Real stories don’t come from thin air.
They come from the bruises, the breakthroughs, and the in between.
You can’t write life if you don’t live it.
So we step outside. We commit. We fall in love. We fall out.
We move state to state, carry babies on hips and dreams on our backs, and we keep going.
Because this this is where the stories come from.
Not just the kind you tell in a caption or a classroom, but the kind that lives in your skin.
The kind you feel when your bank account’s low, but your faith is high.
The kind that gets passed down mother to daughter, auntie to niece, soul to soul.
Creativity isn’t decoration. It’s necessity.
Like food. Like breath.
Even when the world says “no one’s watching,”
we still paint, write, sing, build because we need to express what we carry.
Some days it’s all joy.
Other days, it’s all lessons.
And still, we live.
We grow.
We rise like that tree in the middle of a storm bent maybe, but not broken.
Rooted. Still reaching.
Resilience don’t always look strong.
Sometimes it looks tired.
It looks like 2 a.m. tears or doing hair before class or clocking into a job you hate just to make sure your kids eat better than you did.
It looks like not giving up.
Being a parent is no small thing.
It’s waking up early and staying up late.
It’s budgeting dreams and groceries in the same notebook.
It’s wanting more and working for it because your kids are watching.
And surviving? It’s not the dream.
We’re aiming to thrive.
And you know what else?
There’s power in walking away.
From that job that disrespects you.
From that circle that drains you.
From anything that dims your shine.
Because growth doesn’t always wait for permission.
Sometimes it shows up in silence and says,
“It’s your turn.”
People will be busy. They’ll have their own plans, their own path.
And sometimes, you’ll be the only one who sees your vision.
But you gotta hold it tight.
Nurture it.
Speak life into it.
Because nobody can walk your journey for you.
You are your own confirmation.
Your own push.
Your own rescue mission.
And in the end, you’ll see it
All that stretching?
All that grit?
That’s not just survival.
That’s your becoming.
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