Being a woman on the pathway my entire life to fulfilling my dreams I was always aware of the misconceptions, allegations, standards and judgements that I could be held to that far exceeded anything that would possibly ever be considered to occur in a Man’s world.
It is for these reasons that friends, family, neighbors and all associates or relationships of any kind were paid for any services they may have entered into with regards to participating or being a part of my world and the pathway to my fruition of dreams.
It has also been a life time standard of mine to not take anything from anyone unless it was a gift freely given and I was sure of that and also to expect nothing from anyone.
I expected of myself that I always give more than I receive and to leave everyone with their dignity in tact if the time came that our paths followed divergent routes.
It is for these reasons that I came to the place I am in now where I am completely free of obligations or bondages.
For that I am eternally grateful.
Lori Ellis-McKinney RSW
Owner
River Valley Wellness Centre & Oak Valley Retreat Institute
Ellis McKinney & Affiliates
