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I’m going to be 35 in a few days and I’ve spent the majority of my 35 years knowing a few things for certain about myself: 1. I’m an introvert. 2. I only like to exercise in the morning. Like layers of concrete that could never wear- these were things I knew to be true to my personality.

Imagine your head is like a highway. You’re just chugging right along, when you come up to an exit sign. Now picture that exit sign as a thought in your head. We all have different types of thoughts, constantly, all day long. Just like we can’t control which exit signs are on the highway, we can’t control which thoughts pop up in our head.

When I took the position of Executive Director in February of 2014, I had very high hopes and a well-devised plan of action. But what I came to learn through my first year at the Cypress Initiative is the need for a plan is only a need created within myself.