Growing up from a toddler to adulthood is a difficult passage in any young person's life. To grow up with a ghost lurking about, makes the journey even more challenging. Call it whatever: A ghost, a spirit or an unwanted entity. It was the third member in the marriage of Julia Fletcher Patterson's parents. The bond between Julia's mother and the Spirit was one that kept the family dysfunctional for years.As a child, Julia accepted the 'Spirit' story. At sixteen, she questioned it, she investigated it and when she realized what it was all about, she liked it. At seventeen, she finally understood.For Julia Fletcher Patterson growing up under this umbrella of confusion, lies and family secrets undermined her dream of a normal life and instilled in her a definite understanding of her universe. A cosmic riddle, as she calls herself, Julia is aware of the complex and unpredictable state of man. In a universe of perfect harmony and balance 'Man' stands out as the most multifaceted, unpredictable, ambiguous and complex particle in the universe. Thus, Man is the ultimate paradox. And Julia accepts and embraces her world by believing in destiny. She believes in a life predetermined and predesigned.