This weekend I had a new experience. Ujima Magazine participated in it's first expo. The Austin Black Expo. It was a great event. I had never done anything like this before. Promoting my magazine was exciting and I got to meet a lot of new people. Many people showed interest in the magazine and they liked the concept. Having your own business is hard work, but when I was speaking to people, I realized this is what makes it worth every moment of feeling tired and many late days. Having people appreciate your effort to give back to the community and bring our people into the light.The whole Ujima team turned out for the event and we supported each other throughout the day. It helps that we work well together and we all believe in the mission of the magazine. I look forward to reaching out to the community more often. The more Ujima gets out there, the more readers we can possibly receive. Today I sit trying to focus on what I need to do next and I'm finding it hard to do. I want to sit back and bask in the success of this weekend but there is not any time. My March deadline is fast approaching and I got to get to work. But if only for a short moment, my new experience made me feel good about what I'm doing and made me believe more in myself.
I really enjoyed this new experience... Living for many more.
