Reinvention Rebels
New Friends, New Possibilities: Reinventing Yourself Through Connection After 50
Conversation with Stacey Tessa K. Battat
Cold Open
Tessa: When you meet a new friend, I almost call it a new way of feeling romance, like the bubbly excitement you feel at the start of a romance. You can feel that with a friend. It doesn't have to be a sexual thing. So the idea of romance, I love that word because it lets us feel like, oh, I can be open in so many ways and to somebody's creativity and somebody who inspires me.
Welcome to Reinvention Rebels
Wendy: Welcome to Reinvention Rebels, stories of brave and unapologetic women, 50 to 90 years young, who have boldly reinvented life on their own terms to find new purpose and possibilities. I'm your host, Wendy Battles. Ready to kick your fears to the curb, do it scared, and step into who you are meant to be in midlife and beyond? These amazing women. These Reinvention Rebels can help light your reinvention path. Come join us and let's get inspired together.
Opening New Doors Through Friendship
Wendy: Hey, everybody. Welcome to Reinvention Rebels, the podcast where we share stories of women who have boldly reinvented themselves in the second half of life. If you're a first time listener, I'm so glad you're here. And if you're one of our regular rebels, welcome back. I'm your host, Wendy Battles, and I'm so grateful you've chosen to spend part of your day with us. This season, we're exploring one powerful theme, how I bet on myself and never look back. We often think of reinvention as a solo journey. We imagine it taking courage, resilience, and trusting ourselves enough to step into something new. And while all of that is true, today's conversation offers another perspective. What if one of the most powerful catalysts for reinvention isn't something we do alone at all? What if the people we invite into our lives actually help shape who we're becoming? My guest today is an amazing woman, a friend, someone who you will love. Her name is Stacey Tessa K. Battat. She is the author of The Five Doors of Friendship and co-host of the Open Nesters podcast. In her 60s, Tessa has embraced what she calls opening new doors. by creating meaningful friendships around the world and discovering new parts of herself along the way. Today, we're talking about friendship, yes, but we're also talking about identity, letting go of relationships that no longer fit, and why the connections we choose in midlife may become some of the most transformative ones of our lives.
Wendy: Stacey Tessa K. Battat, welcome to the Reinvention Rebels guest chair.
Tessa: What a beautiful intro. It just gets me excited about anyone who hears about how friendship can open their heart at this stage of life. And you have been reinventing things for your rebels and I love this podcast.
Wendy: Thank you, thank you, thank you. I can say the same thing about you and the work that you do. And I know I've known you for so many years. We've actually talked about doing this literally for years since we both started podcasting and it's taken this long to actually make it happen. So I am especially excited that you are joining me today. And I know this is going to be a great conversation because I really feel like, Tessa, friendship is one of those topics in midlife we don't talk enough about. they're those sort of the regular topics. Menopause, body changes, all the other things that happen, caregiving, things that shift in midlife. But our friendships are such a huge part of us navigating this life we have with joy and possibility. So I want to begin by asking you a little bit about your own journey. You said that reinvention wasn't really about reaching a destination, but about creating a life that felt more authentic, which is something that really resonates with me. What was happening in your life that made you realize it was time to open this new chapter?
How Friendship Becomes Reinvention
Tessa: Well, as we discuss in our podcast all the time, the transitions are always the opportunity. So I think the idea that our kids leaving the nest, which is why we never called ourselves empty nesters, we like the idea of, oh, we can be open nesters. We could change the lens on how we see our nest and how we see ourselves in life and how we can just welcome new possibilities in all ways of life. So that was the stage when my kids were leaving that I just realized, and I'd say it was a number of years before that in my 50s when I went back and did a master's in consciousness and mindfulness that I knew I wanted a more spiritual orientation towards my aging process. And I knew that without knowing it. Like it wasn't conscious. And that's how a lot of, I think, those gut decisions are made when there's something calling us from inside that you want more meaning and you don't know where to look for that meaning. So one of the things I've always done is ask. Just always ask questions. What am I meant to do? There's a term in Hebrew called hineni. I am here and I am present. I am ready for what's next. And that next, like I said, is not a destination for me. It's an ongoing journey. So that's how it's been for many years now. I'm going to be 65, going to go on Medicare this January. And I look at it as. adapting my body, my mind, my spirit to the new changes in ways that are sometimes difficult and difficulty opens transitions too. So I would say going through that with friends, the way you kind of introduced this in order to have this resistance of betting on ourselves is also finding the resources of the people that we connect with in different ways. So my book is really just a little book. It's A 70 page easy read because I've worked on it for five winters when I was able to have space and time to myself as I got older. And you'll read it, you would read in the intro, I went down to Florida and I actually had the time to be able to be quiet with myself and come up with the idea of why I have been a self-proclaimed relationship geek all my life. And I've always nurtured beautiful friendships. They've always been my source of pride, my biggest source of pride. So my kids would say that too, like that's going to be my legacy of how I nurtured friendships and relationships. And so I do feel like it was very organic to me to get to this point, which was not one particular moment, it was over time by being open. So that's what I would answer your question with. It was the opening, opening the doors. And that's why I like to call these the doors of friendship.
