Once upon a time, there was a girl who lived with her mother her name was mishal, Mishal was a quiet girl, living not in the world around her, but in the one inside her head. Her mind was a Extensive territories of lofty walls and slender pathways, trapping her in a maze of self-doubt and uncertainty.
Each wall represented a limitation she has set boundaries for her self, she believed she could never break. Every step she took felt heavy, as if invisible chains held her back from moving forward, and something shrinking her heart she could not even breath properly.
in her mind, she saw herself as unnoticeable and naturally blending into the crowd, her abilities were shrouded in a dense fog of insecurity. She admired others for their talents, convinced she had none of her own.
one evening, while lying in bed, Mishal had a dream. In this dream, she was standing before a mirror, but the reflection staring back at her was not the anxious, unsure girl she saw every day. Instead, it was a version of her that manifestated strength, creativity, and confidence. The girl in the mirror smiled, and with a gentle voice said, "The only boundaries are the ones you create."
Mishal awoke with a shook, her heart racing. The dream remained in her thoughts. Was it possible she had been wrong all along? Could the walls she saw in her mind be nothing more than illusions?
With a newfound determination, Mishal decided to take her first step beyond the mental walls. Little by little, she began to see her uniqueness and abilities, realizing that the true prison had never been her abilities—but her belief in their absence.
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