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Definition is the Enemy.

I’m surrounded by walls. Cornered by constraint. Forced into the places you put me. Squeezed into safe shapes.  Shoved into polished packages.  Sheltered from the power of my own determination. You ask me to aspire but then you question my ambition. You tell me to explain, instead of teaching me to explore. You want me [...]

Explorer.

Standing at the edge of the ocean. One foot on shaky ground. The other skimming sea salt. Toes dipped slightly below the surface. Eyes locked firmly beyond the horizon… Looking. Staring. Envisioning a distant land. Imagining a new world. I don’t know what I will face. I don’t know what will hurt me… how harsh the [...]

The Beginning.

Dreams aren’t free. There’s always a price to pay. There’s a cost for growth and discovery. Evolution is earned, not granted… You have to be willing to sacrifice, and struggle, and suffer, if you want to be truly successful… If you want to reach for that one, big, distant dream… that dangerous dream… that dream [...]

The Fence.

Today, I’m building a fence. I’m putting up my walls. I’m lining up every board and stacking up every brick… Piling them high and wide. I’m wrapping my arms around all that I love, and covering the mouth of all that I fear. I’m tightening my grip on potential, and sharpening my words for battle. [...]

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