Now Reading: The Beginning Comes After the End (Notes on a World of Change)

Rebecca Solnit is the author I come back to most often. Again. And Again. And Again. In her latest book, The Beginning Comes After the End,

I have admired Solnit’s ease to weave scientific, cultural, and socio-political research into short essays that replicate everyday life. To experience her essays are to experience a day in the life of an average American.

You don’t need to be fearless to reach your goals, you just need to be willing. Willing to try, willing to learn, and willing to believe that you’re capable of more than you know. The road may not always be smooth, but growth rarely is. What matters most is that you keep going, keep learning, and keep believing in the version of yourself you’re becoming.