George or Mary?

"It's never too late to be who you might have been."
– George Eliot


George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, the Victorian author known for her psychologically astute novels set in small English towns. She was born on a farm in England in 1819 and wrote several acclaimed novels, including Middlemarch, The Mill on the Floss, and Silas Marner. She lived with George Henry Lewes for several years, which was considered highly scandalous at the time. She died in 1880.

How I love this quote - I can so relate to it as well as to George or should I say Mary herself. She was a rebel in her own way - but so talented. She did as she liked without following the "rules" and norms of the time. I wonder why she felt like she had to use a males name . . . was it because of how she lived that she chose to use the pen name or did she feel she would do better if she were male. How sad either way. I should be so glad that I can live my life today- with some opinionated people judging me - but without bothering me or making me change my name or pursuit of my career.

I so can relate to this quote because it took me so long to figure out what God's plans were for me. And now I know and have the joy of pursuing my destiny. I also wonder what made her use that name - George - for her "boyfriend" perhaps, but Eliot? hmmmm curiousity strikes. I wonder what name I would choose as my pen name if I had to come up with a different name . . . Charles? Nah - I will stick with Catherine Grey . . .

So Dr. Chavez said an awesome thing today . . . "there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers." I know we all heard of the first part - but I truly love the second part. PERFECT. On that note . . . I am off to be all that I might be . . .