"Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you, figure out what you have to say. It's the one and only thing you have to offer." —Author Barbara Kingsolver This year I hit a milestone that has caused me to pause. Experiences leading up to this milestone have challenged me in ways I could have never anticipated twenty years ago. The discovery of who I've become, and who I now am shaping myself into, has made me want to share my voice which I have kept silent