Don’t tell me to slow down.

Not now. Not here. Not after everything I’ve been through.

You mean well, I know that. But I’m not carrying stress — I’m carrying momentum. I’m not speeding up because I’m lost. I’m accelerating because I’ve finally found my signal.

You see a sprint.
I feel a surge.

You see intensity.
I feel clarity.

You see risk.
I see release.

🐢 I’ve Already Lived in the Shell

I’ve already done the years inside. I’ve dulled my fire. I’ve calmed myself down. I’ve waited my turn. I’ve made myself smaller, quieter, easier to handle. I’ve curled in. Masked up. Shut down.
So no — this isn’t a season where I need more restriction. This is a season of expansion. Of testing what happens when I don’t hold back. Of seeing how far this goes when I’m no longer editing my output for the comfort of others.

🧠 I’m Not Avoiding Stillness

I use stillness.
I honour rest.
I know how to recover.

But don’t confuse presence with pause.

This version of me? It doesn’t fear the pace anymore. It creates it.

This is motion with meaning.

Direction with depth.

Speed with soul.

This is what it looks like when the shell cracks and the signal is allowed to shine at full volume.

⚔️ So No, I’m Not the Turtle

I’m the one who crawled out, built under pressure and learned to run with alignment. You don’t have to understand it. You just need to know I’m not going back in. This is the season of letting it all shine.

And it starts now.

DAVID