(86) the will of one's wings (opens in new tab)

(image courtesy of a will to live is a heck of a powerful thing. it can drive us, carry us through the most inhospitable and desperate of circumstances. course through our veins in place of oxygen. fuel our pulsing, raging, wanting, healing and hurting bodies, when nourishment is beyond reach. fuel far from feasible. for most of my life, people around me have seen a prolific achiever. someone with an endless capacity for doing things, always on the move, running between classes, appointments,...