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Other titles I considered include Overcome, Unstoppable, Spring, Growth, Freedom, and Decision.
Each points to the same underlying progression: a process that begins with a seed in the rough—an innate talent, a raw emotion, a novel idea—then moves through resistance and adversity before arriving at a breakthrough, an “aha!” moment, and sudden growth.

This arc appears across many domains: faith, friendship, work, creativity, athletics, problem-solving, study, investment, research, enlightenment, or personal quests. The contexts change, but the structure remains.

An investigative reporter in the movie, Spotlight said, “much of the time we stumble around in the dark then suddenly a light comes on”.

Development begins with a thought, embodied in the craggy, worm-eaten base of the sculpture. It passes through adversity in the twisted, constrained middle. Then comes the breakthrough: upward-shooting branches that signal growth—occasionally deviating as adjustments are made, but driven by renewed momentum.