Awesome comment. And sorry for the late response--I was traveling AND getting sick. Not a great combo.

I love this line:

which would never have been possible without the long, varied and often circuitous route I've taken throughout my life.

It is always really difficult to see in the middle of it how something that others call less efficient or the wrong path can actually end up being exactly what we needed. Hearing stories like yours are encouraging though. Thank you for sharing. And I'm sorry to hear that you have had to deal with pressure and resistance from those around you. Even if (and that's a big IF sometimes) they are coming from a place of love, it is rarely helpful to direct people like that.

Cheers to you for sticking with it!