Wendy: I love this idea of this opening because I know that for some of us, When we become empty nesters or open nesters or we have whatever the big shift might be in midlife, losing a parent, you name it, I think that we often hold on so tightly to that thing that was. And part of what I hear you saying is that instead of having so much fear, you saw possibility. Instead of saying, oh my gosh, this is so terrible, the kids are gone, it was, what can I welcome into my life? Where can I find joy? And I love just your approach about it. And then just this idea of friendship. And I am really curious about how this topic of friendship became such an important part of your own reinvention. How did that actually unfold?
Tessa: I realized that people would say, my better friends are from when my younger years or from my, when my, after my childhood, my college, my, and still I have my very besties since I'm 18 because we continue to do a weekly call from all over the world. And so I don't give up old friends. However, I have found new mirrors to myself and that's why friendship has enriched me because I feel like a new person when I reinvent the way I see myself through new friendships. So I don't have to go out looking for it urgently. I gently have opened the doors to different friendships. And I realized that I had an approach to what I was doing. And I can go through that whenever you're ready, the five doors. But I feel like that was the calling. The calling was, wow, there's so many ways we can open these doors and I can find new ways to be who I am and learn something new about myself and give that back to someone else that's not only aging, all ages. I've actually befriended people from different age groups too as I got older. And I think that we don't do that enough. We become very linear in what we think is the right age group. And there are so many possibilities that we can learn from all ages. And I love having friends of many ages from literally in their 30s to my 105 year old friend who I just went to her brunch that was made for her turning 105. So I'm inspired by people all the time. And I hope that's one of the doors that I inspire others in this way of being an open friend reason, a season, or a lifetime?
The Five Doors of Friendship
Wendy: I think it's so powerful what you've just said about the notion of how friendships can manifest as we age.
Tessa: Really putting on the shelf the paradigm that it's all the friends that I've grown.
Wendy: Up with or I've known all these years that know me so well, and those are important. Of course, those are really important, but The idea of being open to friendships that look different than maybe friendships we've had in the past. Maybe we're too busy with our kids. We didn't have the opportunity to even develop these new friendships. And now we have this opening where we can explore this idea of 105 year old friend. I mean, that's like so brilliant, right? This idea that it doesn't have to be, you know?
Tessa: She is, she is. it's also where I've been able to teach and do mindfulness classes for people in all different settings and all different ages. And dancing. Dancing is a very universal thing. She actually was in a tap dance group. I didn't know her in her 60s, but she was in a tap dance group in her 60s and 70s. And then, you know, she'll still come down and move whatever way she can. And that's how I got to know her in one of my classes. But I also believe that we can learn what our form is of play, which is the first door that I like to open, because dance would be one of my ways to play. So I go to Dance Camp New England, and it's a multi-generational, sober, beautiful event every summer. And I just started doing that in my 60s. And I started camping for the first time in my 60s by myself. And I met women that are just these new souls that I would never have met, because I entered that with a different attitude of, What door can I open? And this was my way of being playful. Everybody, there are some women going to tennis camp and there are some people going to, science camp. I mean, we don't have to, we don't have to stop learning and loving the things that bring us alive. I'm always happy to offer people that way to look at themselves. What's their playful side? I love the what's their playful side. Just in my own life, have in my 60s become much more playful.
Wendy: Not that I wasn't before, but just so many opportunities to do joyful things. And as you said, connect with people we might not have connected with or we just randomly meet new people by having these experiences that can be so delightful, unexpected. And There is something so powerful about that.
