Since starting my YouTube channel, I have tried not to be obsessed with numbers—the number of views a video receives, the number of likes a video gets, the number of subscribers I have, etc. As hard as i try not to look at all the numbers, it is absolutely addicting and almost an obsessive impulse. Why is a video getting more views than other videos? Why did not this video getting very many likes? And the questions and constant impulse to draw unfounded conclusions abounds.
Then, suddenly, like a reality check from God, I receive the most amazing message from a viewer. I am informed how a video helped the person or provided valuable insight into a problem the person was having. As I read the person’s words, instantly all the continuous chatter about my videos disappears. Tears spring to my eyes that something I created inspired or influenced someone else. Very quickly, all the numbers disappear from my mind. The only view which has any meaning is from the person who took the time to write me a message.
It is incredibly humbling to interact with the world while lying on my bed. I do not have to travel anywhere, and yet, I have met people from all around the globe.
As I fight through another night of intense headaches from not being able to eat protein due to my pancreas being extremely inflamed, I am inspired to fight through the fatigue to produce another video. One more video to share with the world…one more chance to help someone I have never met.
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