Strong enough is all life asks of us.

Strong enough to carry on.

Strong enough to take an uncertain step forward.

Strong enough to be better than we were yesterday.

Everything starts with strong enough.

The decision to make a single move towards an existence that is not yet yours, not yet.

But it's arguable that understanding it could be yours is a greater accomplishment than making it so.

As the old Latin proverb states, once you've started, you're halfway there.

Halfway, not because you found a shortcut or some previously undisclosed path,

but because convincing yourself that you have everything you need is the greatest barrier to entry.

It's the wall around the castle, and once you scale that,

well, everything else works itself out with time.

But life asks that we be strong enough to start the clocks.

It asks that we have the strength to begin.

See, because just as things start with strong enough,

well, they could just as easily find their end there as well.

How many journeys weren't started because we forgot that our responsibility wasn't to suddenly

arrive at the destination, but rather find the courage to take a small step in that direction.

How much of ourselves do we leave on the shelf?

Because we forgot that transformation overnight wasn't the goal,

but rather a trust in the process.

The heart to paint a first stroke, make a first call,

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