Serena

To watch someone perform at their self-defined pinnacle is a gift.

I have been so moved to see her play the game to which she gave so much and from which she built her life.

The theatrics, the drama, the anticipation of it all are simply the icing on the thick cake of thousands of hours of silent labor, uninsured toil, and quiet belief.

To bear witness to improbable greatness, sparkles and all, is a reminder that all of us have the potential to ascend as high as our will, whether that be under the beaming lights of the public or simply in the soft glow of our own self-image.

Thank you, Serena, for showing up and showing out. In your boldness, I see my own potential to shine.