The compass, surrounded by the phrase Agitée Mais Constante (“Wavering but constant”), reminds us that even in rough waters, the soul holds true. Though the needle trembles, it never loses direction.

On the next seal, the anchor steadies in calmer seas, inscribed with Al Último. Drawn from the Spanish saying La esperanza muere al último (“Hope dies last”), my dear friend, Hazel, often shared with me, it speaks to emotional endurance.