5This Book is inspired by my daughter and is dedicated to my younger self. In life we are inspired by many things that affect us mentally, emotionally and spiritually. It is however always in the final moments when hopes seem to be lost that we have to dig deep and be our biggest inspiration and motivation. To encourage yourself is the greatest definition of strength. It builds character and enhances your inner strength. It is that strength that gives you power and makes you a SURVIVOR.

Growing up, I was blessed with many tools of life, some easy, some hard; I had people to pour good and bad things in me-some of the things wanted to build me while some aimed to tear me down -but I had the final say. I had to learn a new definition of how I would love myself. I had to trust myself and believe in myself no matter what -no one wanted me to win more than me. The mirror was the best way to connect with my inner self....It was my safe zone, my power zone, my way to reboot, to power up and keep going.

"The best way to identify you is to see yourself."

- Shun Watkins