I stood there staring at the stars and waited for them to align for me. For things to magically come together and work out. Why is it that we reflect the most when we don’t get what we want or lose something we wanted to keep in our lives forever? Love, break ups, death, rebirth, a slap in the face, all have the same effect. They wake us up and boom, there’s the reality check.

The cool air blew the hair out of my face. I held my breath and whispered to my self, “there’s nothing holding you back.”