As I continued to build my practice and plant new seeds for the Spring, I was taken to this place where I started to question who I thought I was to think that I was making a difference in the world. What rights did I have to actually be following my dream? Why should I continue when those closest to me don't understand what I do?

A colleague of mine shared this incredibly inspiring Charlie Chaplin poem and I just had to share it with you. I realize that these gifts drop into our lives right when we need them most. Here's to you!

"Fresh Off the Boat", in all honesty, my parents actually came to New York by plane, not by boat. So although my parents' story is not one of escape or flight, it is still one of courage and vision.