Twelve years ago today, a bullet tore through my brain. I ultimately beat the odds—not only surviving, but relearning to walk and talk. Two years after that tragic day outside the Tucson grocery store where the gunman took six lives, I set out to defy the odds once again. On that solemn anniversary, just weeks after the horrific mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, I founded @GiffordsCourage. I’m optimistic about the future because I know what is possible when people who are committed to succeeding refuse to give up hope. That is the story of my recovery and the story of the gun violence prevention movement we’ve built. Let’s move ahead—together.