Reflections Five

Reflections Five consists of poems the author wrote during the early adult years of her life. She shares her struggle to embrace the new insight in critical areas of her life. The poems offer a brief look into the personal character of the author and the events that shaped her emerging identity.

Reflections Five consists of poems the author wrote during the early adult years of her life. She shares her struggle to embrace the new insight in critical areas of her life. The poems offer a brief look into the personal character of the author and the events that shaped her emerging identity. In her Reflections series the author discusses various topics which will resonate with many young women seeking to answer the "why?" of their existence. In Reflections Five she gives a retrospective view on controversial topics during her early years as an emerging adult.

Joan R. Griffith grew up in a small southern town as the eighth child of nine. From early childhood, through high school, college, medical school, internship, residency and her military career, conformity appeared to shape the totality of her existence. Yet, the sum of her lifetime experiences represents a life that could only be uniquely described as amazing. Leaving home at 18 to attend college in the east, she embarked on a remarkable journey that would forever change her life. A self-acknowledged introvert and perpetual student of life she encountered the predictable challenges facing an evolving young woman trying to “make sense” of all that she experienced. After retiring from the military and transitioning to civilian life, she finally followed her dream to publish her thoughts on the array of the experiences that shaped her life and continue to influence her now. In her series entitled Reflections, she reveals her feelings about many of her transforming encounters during specific moments in her life.