5 Things You Didn't Know About Me

Do you ever find that expressing your dreams, or your deepest desires, seems very unnatural?

It is almost as if we feel we are not allowed to say what it is that we really want to do with our lives.

We feel we are not entitled to travel, to do a headstand on the sidewalk of New York City, to sing loudly in the shower, or eat with our hands.

When people ask us what are dreams are, we get nervous.

When asked if we like our job, we find ourselves justifying.

When asked what you really want to do with your life, your heart tells you "dance" but you reply, I am a successful Financial Planner.

Have you ever felt this way? Or is it just me?

Do you feel this way on a daily basis? Do you think you are not allowed to live your dream?

Today I posted on my Facebook that I need help creating an income. It took me a long time to post publicly, what I really wanted to do.

Isn't that weird?

Why is it so hard to be real? To let the world know the truth about you? In honor of overcoming this silly fear, I am going to tell you 5 things you don't know about me.


Here are 5 Truths about Jaime Posa:

1. I wish I were a singer. I LOVE music and I love singing along. I do it in the shower. (I did it in El Salvador in my outdoor cold-dirty-water-bathing area and it was awesome.) I do it in the car. I do it in my room.... but I dont think I'm very good... I don't really care. It feels so good. But, I wish I were a singer.

2. I shower twice a day, but still sweat a lot and maybe smell. I know its not good for your hair and sometimes I feel really bad wasting water. It doesn't help me smell better, because of my all-natural-mineral-salt deoderant. But I love waking up and washing off yesterdays mess before I start a new day. And I love working out and then showering again.

3. I used to not like people. It is weird to me now, because I so genuinely love people, but I remember there was a time when I just said "I can't stand people". I had such a lack of patience and misunderstanding for the world. Now, I love meeting new, unique people, and I look forward to the new interactions I will have on a daily basis. People can bring out unexpected happiness and teach you SO much.

4. My aura communicates. Two weeks ago I was at the movies and I wanted popcorn but didn't want to go back out. As I was walking down the aisle, a guy offered me his popcorn. Last week, on my way to Grand Central, I realized I had forgotten to get food and I was so hungry. "Oh, well, I will just get a Starbucks yogurt," I thought. As I entered GCT, I was handed a box of free yogurt.

.... I'm just saying.

Oh, animals and nature also speak to me. No, for real though.

5. I don't know how to make money. I have worked really hard my whole life. I was a straight A student growing up, while I participated on the Varsity Vball and Soccer teams, I volunteered as an Assitant Catechist at the church, as well as at my Grandpa's hospice. I graduated Cume Laude in college with a 3.84 GPA in Finance, was an active Triathlete for the LLS. I volunteered in Bolivia, Honduras & El Salvador. I write pretty well, read all the time, practice yoga, am trying to grow a not-for-profit business, speak spanish, meditate, run, babysit children, fundraise for those who deserve a chance, bake pies with my 93 year old grandma-- and I don't know how to get paid for it.

I am not motivated by nice clothes or hair cuts or make up.

I don't really care if I have a car, when I have 2 feet, a bike and public transportation.

I don't care if my shoes are not in style.

But I want to continue to help people. And I can only do so if I have created a healthy environment for myself.

I need to live on my own- I need a safe & healthy home.

I need to earn to create the living and education I want for myself that will help create the future I want for my family.

I want to teach your children spanish and how to do yoga.

I want to help guide kids through college and life decisions.

I want to help you find the path for you that gives you the direction you want to go in life, like I found the path for me in Peace Corps & yoga & meditation that has given me the right direction for my life.

So, now you know some of my truths.

I'll be singing terribly, (newly showered, broke, but reveling in the beautiful people in my life, trying to grow my aura so I can speak to the lilies in spring), in my bedroom if you need me.