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Lighting the way out of a storm

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Stepping Out of the Storm

After a year of storms, I realized I’d let the wrong voices silence me. This is my first step back—one quiet, steady move toward purpose and truth.

December 1, 2025

Personal Journey

Thank You for Being Curious: A Lesson from the Desert

A fun fact about me – if you didn’t already know – is that I am an avid birdwatcher.

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No Shortcut to the Summit: Lessons from the Heights of Italy

Climbing Mt. Vesuvius and the stone steps of Ravello taught me powerful lessons about perspective, resilience, and personal growth. In this post, I reflect on how effort leads to clarity—and why the view is always worth the climb.

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