according to (one's) own lights

Based on one's beliefs or inclinations. You may not agree with Kara's free-spirited lifestyle, but she has always lived according to her own lights.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Irving	['ə:viŋ]
Koa	-	Hawaiian
Ya'rah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Maialen	-	Basque
JÓHanna	-	Icelandic
Willy	WIL-ee (English), VI-lee (German), WIL-lee (Dutch), VIL-lee (Dutch)	English, German, Dutch