Excerpt from my book: Sweet William (written by Rebecca Jones)

 

Pages 9 and 11

Gabrielle acquired her love and gift of art from her mother. Her mother encouraged her to go to college and pursue that love and gift. Her mother had only finished the 11^th grade of high school; she seemed satisfied to Gabrielle to be a stay at home mom. Yet she encouraged her daughter to go into the world and grab her dream. Now that Gabrielle was older, she wondered if it had been different circumstances would her mother have been the one to go to college in search of her dream? Or was she truly content and happy on the path of life she chose? Or did that path choose her? Maybe one day she would get the courage to ask her. Or maybe it was best to leave that alone.

 

Each generation has more opportunities than the last. I look at my own mom, who had only a 11^th grade education (her dad died that year and she quit school to go to work to help the family) if she would have chosen differently. Or if life chose that for her? But she seemed happy and content, so maybe that is the key to life- to be happy and content in all your circumstances.