Michele

Michele is my older sister. She's known me all my life. She's seen me make a lot of mistakes, to say the least. She hasn't judged, nor excused. She doesn't preach or condescend, yet she never ceases to guide. During my successes, Michele has always encouraged, but not flattered. She sustains, but doesn't inflate. She buoys.

To do this, perhaps she recognizes the "beginning" from the "end," and the undefined nature of the "middle." Understands that multiple courses may unite in the same path. Perhaps, as a buoy, she is undeterred, and you may fasten to her.