Tessa: They're almost romantic. When you meet a new friend, I almost call it a new way of feeling romance, like the bubbly excitement of you feel again of a romance. You can feel that with a friend. It doesn't have to be a sexual thing. So the idea of romance, I love that word because it lets us feel like, oh, I can be open in so many ways and to somebody's creativity and somebody who inspires me. I mean, so all the doors.
Wendy: So you mentioned this door one is playfulness. That's like the end And tell us about the other ones. Sure.
Tessa: So the second one is the door of inspiration. And I've been inspired by many mentors in my life that I continue to be in my life. And I've become a mentor to other people. But sometimes it's the littlest inspiration that someone inspired me to start something new of my own because they're that kind of person. Or my husband and I inspire each other to work together. And I do believe, as I go through these, that the closest relationships we have, who friends can become as Cohen says in her book, other significant others, even the significant ones, anyone who's going to be the closest people, including our partners, I think need to have at least four, maybe five of those doors. So you can play together. Second one is you inspire or you inspire each other. Now, there's nothing 100% of the time, but that you look to these qualities for inspiration as a second door. And you look for people that can inspire you as a way to look and open your.
Wendy: I will just say too that I think it's so interesting, the whole inspiration part, that door, because one of my very close friends who now lives in California, she has had this interest for years in cooking. She's always loved to cook. She's Armenian American and she lives in Fresno where there's a huge Armenian community. Well, she pitched this idea of a show about the Armenian community and cooking, all these traditions that are being passed down to her local PBS station. They were like, yes. Yay. So she just finished season one of this show, which is fantastic. And she got me so inspired. She's like, well, Wendy, you could have your own show on your local PBS station too, because I've always had this in the back of my mind, Reinvented Rebels as a TV show. Nice. I love it. To your beautiful point about inspiration, we can find inspiration in so many different places, big and small, just by turning on our radar and paying attention.
New Friends, New Perspectives
Tessa: Exactly, being open to that. Like I can be inspired even from afar, like you just said. I can be inspired by you. I can be inspired by the idea that I am thinking not have to compare myself, but what is in my heart that I want to bring forward. So inspiration connects us. It's like we stay excited together. So that's a good door. I love all the doors. The third door that I really love is actually my, I would even say the one I go deepest into is generosity. Because generosity is a form of a spiritual practice. People think of generosity as being philanthropic or something that you're giving money. Generosity is being able to pause enough and quiet enough to notice what it is that you're bringing to the world. What is your form of generosity? So it could be an inspiration, it could have an overlap, but it's mostly for me, for example, I know my presence. My way of just being present with somebody can be my form of generosity or really listening deeply so that they feel really heard and seen. And someone else's form of generosity can be an act of service, that they just like to do things for someone. And sometimes we get so caught up in the expectation of a quid pro quo. Oh, they're not doing this, they didn't bring me that, they didn't go. And it doesn't have to be equal. So for me, that's a deep spiritual way to be in friendship that can grow deeper by really pouring gasoline on the place that you are the most generous in your heart so that you can give that currency to me and I can give it to you. I love that. It's just a beautiful way to think about this. Thank you. That's why all these doors have been something I've been really, really thinking about for years and years. The 4th one is about value alignment, which is kind of common. Like we know that when our kids are the same or church or church group or anything that we're aligned with in values is something that you naturally gravitate towards making friends. And many of us commonly do. And even as we get older, people are playing pickleball and they value being active. And those value alignment things are just one of the doors that we can enter. I believe that to get deeper into any kind of relationship, we need to go through some of the other doors. But value alignment is a door that we can easily enter. And most people can identify that with somewhat ease. So that's not something too hard to understand.
Wendy: I just want to add on to you that I think in midlife, I think this door about our values becomes incredibly important because I think that sometimes we get to a nexus point or we realize that something isn't working or we want something to change. And sometimes it means reevaluating what are our values? What is important to me? Because what was important to me at 30 or 40, even at 50, like at 61 now, even in 10 years, my values have shifted to some degree. I mean, not the big major ones, but what's, important to me, how I want to live the rest of my life, just seeing things even in the last five years from a different lens has happened. help shape this idea of value. So I feel like our values evolve just as we do.
