Seasons Change and So Do We

Book excerpt: Nia (NEE-YAH) Purpose: Encourages us to look within ourselves and to set personal goals that are beneficial to the community.This book is written about a wonderful woman named Nia. Nia is a thirty something divorced African American mother of one daughter, Noel. She has proven that she can be a good wife and mother while creating a very lucrative career and extravagant lifestyle. Most of her life has been spent doing just that. Unfortunately, in the midst of it all, she sees that she has lost sight of what success truly means. She is now single with an adult daughter. She has a wonderful family. She has wonderful friends. The company she helped build is ranked in the top three of Fortune Five Hundred companies. She has stocks and bonds. On top of it all, she wins the lottery. What's the problem? They all consume her. Everything consumes her, even her intimate relationships. In fact, she admits she is suffocating.