Manifestations

The book is a memoir, but categorized as fiction based on the author's refusal to reveal true character names for real life characters and events taking place in the narrative. The main intention of the story is to educate the author's children on the history of their ancestry back in Mississippi, how she grew up, and to entertain other readers, who might already know the story and those who do not. The children need to know that they are experiencing a life of which even their parents are not aware. Yet, the parents paved the way for them to have the luxuries that they now enjoy. The author shares various experiences that she had from birth to retirement that were challenging, yet she was able to overcome the negative ones, despite the odds. The author attributes her success to dogged determination and faith in God. The author did not realize that in certain points along her journey that God was carrying her and molding her into the vessel that he wanted her to be. She is now more in tune to listening to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The author realizes that there is still room for growth and the need for nourishment. As the author develops, she sees and appreciates her God-given talents and gifts. She seeks avenues to share them in unselfish ways. After having closed doors on past experiences, the author looks forward to doors that may be opened where she might express her gifts and talents, contributing to the advancement of God's Kingdom here on earth. The writer now envisions herself as a trailblazer, who initiates pathways where others might tread and contribute to betterment of society.

Many experiences occurred in my life where I was either too immature or unknowledgeable about why and how they happened to me. I now realize that I am not to see myself as just another person having little or no significance in the larger scheme of things. The fact that I exist is huge. Many times, situations took place in my earlier life that were designed to kill me. Some of those situations were spiritual. Others were physical. Some of the major ones were not even about me. Some of the situations were about power play. And I just happened to be connected to the players in the game. But through it all, I survived. I have come to realize that the inhabitants of this great planet are all interrelated in some way. I do not have the capacity to explain how what I do affects others connected to me. But I do realize that I need to be careful to keep myself clear of dangerous and unchartered waters as much as I possibly can. Yes, I have blindsided in several instances. Although I allowed myself to become tempted and engaged, I was already aware that what I was being drawn into was either unethical or immoral. I now attribute my behavior in those instances to being the result of having developed a bitterness based on unresolved anger and my refusal to forgive myself and others. Hopefully, my book will effectively help someone to see that life is not black and white. There is so much more in the grey area to contend with and figure out.

Not applicable. I am the sole author.