What does it mean to be real? How do we change our fortune? What is the secret to happiness? Today, I’d like to look at these questions raised in Grace Lin’s beautiful story Where The Mountain Meets the Moon. What does it mean to be real in an era of imposter syndrome? Grace Lin has characters that struggle with feeling “not real” and gives a beautiful answer for how to be authentic but honest. How do we change our fortune? Mini, the heroin of the story, wants go change the fortune of her impoverished family and along the way gives us a beautiful example of how to change our own fate, should that be what we desire. What is the secret to happiness? I do end up spilling this major spoiler at the end (after plenty of warnings that a major spoiler is coming) but I think that circumstances surrounding the secret to happiness teach us even more. The secret of happiness doesn’t have to a secret at all. It’s easier to attain than we think, if only we have the humility to accept that. If you had to say what the secret of happiness was in one word, what would that one word be for you? Thanks so much for listening; please feel free to share any thoughts here or with me on insta: @JacquelineRoseGold Happy Reading, Friends!