raison d'etre you ask why why this and i reply for the love of words and worlds for the joy of thought(s) and the free flight in sharing and for the emotions evoked to feel to touch to taste to see to hear to soar to add my life's journey to yours...to love About the Author Scott D Woodward was born in the Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego. He spent his formative years in San Diego and Japan where he developed a fascination for Asian culture, history and religion. Since his youth, Scott has lived and worked on six continents. He is a voracious reader and avid writer, writing at the professional level operations, sales and training manuals for a variety of industries. Scott is an accomplished athlete competing in surfing, cycling, karate, track and field and archery events. He has been writing poetry since middle school and has won several poetry awards, including the Editors Choice Award three times. Scott holds degrees in British/American Literature and Business Finance, graduating Magna Cum Laude. He was senior vice president for a large commodities brokerage firm and a licensed stock and commodities broker as well as the corporate sales director for a multi-billion dollar international inter-modal freight forwarding company.