"You, my friend, are a victim of disorganized thinking. You are under the unfortunate impression that just because you run away you have no courage; you're confusing courage with wisdom."
We spend countless hours... days... even years... trying to find our own yellow brick road. Teacher. Lawyer. Doctor. Guidance Counselor. We ace exams, complete internships and jump through hoops just to uncover a small brick in our road that will set the foundation for the rest of our lives. We get to an age and stage in our lives where we begin questioning everything we once knew. How did I get here? What's next? Am I really happy? The Quarter-Life Crisis, as some calls it. We constantly seek answers. We constantly look for the next big thing. We constantly turn our heads, peek through doors and search for that moment in our lives where everything just fits together. And eventually - day after day, brick after brick - we lay the foundation for our own yellow brick road, and we begin to follow it. We begin to see the twists and turns that we face as we continue walking down that road - illness, job loss, death of a loved one, a bad breakup. With each turn, it gets harder and harder to stay on the road. The turns become more sharp and more frequent, challenging us in every way possible. Stamina. Strength. Endurance. That's what it's about. If you turn too late, you'll veer off course. When you're lost in life, it's harder to find your way back.
As you continue to work your way down that yellow brick road, you seek answers from people. Strangers who don't know the answers. Friends who don't have the courage to tell you when it hurts. Family who may not have the heart to love you through all of your decisions. But despite their flaws - and yours - you take those people with you, whether physically or emotionally, and you continue down your yellow brick road, determined to find out where it leads you.
Finally, you reach the end. You face the toughest battle of your life, your own Wicked Witch: yourself. Accepting yourself for who you are. Believing in yourself when no one else will. Loving every inch of yourself because you realize just how much you're worth and knowing what you deserve. Finding courage and strength in yourself to conquer your dreams and fight for what you want. And when you conquer that final battle, you finally see the rainbow. It was there all along, just hidden behind the dark clouds, stormy days, and hard-fought-battles.
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"Hearts will never be practical until they can become unbreakable."
* all quotes from The Wizard of Oz
