I try to be as much aware of myself and others as I can be, this often requires honesty and acceptance, tolerance kicks in at some stage sooner or later. I'm a 40 year old educator who has had the opportunity to rebuild life in the direction I want it to go ... a stormy 10 year marriage when I was young kinda derailed my orginal plans for my life - but hey, it happens all the time doesn't it? Its the re-structuring thereafter that can be a bitch.

I measure my life by milestones, instead of the calendar. 10 years trying to realize the 'potenial' in my marriage ended, leading me into another 10 years of single parenthood, night-school, crappy jobs and determination. Now I'm deep into another cycle - redesigning my future. I'm stronger and more certain of many things now that experience has made itself known. I like to think that I'm a better person for having experienced and survived the things I have, but I also know it has left me with issues of trust and other insecurities. We know Life aint fair. The bottom line is that I want to make a difference in people's lives, but in order to do that I've got to do the same for myself, which means there are times I gotta fight for what is needful and sometimes I simply have to wait with what patience I can muster. I'm not a patient woman.

So lets move onward ...