“Growing up, so many of my choices were made for me. When it was time to go to university, I was expected to become a doctor, lawyer, or engineer. So, instead, I went with what I saw as the unconventional path of aviation, not realizing until later that I’d still unconsciously picked a high-status job that my parents would accept.⁠ ⁠ I moved to the U.S. to study and discovered a world outside of the one I was raised in, where I enjoyed the idea of being an adult who was free to make my own choices. So I chose to continue to live here, and in doing so, I’d actually cornered myself. Aviation was a high-stress field that I didn’t completely love, but I devoted all my time and attention to it because of my fear of failure.⁠ ⁠ I never gave myself the space to figure out what I’d genuinely love to do. Instead, I’d say things like, “I can’t take a year to figure my life out because I’ll fall behind the curve.” Whatever that means.⁠ ⁠ A decade later I lost my dad and dog within 3 months. When my GRIEF journey felt unbearable, I started surrounding myself with the people I was inspired by, loved, or aspired to be.⁠ ⁠ I began drowning out the background noise, and I knew that so many other women of color were working through the same things. We have so much to offer outside of who we’ve been told we are. None of us needed to walk this unconventional path alone.⁠ ⁠ THAT’S WHY I CREATED SAME SKIN.” — @bombay2brooklyn ⁠ ⁠ Same Skin is here to broaden society’s views of what a woman can achieve when she uses her voice and stands in her power 💥 ⁠ 👉🏽 You in? Be sure to tag a friend who should join this community of WOC storytellers! ⁠ ⁠ #SameSkin #SameSkinCommunity #InspirationalWomen #EmpowerHer #EmpowerWomen #WOCEntrepreneur #WOCBusiness #WomensHistoryMonth #CareerQuote #InspiringQuote #Herstory