“There are two wolves inside of you and they are always fighting. One is darkness and despair, the other light and hope. Which wolf wins? The one you feed.” — Cherokee Legend Up until my early 20s, I thought I would never amount to anything. I thought I would never…

For years on end, my ideal life stood there. I stood here. I watched from afar as events unfolded in mysterious ways, waiting for something magic to happen to bridge the gap. Nothing ever happened. Things don’t work this way. My ideal self stood there, in the future. I…