Taking Home the Texas Title

January 31, 2024 by Shae Parr

Over the past three years, I have been told “no” five times. Whether it was a fourth runner-up “no” or a first runner-up “no,” the answer always remained the same. For a while it felt as if my dreams were becoming defeat, like maybe this wasn’t my calling after all, maybe fourteen years of daydreaming was just that… a daydream. Despite all of the unsurity and insecurity, I refused to let my goals be diminished. I transformed a dream into determination and determination into dedication, and after five torturous “no’s” I turned my dedication into my destiny.