Feeling with the Chiefs

It’s Saturday, January 21, 2023 —Mid-Emotion Week. It’s the birthdate of my maternal grandfather, who was both an ardent sports fan and a phenomenal human. This year, his birthday also falls on the same day that the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the Jacksonville Jaguars for KC’s first 2022 postseason game and our city is feeling it! Since Thursday, the emotional high vibrating from Kansas City has been hard to miss. Our collective dreams are temporarily out in front of our protective egos, and Kansas City is doing what it does best–capturing the hearts of people who don’t know us, while also reminding ourselves that what we have here is really freaking cool! The fact that we don’t have mountains, beaches or natural forests to admire from afar makes us rely solely on our passions, our efforts and our character (along with an increasingly bold awareness of our nefariously complicated history). These are the very real things that make people fall in love with Kansas City so quickly. They are currently amplified into the rest of the world by our fearless hype man, the emotional genius, Patrick Mahomes, and the rest of his powerful Chiefs.

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