Off the Deep End

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Tay stands at the edge of the springboard with butterflies twirling in her tummy.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>She's not sure if she's ready but she knows she was made for hard things.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With every breath Tay finds her wings.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In this lyrical celebration of courage mindfulness and Black-girl joy </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Off the Deep End</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> follows one girl's evolution from nervous beginnings to fearless flight.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>More than a story about diving this is a story about daring to rise even when you're scared and the future feels unknown.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With gentle affirmations soaring imagery and heartfelt resilience Tay reminds children they don't have to be unafraid to be brave. They just have to breathe believe and begin.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is take one deep breath-and leap.</em></strong></p>