Let It Burn

"Your enemy is not the fire. It's your becoming.''

You keep trying to fix yourself.
Fill in the gaps. Make the edges smooth.
Increase your goals, routines, and "positive thinking."

However, you might not require more.
You might require less.

Perhaps you should burn the whole version of yourself that never existed in the first place.

Set the mask on fire.
The one who fits in, plays nice, and doesn't speak up.

Set the plan on fire.
It was borrowed expectations disguised as ambition, and it was never yours.

Dispel the notion that you must be someone different from who you are evolving into.

The truth is that destruction is a necessary part of the journey.
And when the fire goes out, what's left is the true you.

According to myth, the Phoenix dies in fire because it was prepared to rise in a different form, not because it failed.

Your rebirth in life will be identical.

It will appear as follows:

Losing what you believed you needed

Getting rid of people who don't understand you

Refusing to do things that used to define you

Not ashamed, but liberated, standing nude in the ashes

When I created Levino Manfredi, I didn’t want to just make clothes.
Creating a brand that you could wear into your next chapter was my goal.
Something that would whisper:

 "Let it burn. You're creating something better.''

Wear the ashes with pride, then.
They serve as evidence that you had the courage to exit the cage.

Keep in mind that destruction does not mean the end.
It's the beginning.

Light the match now.