Resilience develops in the decision to take care of yourself when circumstances feel unstable. It grows in the willingness to move forward without rushing toward resolution and in the ability to accept that some people will never see your situation clearly. Allowing that truth to exist without letting it divert you from your own judgment is often where the real work of rebuilding begins.

Every Thanksgiving, I think about Stone Farm Package Store. (Hi relatives who are reading this :)). I started my entrepreneurial journey at 13 years old working for my grandfather’s liquor store (probably, definitely wasn’t legal)