Spirituality
Living True to Yourself: The Hardest Lesson That Took Me 70 Years to Learn
It’s a harsh lesson that took me seventy years to (almost) figure out.
“To thine own self be true.”
As morning light filters through my window, I wake up with a sense of gratitude. For most of my life, I never stopped to question my path.
I went through life like an old-fashioned jukebox, automatically playing the tunes others chose whenever a coin was dropped. It took 20 years in the corporate world before I finally woke up and struck out alone.
After thirty years as an independent advocate and educational consultant, I realized I was still expected to follow someone else’s script. I refused. I was running my own business on my terms and living my truth.
That independence came […]