So true. That is a very moving painting. I'm glad you are letting your daughter explore all of her options. That's a wonderful thing for a parent to do.

Be prepared, though. It may not work out the way you might envision. I was given almost no direction in my life. I had music lessons and all that stuff, but none of it turned me on. I always wanted to write, but I was never encouraged in that direction. So I did a little of this and a little of that looking for that one thing that was my passion. It turns out that all that exploring was just a process of elimination. I discovered a whole bunch of things I don't want to do. I gained lots of eclectic skills that have served me well, but it wasn't until I finally gave up trying that I finally found the things I love to do. I'm an avid gardener, but it's hard to make a living doing that. I did a variety of landscaping jobs but wasn't satisfied doing what the homeowners wanted me to do. Their values were often at odds with my own. But I found that simple pruning was something I really enjoyed, and because I enjoyed it I got good at it. Now I have a small underground pruning business. I charge $40/hr to turn a rampant tree into something of beauty. It's a tree service that is in service to the tree, not the homeowner, per se, though they always love what I do. I could work a lot more, but being the slacker that I am, I prefer to only work about 4 hours, 2 to 3 hours a week. It forces me to live a simple life, which I also enjoy.

And now, I also write. So far I could never make a living on Steemit, though I do put in quite a few hours on this laptop. But this is also a labor of love, and so if you Steemians like what I write about and like my style of writing, perhaps this too will put a bit of food on the table (stuff I can't grow myself, that is). But that's just the frosting on the cake. I'm having a blast and enjoying this new-found community. Thank you Steemians. Resteeming this post.