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Black Butterfly Series

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Lorna Jackie Wilson

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“Is it still possible in the advanced modern world to build societies with both freedom and order at the same time? To build and sustain communities and nations that demonstrate the highest values of human dignity, freedom, justice, equality, compassion, peace, and stability?”

“I sat to take in the view. The wind blew just hard enough to push my heavy, unkept hair back. I filled my lungs with the cool air and felt roots begin to take hold. I had always been a restless person, even at this early point in life, and this was a new experience: peace. I felt as though the trees and earth of the mountain reached up into my soul and curled around it, making it whole. The inky blackness I had yet to name, the dark pit that buzzed just below my surface and corroded my thoughts, was quieted. For a moment, it was like I didn't feel it at all. When my mom asked me what was wrong, I told her exactly how I felt as best I could. "My home is in Georgia, but my soul is at home here.”

“~Discover the liberating truth that you don't owe your side of the story to anyone. Your story is yours to hold and protect, it's your legacy. You're not tasked with setting the record straight. It is not your duty to clarify, justify, rectify misconceptions, confront rumors, or validate secondhand narratives associated with your name. May you wish for peace to embrace everyone, for that's all that matters...”