I’d like to honor my mother Jacque Dallara because she has been my lighthouse in the darkness and an unwavering confidant throughout my life’s path, but her greatest gift was allowing me the freedom to discover who I was. Her motherly strongholds help me feel emotionally supported and secure; the bridge back home is always open. In recent years, her guidance has inspired my actions, birthing the greatest chapters of my life.
My mother’s imperfections turned out to be her most beautiful qualities. Women are masters of disguise, but when they peel back the layers, reveal their honest truths- nothing could be more admirable and motivating than knowing we are survivors. She inspires me through her act of self-awareness and her pursuit of wellness. In her younger years, she felt inhibited by a strict and negligent upbringing, feared the wrath of her mother, and vowed she’d never repeat her patterns. My mother’s success shows through her compassion for others, self-determination and her tenacious spirit proves she is rooted herself in a legacy uniquely her own. I am proud of her and salute her for the woman she has become. With love, honor and gratitude.
Samantha Sanchez