I have always advocated that we must push beyond merely existing. We must live. Unapologetically. With out hesitation or reservations. “To be the spark that ignites the fire within all we cross paths with.” How foolishly hopeful that seems now. I have become exactly what I despised. Fallen into the lull that is stagnation. Hushed by the silence of acceptance and helplessness that has draped over my existence. With no hobbies or goals to speak of I have seemed to lose the drive to burn like a flame. And worse yet, I cannot seem to convince myself that it is something I can escape, or that I should even attempt to break out of this trance. I had fancied myself to be unique. Fearless to the rules that society has placed in attempt to squish us into the mold of complacency. When really, I have been fooling myself all along. Right now, as I am, I am not unique. I am not brave.