CHAPTER ONE

Instinct Plus Purpose Equals Destiny

As I quietly stepped onto the elevator and gently pushed theL button to return to the lobby, the incredible blessing I’d just experienced held me spellbound. On the elevator ride down, I pondered the glimpse into history just shared with me by the legendary Mrs. Coretta Scott King during her last days of health and vitality.

We had enjoyed a lunch in her elegant Atlanta penthouse suite, where she lived during her elder years with dignity and class. As we dined, Mrs. King retold many of her amazing experiences from the bird’s-eye perspective of her deepest reflections. The memories she shared were moments I had witnessed only through newsreels and history books.