There was a time when the life I live now felt impossibly far away. I could see the woman I wanted to become, but I had no idea how to bridge the gap between who I was and who she was. I didn’t believe my natural hair was beautiful. I didn’t believe I was elegant, desirable, or enough. I dimmed my sensuality so other women wouldn’t feel threatened. I surrounded myself with people who drained me. I settled for breadcrumbs because I believed the man of my dreams would never choose me. Until one day, I had enough. Enough of the story I kept telling myself. So I made a decision: I would become her, the woman who lives the life she truly desires. The moment I chose that, everything shifted. A new version of me was born.