Writing with Juliet Iwelunmor

Some words to live by:

Speak with love.

Speak with love for all the scars life brings.

Do what stirs your imagination.
These are not small instructions.

Anything is possible.
You already know this.
Find the time to believe it again.

Special thanks to the Tennessee CFAR for this amazing opportunity to reflect on scars we have gleaned from our career as a global health researcher and a growing researcher in the Midwest region. It feels good always to begin again.

In this season, we will surrender always to the plan life brings, remain open to collaborate with people, anchor everything fast to why sustainment matters, while nurturing all the pieces of ourselves that matter. We rose from Assistant Professor to Full Professor in 6 years (Thanks for the reminder Dr. Aliyu), with an incredible partner and 4 children and yes we are basking as we reflect on all the scars we gleaned for this amazing life we call ours. We are complex and full of dreams and we won’t have this life any other way. So keep your scars!