There are big decisions such as going to BYU. And that put me on a path that is completely different if I had stayed at home. I made the decision to be a teacher...which has been an awesome and it has completely put me on a particular path. I remember that in high school people expected great things from me. Not to toot my own horn but I was valedictorian. The principal talked about how I would present a case in front of the Supreme Court....why did she say that? Because whenever I said I wanted to be a teacher people would always say you could do so much more and be such a powerful person. But I didn't let other people's expectations dictate what I was going to do. I stuck by my guns and I went with teaching. I do make a difference everyday. I am there for those kids and they need me. Some of them don't have anyone else. I do more than I could have ever done as a lawyer for these kids.
Then other decisions don't seem so obvious. You see I have made a lot of little decisions on a daily or a weekly level but they have put me on a path and right now I would not imagine my life any other way. I have been blest to have some of the greatest people in the world.
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Yeah, I know what you mean about people saying things like your principal. I vividly remember the day in 9th grade when Michael Smith said, "Please tell me you're not going to waste your brain by just being a mom!" I was outraged. That is MY choice and that is the difference I want to make. Yeah, I could be a doctor, or a scientist, or lawyer or judge or whatever. I could kick tail as those things, and they can all make wonderful and important changes in the world, but I can in my way too. My life. My choice.
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