Have you ever felt overwhelmed with a particular emotion, a feeling so strong that you wanted to scream aloud but didn't for fear of the world's response? Have you ever had a song on your heart, a melody that repeated steadily in the background of your life? Have you ever seen an image so vivid that it almost seemed unreal, a scene of serenity that was always before you even when you closed your eyes to dream? In moments like these, do you feel the urge to create something? What's holding you back from expressing the very thing that's impressed on your heart? Creativity takes courage. One must throw caution to the wind in order to unveil these impressions to the world. You want people to experience it through your eyes, but fear of rejection can be overpowering. What if they can't see it the way you do? Holding your gift inside only makes the yearning to release it greater. Even still, it deprives the world of the beauty that you hold within. Let it out! Write something heart-wrenching. Sing a song so convincing that it brings its audience to their knees in captivation. Paint an image so breathtaking that on-lookers can only sigh.

Let courage propel you forward. This book took that very same courage to write-courage to shovel through the complexity of emotions and courage to come to terms with those emotions in print. May it inspire the courage you need to create something beautiful. May you then share it with the world.