It’s often said that falling feels a lot like flying at first, but if that’s true then what does flying feel like? In the first instant, if you’re not as ready as you thought you were it’s terrifying. The ground is growing closer at a speed your brain can’t even think to comprehend and your wings won’t open because your hands are stuck in your pockets. But if you just stop to take a moment and breathe you’ll feel the wind gently tugging beneath your arms beckoning you to spread them wide. Even if you were kicked from the nest before you were ready, pushed from the cliff without any warning or you simply tripped and found yourself tumbling over the edge into a world unknown you can still fly. Flying feels a lot like falling at first but only until you let go of your fear, let go of your past, let go of your pain and spread your wings.