Origin

My story didn’t start when I was a kid.

Before that, there wereSo many different reasonsI had in my head toHold myself back that

I couldn’t quiet the noise.

Started almost every thought I had.

My whole life had been aboutWho I was withOr who I was taking care ofAt the time.

I did what I was toldAnd didn’t ask questions.

When I was told to jump,

At some point,I got good atPredicting what someone wanted.

Keeping them appeased.

I learned to anticipate their needsBecause I could recognizePatterns in their behavior.

When I was 32...

Someone asked meThe simplest question.

A question that changed

Every answer I had included:

My son,My friends,My family.

They stopped me mid-sentence.

Something that doesn’t includeAnyone but you.

Not what you want for someone else.

Not something that comesFrom someone else.

I thought.

And thought.

And thought.

I couldn’t answer the question.

I honestly didn’t know.

Then they drove the point home:

My son is my life.

And I realized that if he saw meLiving that way,

He might grow up believingThat was what life was supposed to be.

So I knew I needed to change.

Not just for him.

Because I finally understoodThat was where it had to start:

With how I valued myself.

So I made a choice

It was in that brokennessThat I learned

Was one of the most incorrect thoughtsI had ever believed.

Not only have I learnedThat I can do a lot of things,

I’ve found a love for thingsI never knew I had before.

But most importantly...

I learned I can do a lotWith much lessThan I think I need.

Sometimes it takesA little more work.

That doesn’t scare me.

I’m not afraid of hard work.

I’m afraid of not trying

It involves hard work.

Crimson Leo is where I combined

The way I learned to anticipatePeople’s needs

The skills I learnedTaking very little,

Doing the work,

And making something more.

I found a way to take

And use both to create

Having an ideaYou TRULY BELIEVE IN

But feeling frustrated becauseYou’re missing somethingThat would make it real.

Until eventually,

It starts to feel likeThe idea is slipping away.

Crimson Leo is how I help you

To take the thingYou can already see in your head

And help it becomeWhat you wanted it to be.

We all need help sometimes.

I know I did.

Is how I help other peopleBridge the gap

By finding the right bridge,

Like someone once did for me.