The author survived the evil stepmother! (But unfortunately her father didn't). Rather than choosing to grow into a mean-hearted, greedy and jealous old lady, like the evil stepmother, who wasted her precious life, she has chosen to live empowered by what is good in life. She lives an idyllic life in a lovely little village in the heart of the rain forest on a tropical island where she swims with the dolphins, grows an organic garden, loves her animals and friends, teaches Buddhism, does yoga, and paints abstracts.