In a color portrait world, she believes that she's got it all.

Ah, I'm old now. I'm knowledgeable, I'm wise, I'm intelligent. ... Right. If everyone says so, I'll believe it, but I think I can find enough people to contradict that fact that it's likely not true. BUT I have learned a few things along the way, that much I'm certain of. And honestly, the most important thing I learned should really be common sense. Do not let people walk all over you. I don't care who it is. I really don't. If they are abusing you and, in turn, changing who you are, put a stop to it. This doesn't always mean you have to cut whoever it is away completely. But it does mean that you have to know how to exercise your own self-confidence. And that's a hard thing to generate at an appropriate level. Most of the time, people either have too much or too little. And I'm hardly going to claim to have complete mastery over mine. Heck no. I'm still learning. I still struggle every day against people who underestimate me, or knowing my place. It's a hard thing to do. But it's something that's neccessary to be successful.