a life that is my own

"I can only trust that what lies ahead will be fuller, freer than the present.

I hope for a life that is my own, that has no false chains to bind me,

that allows me to move like a butterfly, on the wind and to stand,

when necessary, like a lioness in the high grass.

I want a life that is directed by the call within myself - not by an institution,

not even by what looks like the care and concern of others."

 -Joan Chittister - from Called to Question, p.54

(thanks E+)

 photo by Gary Voth found here