It is the kind of beginning that reminds us of the fragile tenderness of green shoots rising through concrete, unsure yet determined. Indeed, as Alice Swaim put it, courage...
𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁; 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀; 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀—𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲...
To live authentically is to challenge comfort zones, confront traditions, set and break records, and ruffle the waters of mediocrity. The world is dying for the version of you...