The anatomy of a First Step

Frana Aldu
2 min readMar 6, 2024

From Me to Me, to You, the You in Me, the Me in You,

For Us, the Newborn.

Photo by Casey Horner on Unsplash

One day, you muster up a drop of courage.
And then you add it to the tiny faith in your trembling feet.
Now you take that little faith and summon all your might and all your riches,
You place them carefully,
Like a young and clumsy apprentice into a first action.

This is what a first step looks like: it’s made out of weaknesses and fear, only to awaken bravery and strength you didn’t know you had.
And now that you know, they suddenly multiply.

The first step is a movement into The Unknown.

The Great Unknown

That place that, like the great depths of the Ocean, is filled with mysteries and endless possibilities, but it’s dark and contains risks as well as danger.

Out of the freeze and moving into The Unknown

Who knew that the unfamiliar was so in love with movement?
And now it asks for your vulnerabilities and exposure as a tribute to its love.
Growth and evolution arise from their love.
Now, your heart remembers the taste of freedom.

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Frana Aldu

Wordsmithing my way through various forms of expression while exploring life's ever-changing space.