Tessa: Our values do evolve. I mean, we may always have the value of integrity or honesty or other things, but I do think that people can open their hearts in ways that are like, oh, what else do I value? Is it the climate? Do I want to get more involved in activism? And am I going to now connect to people through that value? So opening that lens a little bit more thank you for reiterating that, is that they change. It's not just one thing. And even as we get older and have to adapt our bodies, for example, and find our spirit more rich, and in the Indian tradition, for example, they use that as the last stage of life, that we go back to spirit. that the idea that we remain open to this spiritual calling at this stage of life so that we can strengthen our value system and connect with people. I like to look for spaces where I can do that. I've gone to many great kind of grief weekend and grace, like how we hold things with grief and with grace in order to live more fully. And we have to become wiser. along that path of our values. So there is more to just something just straightforward. It's also looking a little bit deeper. The last one is fun because it's taking to some extent all those and then beyond. So I like to call it creative alchemy. And creative alchemy is if I meet somebody who I want to collaborate with on anything in my life, I mean, obviously I did that with my husband to have kids, but I do think that I've had many, many friends that we've created programs together. And we've all of a sudden started thinking differently because we expanded our thinking and we created something magical together, a new presentation or a new model. Or when I went for an experiential educators conference in Europe for the first time this past winter, not winter, May, I was. just so inspired by how people are working in what's self-organizing groups to create something new and do all kinds of adventure and play together because they've expanded their repertoire and created something new. So creative alchemy is a way to come into, usually it's a little after you've come into friendship, but it can also be a way to just be put together with somebody and all of a sudden there's magic happening.
Wendy: I love that idea of magic because I have experienced that just like you. And even as recently as last fall, someone reached out to me who is a personal stylist. And she said, Wendy, I'd love to collaborate with you doing like an IG Live series. And it was such an amazing combination of reinventing ourselves, we call it from the inside out. Because there's this internal reinvention that then can become a reflection of, how you show up is an outward manifestation of that. But it's really about what's going on inside. And so we created this really beautiful four part series and it just lit us up. So this idea of sparking something new when we're open to all of these things, I mean, all of these are just great examples that you've given us of how we can spark something new in many different ways. And I just, I'm really jazzed by this idea.
Growth, Curiosity, and Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
Tessa: Well, you and I, because we've been podcasters, have connected with people and that's. offered so much opportunity for growth. So I do, I mean, I have 200 plus episodes on the Openness for podcast. I have friends all over the world. And that's why I was even invited to a European Experiential Educators Conference. Like it's just, it's amazing to think there's so much possibility at this stage of life. I love friendship as a way to treasure it. to treasure those connections, even if they're only sometimes like we just now connected by doing this and we can get excited again. Like it's just treasuring the little moments of connection we are doing, creative alchemy right now. So it's beyond the two of us. We're creating some new discussion that gets people open to thinking about friendship together.
Wendy: Absolutely, and in ways maybe they hadn't thought about before. Maybe for some people listening, it can be something new or a fresh perspective on not the usual thing that they might do, but getting at or being open to the synchronicity of life that often puts someone in our path that we might not have ordinarily had a chance to meet.
Tessa: And I do want to come back to the first door of play. There are eight play personalities that I'm not going to go through that I wrote in my book, but Dr. Stuart Brown, who researched plays, the one that actually gave me those to put into that from his book. But I do think everyone can re-identify their way of play and come out of the comfort zone in order to step into something new because it's hard to identify some of the other ones until you've actually come out of your comfort zone to step back into a remembering who you are, that playful spirit that helps you enter that first door, which is one of the reasons that's the reason I made it the first door.
Tessa: And I hope people can find ways to look at their playful child. spirit, what used to make them excited when they were young.
Wendy: I think that's the key, because especially as women, I feel like we take ourselves way too seriously. Gotta do all the things, gotta be all the things to all the people. We all know about this. I know pretty much every woman listening can identify with this because we've all had some form of that, you know, probably on varying degrees. So I think the idea of playfulness, It can take a while to try that on and get into a groove of playfulness, often to give ourselves permission that it's okay to play. It's okay for me to step away from my list of all the things I need to get done and create this opening that can, as you're saying, lead to all these other things. Like when we open our mind, when we step out of the things that we're doing, it's amazing what happens in our brain and how things just get lit up, how we get these new ideas, how we tune in.
