Timeless Gift of Wisdom
through Influence

Dear Reader,
At a certain stage of adult life many of us find
a unicorn-person that’s apparently real and not
imaginary, and appears to be the
perfect wing-person with whom to
negotiate the minefields of life. We
pledge ourselves to that person and
embrace an amorphous mixture
of independence and dependence.
Marriage balances the fusion of
psychic energy and clairvoyance

along with physical resources add-
ed to the communion. As we focus on that one beloved,

we shed our buddies and pals and let our “growing up“
family take a step back into the shadows. Eventually
we form our own individual family and nurture an
ever budding ecosystem from all the new life evolving
in the amalgamation.
Later, it is our turn to step into the shadows as our
progeny take flight and thus the circle of life begins
anew on a different plane of time. In the shadows,
we realize that we still play an important role in the
continuum.
We can gently guide and influence our children and

grandchildren, hopefully mitigating some of the vicis-
situdes they face in life. One can be proactive in this

capacity by imparting some of the wisdom we have col-
lected over time when visiting, in our cards and letters

and at key events in the lives of those loved ones.

Patrick Wood
Publisher