A letter from Jan 31, 2025

Dear Future Keturah, You are built from stardust and steel, my darling. The universe conspired to create you, and trust me, it did not waste a single breath. Have you looked in the mirror and truly seen yourself? The lawyer, the scholar, the warrior, the woman who refused to be ordinary? I hope you have. And if not, start now. Because you are magic in human form. You are the kind of person legends are written about. Today, I stand on the bridge between who I was and who I am becoming, and I have just one thing to say. You are a freaking force of nature. Twenty-four is not just an age. It is your launchpad. The world does not know what is coming, but you do. Your ambition is not a whisper. It is a thunderclap. At twenty-four today, you stand at the edge of extraordinary possibilities. You are a lawyer navigating the intricate corridors of banking, a scholar still hungry for knowledge, and a woman who refuses to be defined by a single narrative. You are a kaleidoscope of brilliance. You hold the precision of a lawyer, the strategy of a banker, and the insatiable curiosity of a student. Your journey is not linear. It is a wild, beautiful constellation of choices that sparkle with intention. So here is to you, babygirl. You are the woman who laughs in the face of convention, who studies not just to learn, but to transform. Your twenty-fourth year is not just a number. It is a declaration. A promise that you will continue to surprise yourself, challenge the status quo, and dance between professional worlds with the grace of a maverick. Some days will feel like a masterclass in resilience. Other days, you will laugh at how beautifully unpredictable your journey has been. Embrace both. To the extraordinarily beautiful, brilliant, audacious woman reading this years from now. Never forget the courage it took to pivot, to chase dreams that did not even exist when you first started dreaming. Your ambition is not a straight line, but a stunning, complex constellation. The best is yet to come. Keep dreaming audaciously. Keep becoming. With infinite love and wild belief, Yourself, at twenty-four, stronger, wilder, and still breathtaking.