“Look me in the eyes.  It’s okay if you’re scared.  So am I.  But we’re scared for different reasons.  I’m scared of what I won’t become. And you’re scared of what I could become.

Look at me.  I won’t let myself end, where I started.  I won’t let myself finish, where I began.  I know what is within me, even if you can’t see it yet.

Look me in the eyes.  I have something more important than courage.  I have patience.

I will become what I know I am.”