Ever notice how defensive you get when someone questions certain aspects of your life? That knee-jerk reaction might be telling you something important. After six decades on this planet, I've learned that the choices we defend most fiercely are often the ones we made for someone else. It's a peculiar thing, really. We build entire lives around expectations that were never truly ours. Then we spend enormous energy justifying these choices, not because we believe in them, but because admitting ...
