Born in the Congo and bred with Irish roots.Due to my culturally diverse upbringing, as I approached the age of 30, I found myself experiencing an overwhelming sense of pressure regarding where precisely I should have been in life at this point given that society tends to regard women who are nearing or passing their third decade with certain expectations.Following a prolonged period of self-flagellation for what I deemed to be excessive time taken in climbing the rungs that constitute entry into marriage, parenthood and property ownership respectively; it dawned on me that each step along this rigorous path was replete with invaluable lessons which ended up positively shaping my overall perspective.This newfound realization facilitated an overdue overhaul of my prior plans as well as instilled within me an unshakeable aptitude towards confronting life's unpredictable challenges head-on while ultimately granting insight proving beyond doubt how erroneous many initial beliefs had been . Suffice to say at last every eventuality worked out meaningfully rather than adhering obsequiously to pressures built-up largely based on external subjugation.