The Magician

Do you believe in magic? I do.

Before I could delve deeper into the magic around me, the magic inside of me, the people around me decided to write the narrative about who I was and who I would become. They set it in stone in their minds and the minds of others, writing about it in group chats, discussing it over the phone, and spreading lies through rumors that never quite reached my ears. Their spells, projections of their own insecurities, exchanged through endless gossip.

To think I almost allowed them to get the best of me.

Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. This year, I transmuted years worth of negative energy. By honing in on creative endeavors I was reminded not only of who I am but the true inner-strength I possess.

The second you think you have me figured out, you realize the rug has been pulled from under you. I was never meant to be labeled or put in a box and as a person with innate leadership qualities, I was also never meant to follow the crowd. I set the tone.

Do you believe in magic? I do. I always have.

And for my next trick…