including not…

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Zackary Henson

Writer who questions everything. Self, Behavior, Perspective, Connection. Truth and love. https://therebelminded.substack.com zackary@therebelminded.com