"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Laozi

They said,
A thousand miles ahead.
Mountains unknown,
Storms yet to be named,
Fears I dressed in silence.

And yet—
There it was.
A space between breath and motion.
A whisper:
“Begin.”

Not with certainty,
Not with strength,
But with trembling toes
on trembling ground.

The world did not cheer.
No song rose from the sky.
But something shifted—
in me.

That first step?
It was small.
But it cracked the cage.
It told the bones:
You are not broken—
just waiting to move.

And the miles?
They waited like old friends.
Not rushing, not shouting.
Just waiting for me
to dare again.

So I stepped.
And the road opened
like a slow-blossoming flower
under the weight of faith.

Creator: Anna (ArtvisionNFT) / AI Generated Art
Year: 2025
File: PNG format, 4096x4096, 300 DPI