The girl who turned thirty was 6 days into her next big adventure. She’d been laid off from the comfortable place she’d been perched just 6 weeks before. She’d called a friend for lunch who had canceled the morning of and she’d never heard from her again.

She was terrified and hopeful and praying it exceeded her expectations. It didn’t, but she grew.

She published her third collection of poetry – her favorite title yet. She sat under a total solar eclipse – watching for hours as the sun di...