Let the Noise Talk - I’ll Be Over Here Building

Somewhere along the way, I stopped giving so much airtime to the noise.

When I say noise, I mean all the things that pull you away from your path. The distractions, the buzzing of bullshit, the naysayers, the judgmental side-eyes from people who don't understand your journey but still feel entitled to comment on it. Noise is the mental clutter that comes from comparison, criticism, and unsolicited opinions. It's the energy drain of trying to live up to someone else's version of who you should be.

The whispers, the opinions, the projections... none of it belongs to me.

There was a time when I tried to defend my choices. When I wanted to explain why I live the way I do, or why I chose to leave behind certain people, places, and patterns. But I realized that the need to justify comes from the same place as the need to be understood: a place of old wounds.

Now? I let the noise play out in the background while I focus on building something real.

Canceling the noise doesn't mean I don't hear it. It means I don't let it steer the ship.

These days, my life looks different than most people's timelines or five year plans. I live on a 30ft sailboat in Mexico. I wake up with the sun, make coffee in my little floating kitchen, and spend my mornings studying or working remotely. I'm building a brand and a life that reflects my values freedom, creativity, healing, and connection

I'm not scrolling, I'm studying. I'm not gossiping, I'm growing. I'm not wondering what people think about me. I'm wondering what more I can create with the time I have.

Canceling the noise looks like dancing in my sailboat to music that makes me feel alive. It looks like deep belly laughs with my daughter and tears shed in private moments of healing. It looks like pouring my energy into things that matter and letting the rest fade into static.

Here's the thing: people will always have something to say. But if they aren't in the arena with you, building, risking, learning, and evolving, their opinions carry very little weight.

"If you're not in the arena also getting your ass kicked too, I'm not interested in your feedback." — Brené Brown

So if you've been feeling overwhelmed by the chatter, the comparison, the unsolicited commentary on your life... I invite you to ask: what would happen if you canceled the noise and leaned in to your own voice instead?

You might just find that your truth is louder than anything outside you.

And it sounds a lot like peace.

Your girl,

Chanty
@wanderlust.chanty

"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." — Eleanor Roosevelt