I spent a lifetime being small for those closest to me but this is not the woman my son will know - Jewel

I am not from here,
my hair smells of the wind
and is full of constellations
and I move about this world
with a healthy disbelief
and approach my days and my work
with vaporous consequence
a touch that is translucent
but can violate stone.

When the need for someone else's love or approval outweighs one's own, self-betrayal is near.

For me, success was finding the courage to be true to myself, and holding on to a sense of humor along the way while refining my craft.