Fear kills more dreams than failure ever will. - Mark Manson

Our crises of hope often start with a basic sense that we do not have control over ourselves or our destiny.

You don’t find your purpose. You build it, brick by brick, mistake by mistake.

The common cultural narratives would tell me that I somehow failed myself, that I’m a quitter or a loser, that I just didn’t “have it,” that I gave up on my dream and that maybe I let myself succumb to the pressures of society. But the truth is far less interesting than any of these explanations. The truth is, I thought I wanted something, but it turns out I didn’t. End of story.