Looking back at the 21-year-old that I was at graduation, is a slightly uncomfortable experience for the 42-year-old that she has become. Half my lifetime ago, I was striking an uneasy balance between the ambition I had for myself, and what those closest to me expected of me.

"The stories we tell shape our reality, but they also have the power to trap us in illusions."

每一个故事都是进入未知的旅程。

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Never let anyone dull your sparkle.