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Are you doing what you were born to do—or what you were told to do?

Culture, economic circumstances, family traditions, local customs and more can often influence us more than we realize. With the benefit of hindsight, we asked some wise and experienced members of our community whether they think they are doing what they were meant to do or told to do.

Mary Kamerer

If you asked me that 35 years ago, my answer would have been “no”. I was a young, newly-married woman. My parents were not supportive of women going to college but did have a very strong work ethic. Art school would’ve been completely out of the question, but I did start college and worked simultaneously. Read more>>

Katlin Pacheco

Like I previously mentioned, I think there has been a lot of signs that I was born to do this. Coming up with words and stories people actually like is such a hard thing to do, but I find such joy and fulfillment out of it. Read more>>

Christle Bandy

Im doing what I was born to do. I have been doing my own hair since I was a little girl. I did all the girls in the neighborhood hair along with the girls in the foster home that my grandmother had. Read more>>

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