J.K "greatest lady in the world" Rowling

Ok, let's talk about JK Rowling. I mean not only did she come up with one the greatest stories ever told (not to be confused with the bible, she actually wrote harry potter) but she is just incredible.

Now I could easily go into a never-ending ramble about the 4087452 reason why I love her. But I think  they can be summed up by either reading one (or all 7) of her fantastic hp books, or by watching the video below.

In 2008, JK Rowling delivered the Harvard Commencement speech (no pressure). After listening to this I can honestly say she is perfection.

So just briefly I want to draw on two things she has said. If you haven't watched the video (or really don't want to) then these would definitely be the two points to take away.

Firstly; 

"You may never fail on the scale I did, but some failure is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all -  in which case, you fail by default."

My Lord, I cannot emphasise enough how true I believe this to be. Never be afraid of failure for it is in our moments of greatest weakness that we find our greatest strength.

And Lastly; 

"We need not magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better."

Yes, yes, yes and yes. She nailed it. Never underestimate the absolute incredibleness (probably not a word) of human beings. We really can change the world.

In conclusion, safe to say I have a lot of love for this girl (should I say woman? she is a mother I guess)

She is quite incredible.

- Kate