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Hi. You've reached the pedestal. I bet you're wondering how you got here. I'm almost certain someone else placed you. Welcome. You are not alone.
The pedestal is an interesting place to be. We were so delicately placed here by someone to be seen, admired, adorned, or some other intangible act. Do we like the pedestal? Maybe. It affords us respect and admiration. At the same time, it requires a role to be played and a certain path to be followed, or we are no longer able to have our seat at the pedestal table. It can be a tiring place, but heavy is the head. The weird thing about pedestals is that those who are placed there can benefit from the privilege associated with the seat, but can also suffer from feeling unseen from those who look on. Do they really see us beyond the pedestal? Are we allowed to exist in a truthful way? - Hardly ever to the people who placed us here, it seems. Someone placed us here. They've created this idea of who we are and how we should exist in this world. They give us what they think we need based on this idea in their minds. Our needs are hardly ever met by these people. Life can feel unreal with them. At the same time, the people who placed us here give us a certain feeling of value or respect, and we need that at times. To feel like someone thinks highly of us and respects how we think - they have the ability to make us feel like there's somewhere we belong. The pedestal is similar to perfection. Perfection is like a double entendre. While it may be nice to hear someone say "that was perfect" or "you're perfect" it is sometimes exhausting to live in that light in fear of the day perfect is no longer the default adjective. If you are here because you, too, have been placed on a pedestal, I see you. It is my hope that you find a safe space for vulnerability so that you can exist without the seat. It is equally my hope that, if you're happy here, you can maintain that feeling. Do we like the pedestal? Maybe.
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