She is one-of-a-kind, with a sweet natured soul, and magnetic energy. She is everyone’s best friend and the life at every party. She makes time for brunch, lunch, coffee dates and happy hour. Her rides to work are never silent. She is either talking to her mom on the phone or singing off-key to extremely loud music. She doesn’t focus on herself, but making others happy brings her true satisfaction. She experiences it all, and yet … she questions her purpose.

She loves her life and it shows. Good food, good friends, good memories. She takes all the world has to offer and gives it right back. A full calendar, a colorful plate, and a tall glass of bubbly. Travels, tastings, and trips to the dollar store. She experiences it all and yet … she questions her plans.

She sings when no one’s watching and even when they are. She never stops talking even in her sleep. She is always helping, serving, and smiling. She only stops when she sleeps and even then the kicked off covers tell otherwise. She is important, needed, and essential. She experiences it all and yet … she questions her possibilities.

She belongs everywhere and nowhere. She is known but also a mystery. She is mature but wild. She is tied down but still set free. She is loud and peaceful. She is all the things that make the perfect blend, but she is still spicy. She dances in the rain and cries under the sun. She swims in the ocean and climbs the mountains. She experiences it all and yet … she questions her perseverance.

She was noisy but now she is quiet. She was grounded but now she takes flight. She was tangible but now she is light. She was here but now she is gone. She had a voice but now she’s a whisper. She was broken but now she is whole. She was human but now she is spirit. She had shoes but now she has wings. She had experienced it all and for the first time … she no longer questioned her presence.

Throughout her journey filled with questions, Shyra somehow always knew she was the girl made for someplace else. And it wasn’t until her soul took flight that she realized all her questions had been answered and she was exactly where she was supposed to be.