"The Rose That Grew From Concrete"

It has been a while since I have written anything. Thankfully, I finally have some time to get back to one of my favorite things. Writing.

The past few weeks have been challenging. Definitely more lows than highs. I have been forced to take a hard look at the things I want and what needs to be done to get there. I’m taking this moment not to lament at my failures, but rather revisit a favorite piece of poetry that seems relevant at a time like this.

Did you hear about the rose that grew
from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it
learned to walk with out having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,
it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else ever cared.

-Tupac Shakur

The Rose isn't beautiful in spite of the concrete, but rather because of it. If I've learned anything over the past few weeks(and years, for that matter), it is that there is beauty in resilience. This is a lesson I intend to bring with me wherever my journey takes me next.

So, long live the rose that grew from concrete.

Long may She reign.