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Just Like A Bird

Rising Above: A Journey from Rejection to Soaring Success

The cool breeze of the morning carried the sweet scent of damp pine needles and blooming wild roses across the expansive mountain ridge.

Far below, the city was hidden beneath a thick, quiet blanket of white fog.

Edina closed her eyes for a moment, inhaling the crisp, pure air of the mountain.

She was a woman who had spent years walking her unique path alone, far outside the frantic rush of a crowd that only understood speed, greed, and noise.

She remembered the seasons of cold rejections, the heavy times when she felt entirely invisible, and the situations that once looked completely hopeless.

She opened her eyes, watching a solitary bird catch an updraft, gliding effortlessly over the vast canyon without a single frantic flap of its wings.

A radiant, peaceful smile broke across her face.

“Just like a bird,” she whispered softly to the open sky.

That was the true essence of her new era.

A bird doesn't look down at the ground to ask for permission to fly, nor does it compete with the rest of the flock running in frantic circles below.

It simply spreads its wings, trusts the invisible wind, and rises above the storm to claim the entire sky.

As she raised her lens to capture the sun piercing through the mountain mist, she knew she was no longer merely surviving.

Beautiful changes were unfolding, and she was soaring high into her unstoppable era of prosperity, entirely in love with love itself.

For years, a loud world tried to cage her spirit with past rejections, invisible boundaries, and the frantic pressure to run with the crowd.

But when you have the immense bravery to say, “Enough,” embrace your vulnerability, and align with rich energy, these bars simply dissolve.

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About the Author EDINA SUHONJIC Accounting Specialist III, US BANK

Edina Suhonjic holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and management from Fontbonne University. With over 20 years of experience in finance and property management, she transitioned to creative pursuits after overcoming significant personal challenges, founding Sunes Creative Studio Photography Art where she creates photography, foil art, and organic soaps while authoring the book Rose in the Snow in…

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