I didn’t grow up dreaming of lights, stages, or microphones. In fact, I was the shy, only child who avoided the spotlight. The idea of speaking in front of people used to terrify me. But life has a funny way of revealing who you are, especially when you're surrounded by people who believe in your light before you do.

It was in classrooms, in community spaces, and on stages I never asked to stand on that I found myself. I didn’t train for this. I didn’t chase it. But what I thought was “just me being me” turned out to be a gift.

One that moves rooms, shifts energy, and leaves people different than they came.

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- Gee Griglen