How grateful I am to be able to say that about myself. It has been a privilege to live a life
of my own design, to choose the work I felt called to do, and pursue it,
unfettered by outside demands.
Some consider the choices I've made courageous, and others think them
foolish; I see them as neither. I
can take no credit for being brave or wise; I was simply doing what I was meant
to do. The seeds that grew the
temperament needed for me to make these decisions were sown at my conception
and lovingly nurtured by parents.
All that remained for me to do was take advantage of what had been given
to me.
