ashes & wishes
"The world burns a person down many times, and you shake off the ashes. And you walk into the next fire, knowing that the fire never gets to the core of you."
If you are feeling burnt down, just remember: this fire cannot get to the core of you. You are tenaciously, irreducibly persistent. Your spirit is strong.
Rise again. Shake off the ashes.
In a sense, a wise person wishes themselves — and others — challenge because through challenge, we will truly grow.
Sometimes this is hard to wish for. We don’t ask for hard things, we don’t wish for pain… but pain and difficulty bring their own gifts, doorways to opportunity, and plenty of collateral beauty.
If there is another fire before you, walk forward with your brave heart, your head held high. You got this.
