I sang on stage at the Grand Ole Opry!

Okay, so it may have involved a backstage tour.

The tour guide says anyone may sing when in the historic circle.

The dozen or so folks ahead of me choose not to do so.

A part of me wonders if I should refrain also, yet I know I would love it …and what the heck?

While a photographer takes the shot, I belt out, “You can’t be a beacon if your light don’t shine, You can’t be a beacon if your light don’t shine…”

Perhaps it is obvious I attended law school and not music school.

As a kid whose Saturday nights included Minnie Pearl and Hee Haw, I am thrilled for this moment though. I chose what I wanted in the moment. There was no harm to anyone (unless, it bothered an ear drum or two).

What happens when you go after what you want? What does it mean to speak up for yourself? Not doing doing so leads to frustration or resentment in families and organizations.

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