My 10-year-old daughter always rushed to the bathroom as soon as she came home from school. When I asked, “Why do you always take a bath right away?” she smiled and said, “I just like to be clean.” However, one day while cleaning the drain, I found something. The moment I saw it, my whole body started trembling, and I immediately…

Each note inside represented something we had faced and survived. And with every note, we were building something stronger, something that couldn’t be taken away.

I stood up and walked to the kitchen, where the jar sat quietly in the corner. I lifted the lid and read one of the notes Lily had written a few days ago:

“I am not my fear.”

And for the first continue reading …