Being Susanna

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Being Susanna

Being Susanna. Look I’m going to say something a bit naughty. And say that I know. I know. I know. I know that people know who I am 

This was never my plan. 

I cared about software engineering. I didn’t care about people knowing who I was. But I know that people read my LinkedIn posts silently. I get stopped and recognised at events and on the streets and in bathrooms.

I go to networking events and people know who I am before I know who they are. I can’t remember everyone’s name who knows mine. And I feel so bad about it. So I’m going to answer the question that you all want to know: what’s it like to be Susanna? And the answer is: fucking beautiful. I look out to the sea. And I see a ship lit up at twilight out to sea. A bird flies by. As paradise of blue. I look out of the other window and I see all of Brighton lit up late at night. I look in the mirror and I am proud of myself. I love myself. I am a beautiful person with a loving heart. I know that I am a golden

Kind person with a loving heart. I know I can be proud of the things that I have done. 

Of the love that I have put out in this world that I have shared with this world because I know that the love we give away is the love we keep. I know that I have a soft kind heart and that is all that really matters in this world

I look out with love on my colleagues. I love them 

All so much and I know that I am so lucky to have them. 

And you

How does it feel to be you? I love you all

Thank you

A photo of Susanna


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