“I think we’re armed with the tools to carve out our own path, to create exactly what we want,” she continues. “When we leave our dreams up to circumstance, we relinquish control. And I think it’s easier sometimes, letting something else take the wheel, but then we never get to uncover who we really are. What we’re capable of. What we’re made of.” She smiles softly. “We’re the ones holding the pen. It’s up to us to write the ending.”

