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“But it is possible.”
The Question That Followed
“What would you do,” he asked, “if you believed you were enough?”
Because the question felt… dangerous.
Not in a bad way.
But in a way that challenged everything I’d been telling myself.
“I don’t know,” I said finally.
“That’s okay,” he replied. “Start with what you wouldn’t do.”
Rewriting the Narrative
That question stayed with me.
What wouldn’t I do?
I wouldn’t stay in a job that drained me.
I wouldn’t shrink myself to fit into spaces that didn’t value me.
For the first time in a long time—
I wasn’t thinking about limitations.
I was thinking about possibilities.
The Power of a Voice
We talked for a while longer.
About small things.
Big things.
Then he stood.
Finished his coffee.
And nodded.
“You’ll figure it out,” he said.
“How do you know?” I asked.
He smiled.
“Because you already started.”
And then he walked away.
After the Voice
I didn’t know his name.
