Recently, my nine-year-old daughter asked me, "Mom, what does your name mean?"

Have you ever taken a moment to reflect on your name?

The significance behind it, the reason your parents chose it, and the roots it represents?

I hadn't truly pondered the meaning of my name until I was writing my memoir.

Recently, my nine-year-old daughter asked me, "Mom, what does your name mean?"

I knew the answer, but encouraged her to discover it herself. She found that my name, Moraima, means

"beautiful as the blueberry tree" in Latin, a reminder of the beauty and uniqueness we all carry within us.