In his farewell note, Jordan Lejuwaan (HE creator) said the following of how HighExistence has impacted his life:
“People are constantly writing to our team about how HighExistence has impacted their life, and I just realized I’ve never written about how it’s impacted mine…
Every single best friend, lover, and business partner whom I have met in the past 7 years has been through this website. That is not an exaggeration. I have met the most AMAZING people because of HighExistence. People that have taught me, changed me, loved me, challenged me, and everything in between.”
As a gift to Jordan, I’m wondering if we can start an epic thread explaining the *greatest* impacts that HighExistence has had on our lives. I’ll start:
For me, HighExistence was one of the first blogs I discovered that truly pushed my thinking and challenged me to consider alternative lifestyles. It was one in a series of discoveries that gave me the courage to pursue an unconventional path in life. It inspired me to want to make a living doing something I truly loved, rather than simply settling for a job I didn’t really care about.
But the greatest impact HighExistence has had on me has surely happened in the last 6 months or so since I joined the team and began working with Jordan, Martijn, and Jon. Working together to revitalize the HighExistence community and to share thought-provoking, educational ideas with millions of people has been an experience I will never forget. I’ve learned so much from these guys and have grown as a writer, thinker, entrepreneur, and human being. Above all, the relationships I’ve formed with the team and with other folks on HE are invaluable. I have found real, beautiful friendships with some of the most interesting and impressive humans I have ever had the privilege to meet. Thank you, HighExistence, for expanding my circle of friendship and for expanding my sense of what is possible.
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