The last year has been a whirlwind. It has been about riding the wave of personal history and discovery. It has been about shedding and it has been about gaining. In the last year, I have gone to corners of myself I never thought existed. I broke, I built, I shattered, I lost balance, only to come back to a centre, which wasn’t about “all or nothing”. In the last year, I felt so small, that I felt utterly close to who I was, before I came to where I am. With the guidance of some of the most wonderful people I know, I journeyed into the most bizarre, painful, soft and joyous of places. I’m still gaining my axis to be able to articulate what this year has meant to me. For now, all I can say is my heart is full and my soul is warm.
Thank you SMArT, Anitha, Brinda, Sandhya and Monica for everything.
Brinda Jacob-Janvrin
Trainer & Supervisor, FECAT
At the graduation ceremony of FECAT batch of 2017-18
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