If I am to truly become an autonomous woman, then I must take over that role of being my own guardian.
Liz, you must be very polite with yourself when you are learning something new.
When I look at my life and the lives of my female friends these days - with our dizzying number of opportunities and talents - I sometimes feel as though we are all mice in a giant experimental maze, scurrying around frantically, trying to find our way through.
Embrace the beautiful mess that you are.
Who amongst us lives without sacrifice?
But the very fact that this world is so challenging is exactly why you sometimes must reach out of its jurisdiction for help, appealing to a higher authority in order to find your comfort.