thanks for encouragning this "lurker" :-)

[wholewheatchick]

Just wanted to do a general shout out of thanks to all of you who have posted questions and answers in this part of MDC. Reading the information here has totally given me courage and conviction to go back to school and admit that I do want a career outside of my home and obligations to my family. So thank you for helping me to follow my heart!

[madskye]

That's great~ Looking forward to reading more posts from you!

[Ellien C]

good for you. Let me post a poem that always inspires me!

God be with the mother.
As she carried her child,
may she carry her soul.
As her child was born,
may she give birth and life and form to her own, higher truth.
As she nourished and protected her child, may she nourish and protect her inner life and her independence.
For her soul shall be her most painful birth, her most difficult child, ...and the dearest sister to her other children.

- Micheal Leunig (australian philospher/cartoonist extraodinaire)