Lark's "moment" - the point where she knows she's doing what she was always meant to do - is particularly dramatic. Have you ever experienced a similar realization or epiphany about your chosen vocation?

Lark's colleague talks about having "your moment," the point where a doctor knows they're doing the work they were always meant to do. Lark's "moment" is particularly dramatic, but have you ever experienced a similar realization or epiphany about your chosen vocation?

Oh yes, my epiphany began as a feeling of "this is what I'd rather be doing" with a National Geographic magazine cover decades ago. It took a long time to move past regular careers to support myself to being in the rainforest with wildlife.

My epiphany came while working on a difficult child abuse case as a teacher and realized with the comment of the Psychologist that I might consider counseling. I walk through the door that opened for me and knew it was where I belonged.

Never happened for me, but I wish it had.

No - I questioned if I was in the right job for my entire career!

My epiphany began at the end of my career(s). I was an elementary school teacher for 16yrs. I decided to stay home with my 3 children for a while and did some part-time work. Once the children were older I went back to school and obtained my BSN and became a registered nurse. Several years later my mother became ill and I left nursing to become a teacher/nurse at a vocational school. It was then that I realized that I had come full circle and knew that the course I'd traveled was the one I was always meant to be on.

Yes! I had not been practicing law very long when the biggest case of my career was thrown at me. The stakes? Life or death. The first time I cross-examined an expert witness was during that trial and the guy thought he was really slick & would out-smart me. I was never going to let that happen. I destroyed him, and knew I had because a number of experienced colleagues were in the courtroom watching & they were amazed at how effectively I did it. That day was when I knew I was born to be a litigator. That case dragged on for 6 years but my clients finally prevailed before the California Supreme Court, setting a precedent. The case was followed by the international media, and written about extensively. It is in legal textbooks and discussed not just in law schools, but medical schools and univerities in courses on ethics & other topics. Now retired, I remain proud of my contributions to the law.