My OperaEntry for January 05, 2007
Friday, January 5, 2007 8:30:00 AM
Be yourself
You do not have to be your mother unless she is who you want to be. You do not have to be your mother's mother or your mother's mother's mother, or even your grandmother's mother on your father's side. You may inherit their chins or their shapes or their eyes but you are not destined to become the woman who came before you. You are not destined to live their lives. So if you inherit something, inherit their strength, their resilience. Because the only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
You do not have to be your mother unless she is who you want to be. You do not have to be your mother's mother or your mother's mother's mother, or even your grandmother's mother on your father's side. You may inherit their chins or their shapes or their eyes but you are not destined to become the woman who came before you. You are not destined to live their lives. So if you inherit something, inherit their strength, their resilience. Because the only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
