The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.

Ernest Hemingway

If you’re feeling vulnerable… wounded… on the verge of destruction… you may actually be on the right path. Don’t let opposing forces push you into your shell.

Instead, be guided by beauty, courage, truth and sacrifice. And encourage those you see doing the same.

Don’t let headwinds choose your destination (or destiny) for you.