W. Marie Giles is a native of Baton Rouge, LA, and currently resides in Pensacola, FL. She is a wife and mother who recently retired from the Federal Civil Service in the field of Information Technology where she advanced to senior management during her 30-year career. Marie has been on a journey of self-discovery and self-improvement nearly all her life. She has come to realize the journey does not end, for "it is in the journey that you continue to improve your outlook and reach a higher level of fulfillment." She also realizes the journey pauses at many destinations throughout our many phases of life. Conscious Intention allows her to be ready for each and every event along the way. The common theme in all her literary works of inspiration and poetry is one which encourages others to gain and maintain a keen awareness of self, in order to live life in a way that reflects the Golden Rule. Her main intent is to inspire you toward that end.