In Pursuit of My Personal Legend

Larry G.
2 min readApr 14, 2021

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African American male in red hoodie sipping coffee and looking at smart phone.
Self Portrait taken by ItsLarryG

I trust that if you clicked on this, you know what the title is in reference to. If not, allow me to introduce you (or alert you) to The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

I’m not going to give a review here, but just know that I’m reading it for a second time. I first read the book last year, and it became one of my instant favorites.

The story of Santiago is a brilliant one. If you or anyone has a dream, I highly recommend reading this book. Take from it what you can and pass it along.

I may go into further detail in another post, but I wanted to put it out here now.

I am in pursuit of my personal legend.

One major theme throughout the book is that when you are in pursuit of your personal legend, the universe conspires to help you achieve it.

You must make the effort and take the steps but awareness of the universe and its aid in your journey is also needed to succeed.

I very much enjoy talking about this book and the things it awakens in others.

What is your personal legend? Are you in pursuit of it? What do you think of this idea? Let’s discuss.

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Larry G.

Photographer | Writer specializing in portrait, editorial, and fine art. My personal work focuses on documenting overlooked moments of everyday life.