Tessa: Yeah, some of the ways I know people I've interviewed have done that is that they do retreats and people take women on retreats that all of a sudden they are all of a sudden hearing from other women when they're away how they can find their adventure spirit again. Or I mean, just going to a local retreat, not spending too much if you could find something local. It takes you out of your comfort zone to do it by yourself. And that's what a lot of us don't do enough hanging on to what other friends rather than opening to possibilities of new friends. by saying, let me see what else is out there with a retreat, even if I don't know what's playful for me, let's go to something. I mean, there are kinds of, whether it's a Kripalu or an Omega or churches hosting something, the idea to get back into your spirit. I'm Jewish, so I know that there are renewal things for Jewish women too. I do feel like how much we allow for ourselves to grow can open the door to so many other things that we're not even aware of until we come out of our comfort zones. Yes, And I'll tell you this quick story. A couple weeks ago, a friend said in our group chat, oh, I'm gonna be going to this event called Trash to Fashion. And she said, you guys should come. So I signed up, I bought this ticket, and a couple other friends bought one too.
Wendy: So we get there.
Tessa: And the idea is that you make these things, that people donate all this stuff, things they don't wear anymore. It's everything from clothing and materials to other things.
Wendy: And you make something from it. Well, my first thought when I got there, Tessa, is like, I'm not that creative. Like I am creative. I'm creative in many different ways. I just want to say that. But when it comes to like visually, and I'm great at like putting together outfits when it's already made. Not a problem. However, when I got there and I saw all this stuff, I was like, I don't know. Like, I don't know where to start. Like, I don't have that kind of creative vision. I've got other kinds of creative vision, but you know what? It was so much fun. It was so much fun. And getting out of our comfort zone, I feel like is the key. It just reminded me that we have these preconceived notions often and that when we can shake things up a bit and move from that, I think it's so powerful.
When Friendships Shift or No Longer Fit
Tessa: It's so easy to get stuck. Thank you for reminding us all.
Wendy: So I do want to ask you this question because your book is about possibility. Your book is about opening these doors, having the willingness to walk through them, to try on new things. And for so many women, they are in that space. They're like, yes, please, I am ready for this. I want some new perspectives. I would love to read this book and have some help in figuring out how I could do that with more ease. However, I know that one of the things about friendships is that not every friendship is forever. I know we talk about this idea that, some things are here for a season. we have our friends, like my best friend. We've been best friends for 58 years. We met when we were three in nursery school and we are still best friends. And I have many other long-term friends. But as we also know, friendships shift. And not every friendship is forever. So I'd love to know your perspective on this idea of how we let go of relationships that are no longer serving us. In this case, I'm just talking about friendships, not even like our romantic relationships, but just in the spirit of talking about friendships.
Tessa: What's one thing that someone can do when they feel kind of stuck and they feel like maybe it's time to let go? From my point of view, I've had a few different times that I've had to step away from a friendship for a little while because it was not, was actually a little harmful or it was making me feel bad about myself. And friendships are never good if they're making you feel bad about yourself. I think it was stepping away and I came back to some of them because they grew as well. I don't know that I have too many actual breakups. So I don't know that I'm personally a great example of it. But I mean, I think it's just natural for us just to step away. And even if people see us growing in different directions and they feel a little envious, us being able to say, that's okay, everybody has their path. And I just want to send blessings to them. So I always send blessings to whoever is not necessarily on my path anymore or as much or it's lessened or we go through stages and waves and we just allow for ourselves to be in that way of being without it being a place of anger and breakup because we don't need to do that. I mean, if someone is really stalking and wants here and wants to figure out how to make it work, then that maybe require a different kind of conversation, an honest conversation about actually saying, you know, I think I need some space because I'm doing growth and see if that's what they're ready to do too. I mean, all those things are possible with honest conversations. We have way too much in our lives that is so implicit that we expect rather than being explicit and kind about saying, what do we need for ourselves? That if we were able to do that with a quiet way of seeing someone else and giving ourselves space, I think we would be better off in a lot of our relationships. It's just that we get sucked into the fact that it's an expectation. And so it's okay to back off a little bit and give yourself space. Yes, I agree. And I appreciate your generosity of spirit about the changing nature of some of our friendships and that it's okay. And I like what you said about sometimes people go off, they kind of diverge, but can come back together.
