Ryan grew up in a time and a place which embraced blackberries, butterflies and bubbles. It was a world where Burma Shave signs entertained the family on road trips, where a haircut might be a close encounter with the sheep shears, where summer evenings meant that grownups gossiped on the front porch while barefoot kids chased lightning bugs in the yard. A world where being human was a treasure enough. Sadly, that world has almost disappeared to be replaced by another world, the world of Science, which seeks to wrest the reins of human destiny into its own grasp, rushing boldly into the future with its promises to elevate man into something superior, to be greater than human. Ryan has spent forty years on his own journey, a journey that has taken him around the world more than once and brought him face-to-face and heart-to-heart with some of the most remarkable souls of our time, including the beautiful soul known as Mother Stella. A spiritual journey is the greatest adventure that we will ever experience. And the greatest blessing. Ryan invites you take a journey with him. To rediscover the true beauty of being human. This is the message that lies at the heart of all his books.