On my drive to work one day, I heard Jill Scott sing "Golden" on the radio and a light inside me was ignited. Jill Scott took her "freedom off the shelf . . . . and put it in her song." In that moment I reclaim my freedom. I went home and pulled five of my favorite stories off the shelf and put them in a book. My stories are short snippets of inspiration with a hint of humor in a down-to earth- story telling style about a flight attendant, a woman's mid life realization, a daughter, a single woman on the hunt and a mother. Sit back, relax and have a cup of tea (or glass wine) while you enjoy reading Golden.