
The Flinch

You’re
Julien Smith • The Flinch
Set fire to your old self.
Julien Smith • The Flinch
Over a lifetime, those who listen too much build a habit of trust and conformity. Unfortunately, as time goes on, that habit becomes unbreakable.
Julien Smith • The Flinch
Your parents’ fears became your fears, their lives became your
Julien Smith • The Flinch
terrain simply because it is tough to do.
Julien Smith • The Flinch
knowing what it’s going to eat. Every day, it finds food. The lion isn’t worried—it just does what it needs to do. Somewhere else, in a zoo, a caged lion sits around every day and waits for a zookeeper. The lion is comfortable. It gets to relax. It’s not worried much, either. Both of these animals are lions. Only one is a king.
Julien Smith • The Flinch
There are no negative consequences for breaking the habit of flinching.
Julien Smith • The Flinch
embarrassed?
Julien Smith • The Flinch
They want the keys handed to them. But it doesn’t work that way.