Joyce Teixeira

Fullness of Heart Joyce Teixeira First edition

Paula Johnson always claimed money doesnt influence choice, but is it true?When notified of an unexpected inheritance she is shaken. Crying, she wondered if it was over Charleys death or for the lost innocence of those bohemian years in Pariscounter-culture indeed, revolutionaries of peace. What a message we gave our kidsThey were presented with drugs and sexuality as a recreational sport and advertising tool; of race and class as a primary identity instead of as pieces of the whole. We intended to give them freedom to define themselves. Instead our generation only confused them. She had dated since her husband died. The fact of being a white woman who had married a black man was part of her identity that put her in unspoken limbo. She missed the years with Roywhen something about their alchemy together prevented any prejudice they encountered from touching themit only scraped the surface. Lack of money could no longer be her excuse for accepting limited relationships and addictive behavior. The years suddenly knit together as a Cats Cradle when pulling the strands tightFullness of heartpervaded her senses.