Sydney always wanted to perform at the Sydney Opera House. She fell in love with opera as a child but, discouraged by her parents, she decided to go to college and pursue a “sensible” career as an accountant. After twenty years of being utterly uninspired by her work she had a chance meeting with Cantor, a folk singer who often performed at the coffee house up the street from her office.

Cantor shared how difficult it was to pursue a creative career path. She, too, had tried to please her parents and had trained to be a pharmacist. When Cantor finished school and was about to start her first job she realized she couldn’t bring herself to do work that left her feeling drained and disconnected at the end of the day. Much to her parents’ displeasure, she moved to an artist’s commune and dug into her singing career.

Cantor encouraged Sydney to pursue her dreams of singing opera professionally, or to at least try. And so she did, at first performing in the same coffee house where she’d met Cantor. The more Sydney put herself out there, the more opportunities came her way. It wasn’t long before she was so busy with performances she needed to (thankfully, finally!) retire from accounting. She hasn’t made it to the Sydney Opera House yet, but she gets to wake up and do what she loves every day and is so grateful for that chance meeting with Cantor.

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