Growth is a product of change, and change is inevitable regardless if it is positive or negative, which can be intimidating. During my adolescence, a fear resided in me because of my life’s adversities. I was raised in a low-income single mother household with an absent father due to incarceration. Despite feeling like a statistic, prospects began to arise when I joined the Midnight Golf Program(MGP). With the mentor-ship of MGP, I gained both courage and confidence in myself. I learned that I do not have to be a product of my environment, and that I could be the representation that my community needed. It took courage for me to embrace my newfound mindset because not everyone in my community thought the same, but I was destined to be the rose
