Bolg

You don't need to chase the sun—you are the stars.

The message on the back of this phone case is inspired by a story.

There are always people telling us to “run faster,”
but rarely does anyone say,
“It’s okay to pause and rest.”

Once, I met an old man sitting on a park bench.
He said,
“Young one, don’t turn your life into a race.
See that tree? It simply grows—taking root, sprouting, shedding leaves—never anxious about being taller than the one beside it.”

And in that moment, my eyes welled with tears.
We are so harsh on ourselves for “not being good enough,”
we forget how to grow calmly and with grace.

Life isn’t a competition,
so why measure your path with someone else’s ruler?
Allow yourself to “fall behind” sometimes.
Allow the rain to disrupt your plans.
Allow yourself to quietly exit the stage—even amid applause.

True strength is like a dandelion in the wild:
even as it floats on the wind,
it trusts that every seed will find its ground.

So may you take off the shackles of “perfection,”
and live like a free, unfolding cloud—
in your own time zone. ☁️