Right now, I feel a distinct tension between the drive to expand and the pull of constraints. I envision each parabola as capturing that potential: opening outward in a graceful curve, yet anchored to an origin that keeps it tethered. Each parabola’s apex rests near the upper margin, while its arms stretch downward in varied scales, representing how identity can bloom beyond its starting point. By spacing these parabolas carefully to avoid overlapping paths, this generative self-portrait reflects the balance between free-form growth and an underlying sense of order—a moment of divergence poised between possibility and restraint.