{"product_id":"22","title":"Vision","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1121\"\u003eNot everything meant for you will make sense to the people around you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1401\"\u003eThis essay uses the simple act of handing someone your glasses as a metaphor for vision — clarity that only works for the person it was designed for. What feels obvious to you may look distorted or confusing to others, and that disconnect can quietly stall dreams if you let it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1568\"\u003eToo often, we wait for approval before moving forward. We soften our ideas. Delay our steps. Question what we already know because it hasn’t been validated out loud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1603\"\u003eBut vision isn’t a group project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1774\"\u003eIf you’re the one who saw it, it was likely given to you. And the absence of applause doesn’t make it less real — it simply means others aren’t calibrated for your lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1776\" data-end=\"1895\"\u003eThis piece is a reminder to stop handing your clarity to people who can’t see through it — and to keep building anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead the full essay on Her Quiet Fire → \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/1stephanieolds.substack.com\/p\/vision?r=5q06u6\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFull Essay\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Olds’ Bookshelf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455024578798,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/0898\/3790\/files\/Essay22.jpg?v=1766702605","url":"https:\/\/stephanieolds.com\/products\/22","provider":"Stephanie Olds’ Bookshelf ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}