“A friend of mine once told me, ‘Your dreams are gonna chase you down.’ At the time, I was so chasin’ a dream, I couldn’t even wrap my mind around that — but it sounded so damn good, I was like, I’m gonna keep that. I had no clue how that was gonna happen! Now I totally understand. I had very close friends who were doing all sorts of things — if I ran off the list of names, you’d be so impressed, because these people are doing amazing things — and I allowed that to inspire me instead of diminish me. It’s like a spiritual practice where you open up your heart so things feed you in the journey. I look back on this period of obstacles and it was clearly a strengthening time. Strengthen and prepare for the next level when God brings [what is] yours.” –Susan Kelechi Watson