In a world where our past can often feel inescapable, the idea of living out our imaginations rather than our histories can seem daunting, if not impossible. For many, the past holds a heavy weight that can be difficult to shake, even as we try to move forward.
But for some, like Oprah Winfrey, those words are a mantra – a reminder to push past the weight of our past and into the limitless possibility of our imaginations.
And it’s a message that has resonated with many, including Nigerian-born author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who has said, “The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.”
