“The phoenix must burn to emerge.” ~ Janet Fitch
And so … my only advice to others, when it seems like you’ve reached the “end of the road,” try and stop worrying so much about failure. Because it just takes one tiny bit of courage to rise from disappointment and turn what seems like failure into a mere setback.
The Moment I Learned I Could Survive More Than I Believed
I’ve hit the wall so hard before, I never thought I’d recover. I’ve felt broken, emptied, and over it. Lost faith, direction, and any sense of strength. Looking back, I now see the resilience I didn’t recognize then—the sheer, unfiltered grit I didn’t know I had.
