Sara McCutcheon and the Golden Glove

"Sara McCutcheon" on Doggone My Time by Cathy Fink
"The Golden Glove" on Trad Arr Jones by John Wesley Harding

Each of these songs tells the story of a woman. Except for the fact that they are separated by centuries, I imagine them being the same woman, with one song about her early adulthood and the other song about her old age. The women in these songs demonstrate the same spirit. When faced with expectations to live a life that doesn't suit them, they find a way to heartily live life the way they want to live it. They don't fight against those with whom they differ, they simply follow their own road. On my list of heroes, I included my grandmother and Luna Lovegood, because I see in them the same spirit described in these songs.

I wish I could more often find a way to follow my path without having to fight others. However, our lives our intertwined with others. We need a certain degree of cooperation from co-workers, health care providers, and everyone else on whom we depend. Unfortunately, sometimes it takes a great deal of persistence to get such people do do what they're supposed to do, and what we need them to do in order to be able to follow our own paths