Stream of Conscious Flow
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This collection is about coping with the challenges we all face as we travel down life's long road. It serves as a testament to what one can achieve through resilience, determination, and an attitude of no limit. It is also a reminder that it is never too late to pursue your dreams.
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Stream of Conscious Flow - Sheila O. Henry
Acknowledgments
These acknowledgments are to my friends who believed in me when I did not believe in myself. I am sincerely grateful for your support and encouragement.
To Santiago Burdon, I hope you are proud to see this project be fulfilled. Thank you for your guidance and support. I appreciate the instructions you poured into me.
To Dawn DeBraal thank you for your support and for being a sounding board for me.
To Dr. Carole Boyce Davies, my first friend, for gifting me a book, a writing tool that helped me to put it all together.
To Oya Aldemir for enjoying my work; my readings of the raw, unfinished work of my early beginnings, and for seeing my potential while encouraging me to author a book.
To Dr. Maria Vargerie for your friendship, encouragement, and support. You are one of a kind.
To some people I have never met in real life but who are some of the truest friends I have made in my lifetime. You are my Facebook friends of writers and poets: Prudence Reid, Philomena Daly, Regina Pappas, James Bates, my pen pal friend, Ger White, Karen Surratt, and so many others. Thank you for your support.
To those who have read, liked and commented on my published work. Your support has been tremendous.
To Hilda Duke, Angela Joseph, Valentyna Sugaj. I appreciate you.
To Dagmara K and the Spillwords editing and publishing community your support of emerging writers and poets is remarkable. Thank you so much for giving me the confidence to continue writing and publishing my work.
Finally, thanks to Andjela Vujic for the amazing cover design. I loved it!
Dedication
To my children; Dexter Henry, Byron Henry
My Grandchildren; Kayla Henry, Dara Henry, Dexter Henry Jr., and Jordan Henry
Prologue
This book serves as a testament to what one can achieve through resilience, determination, and an attitude of no limit. It is never too late to pursue your dreams.
Inspiration
Sometimes when I sit to write, I wait for inspiration
to surface between each word. My mind is attuned
to the silence that fills the space around me. I can hear
the birdsongs as they float through the opened window.
It is peaceful early morning except for the birds who
tell me their stories and command that
I seize the day and remember
‘it’s good to be alive.‘
All the while, I’ve got a desire to write
profound pieces that read of great adventures
and travel to exotic places; visits to historic sites
and seeing the seven wonders of the world; or
of having to fight off dragons to find a secret pearl; or
about the many frogs I’ve had to kiss
and throw back into the pond before finding
a prince amongst the