“After eighteen years of mediocrity, I was pretty used to being average. I realize now that I’d long ago given up on any aspirations of shining at anything. I just did the best with what I had, never quite fitting into my world. So this was really different. I was amazing now – to them and to myself. It was like I had been born to be a vampire. The idea made me want to laugh, but it also made me want to sing. I had found my true place in the world, the place I fit, the place I shined.”
- Bella Cullen in Breaking Dawn
It seems as if I would never run out of quotes from the Twilight series. Which just goes to show what a big fan I am. But quite honestly, I’ve had many bursts of inspiration as I read some lines in the books. I always try to learn from everything I read and encounter, and I definitely have a lot of insights inspired by my beloved fictional characters.
Many of us settle for mediocrity. It is easier somehow, to blend in with the crowd and never try to do something daring or exceptional. There are no pressures and no unmanageable obstacles. But the truth of the matter is, more often than not, we are much better than we think ourselves to be.
We all have potentials, and it is up to us to realize these. We should never settle for less than what we are capable of. And we should remember that everything is possible if we believe that it is.
This quote holds a special meaning for me, especially since I am embarking on a new career move yet again. I am hoping and praying that this would be the place where I fit. And hopefully, the place where I would shine. There would be challenges along the way. But with God’s grace and the support of the people that I love, I know that I can make it. 
