i’ll take the long way

So many people just want to get to the top of the mountain.
They don’t care how, they just want the view.

And now, with countless methods driven by hyper-productivity, mass production, and consumerism, the view’s being printed out before we’ve even started the climb.

They’ve made it a crime to wander and let the journey shape us.

In a world obsessed with the final product, how will we make any room to enjoy, trust, and surrender to the process?

We’ve become obsessed with controlling every detail. Overseeing every frame. Dictating every step before it’s taken. We don’t let the canvas speak to us. We don’t let the characters in our stories breathe. We mute the muse in favor of metrics. But what makes a masterpiece isn’t just the result

It’s not about the result, it’s about who we become along the way.

It’s every step between discomfort and comfort.
Between the blank page and the first flicker of life.
Between the marble slab and the soul inside the sculpture.

The process is where the magic lives.

We cannot afford to lose that. 

Not in the name of productivity.
Not in the name of efficiency.
Not in the name of hitting the next mark on a spreadsheet.

The projects I cherish aren’t the ones that blew up online or screened in the biggest theaters. They’re the ones where every grueling day spent in overtime behind the scenes became a beautiful shared experience with a crew dedicated to the journey.

Or in the space between an artist and a muse who’ve spent years trust falling into each other’s arms to create a chemistry forged in vulnerability, where it becomes less about performance and more about presence. Suddenly a scene transcends into a sacred space, and this is where humanity thrives.

Soul is the closest word we have to describe the experience.
You feel it and it can’t be mimicked or manufactured.

It’s not scalable, there’s no shortcut, and it doesn’t come through more speed.

It comes from presence and patience.
From pouring yourself into something with no guarantee it’ll be perfect, or profitable, or praised.

So while the world keeps selling efficiency, end results, and “done for you” quick fixes, I’m going to keep showing up for the long way.

Because contrary to what consumerism told us, contrary to what mass production did to our value system,

Enjoying the journey is the only thing that keeps our soul alive.