Backpacking in the Dark

Dear Friends,
I always believed I was born to work with children, so did my father, my instructors at the faculty of education, and a few good friends. Even my students (well, a good number of them) think I'm a 'cool' teacher. However, almost at the end of my teaching career, I'm beginning to doubt my choice of path.
Regardless of my recent contempt for the rich and the famous (because I'm neither) I succumbed to reading Oprah's interview with Caroline Myss, who is going to be "helping us all awaken to a life that counts."
Aside from being mindful, content and not thinking about mañana, this inspirational guru wants us to make sure we are living the life that belongs to us! Every time I look at Jennifer Lopez, I feel like shouting "Thief!Thief!"
Apparently, one way of finding out whether we are on the right path or not, is to take our pulse at the end of a working day! Have we been valued or have we compromised our integrity? Are we tired or drained?
Putting demoralizing Bill 115 aside, with all the unnecessary changes, unrealistic expectations and initiatives, I feel as if I've been forced to backpack in the dark, somewhere in the backroads of Alabama! And, it doesn't look as if they'll be coming looking for me anytime soon! Thus, I'll tick 'compromised,' 'drained!'

The question remains, do I act stubbornly goal-driven and keep walking till I fall off the cliff? Or, I find a way to make a U-turn and get on another path? Considering, there is still one left, with my name on it!
I've finally accepted that I'm not destined to have money, fame or a better-half. I've also accepted that The Life of Lili will always be a bit more complicated than that of her relatives or friends. 
What I don't appreciate is being shoved and hustled off my career-path! 
Sorry Miss Caroline Myss, no U-turns for me! I'll go with Thelma & Louise on this one! 
Accepted and filed! What have you accepted and filed today?