Wendy: So there's so many possibilities. There's no right or wrong way. It's really what's right for each of us and kind of tuning in to what we need. As we are wrapping up, I do want to ask you this one last question. And I know that if there's a woman who's listening, who's feeling lonely or wondering whether it's too late to build the kind of friendships that we're talking about, that she may be longing for, what is one thing that you would want her to know?
For the Woman Who Feels Lonely
Tessa: I'd want her to know that she has value in the world for someone out there in a friendship way to just really be able to step into a place of her loving spirit from herself, whether going to a retreat or a hike and just being open to asking questions, her curiosity about herself and what's possible. her compassionate curiosity. Because there is no way that when we define ourselves and label ourselves and put ourselves down, that we're going to be able to stay open to the possibility of beautiful, deep, significant relationships or friendships. But as soon as we are able to start loving ourselves to step and liking ourselves too. So the first step is to start that liking themselves. Date yourself, understand what you like, understand what you need. Do it with joy. Find things that bring you joy, because through joy you can connect to people.
Wendy: I really like that idea of. Dating yourself.
Tessa: Liking, dating and liking yourself. We have an episode on dating myself, a woman after a divorce who just started dating herself because she didn't even know what she wanted to eat when she went out. She was like, I've been listening to my husband for so long. I love that.
Wendy: I love that.
Tessa: And you know what, we're gonna, we'll put a link to that episode in the show notes as well.
Where to Find Tessa
Wendy: So as we're wrapping up, I want to ask you about where people can find your book, where people can find, so tell us the name of the book again, tell us where they can find your podcast and anywhere where you are on the socials, Tessa.
Tessa: Thank you. So we're mostly under the Open Nesters right now. And I may have a page of the five doors of friendship, but we haven't decided yet. This interview is when our cover is just about done and we're going to go to print in the next couple of months. So it really won't be until the fall that it'll be available. And it will be available on Amazon and it'll be available if you go to my website, theopennesters.com. And I think we'll be having some free downloads for all kinds of ways that will promote it for people. So looking at theopennesters.com And we'll be doing series on discussions on friendship there too. So excited. This is awesome. And I'll put all of that in the show notes so people can. Oh, and please follow us on Instagram, The Open Nesters. Absolutely.
Wendy: Tessa has fantastic content, very inspiring. Her podcast is awesome. So you all need to add that to your list and follow her show. So many great conversations about becoming. becoming our best selves as we age and are open to these new possibilities. Tessa, I cannot thank you enough for gracing me.
Tessa: Thank you for finally made this happen together. So excited.
Wendy: This is awesome.
Tessa: Thank you so much for having me. I really, really value this.
Closing Reflections and Resources
Wendy: I really love this conversation with Tessa. What a beautiful reminder that reinvention, it's not only about changing careers or moving across the country or even starting a business. Sometimes it's about opening ourselves to new people, new experiences, and ultimately new versions of ourselves. And if it resonated with you too, I'd love to hear from you. What friendship has shaped your reinvention? And what new door are you ready to open? So I really hope that you'll connect with Tessa. Her book is coming out soon and we'll update the show notes with the link when it's ready. Also, she is the host of the Open Nesters podcast. Plus, I hope you'll connect with her online. And if this conversation has you thinking about your own next chapter, because I know so many of us are, I'd love to invite you to download my free guide, Five Questions to Spark Your Curiosity and Inspire Your Reinvention Journey. Sometimes reinvention begins with literally one single question. And this guide, it's designed to help you discover what might be calling you next. Of course, you'll find the link in the show notes. And one more thing. This episode is also part of my August podcast partnership with my friend Suzy Rosenstein and her wonderful show, Women in the Middle, Loving Life After 50. If you're looking for practical coaching encouragement and some laughs along the way to help you navigate your own next chapter, I know in all caps, I know you're going to love Susie's podcast. She is amazing. Be sure to check it out wherever you find your favorite podcast. Also have a link in the show notes for easy access. And finally, if you enjoyed today's conversation, would you please share it with a friend? It might be exactly the encouragement he or she needs right now. So thank you in advance. All right, y'all, I love getting to connect with you here on Reinvention Rebels. I am so glad you were here today. Until next time, remember, it is never, ever too late to bet on yourself. Never too late to reinvent. You are amazing and the world needs you and all that you have to offer.
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