Spirit Builders, Inc. is a faith-based organization that helps us identify, challenge, and change distorted thinking patterns. Some of these toxic beliefs have kept us bound by hurt, anger, and fear. As those emotions continue to grow and distort, they create barriers that prevent us from living successful, productive,and purposeful lives.This book offers twelve principles designed to guide us through the processes of life.The easy-to-read personal accounts serve as prompts to help you share personal insights. Use it as a devotional, a journal, or a self-care manual, but mostly, use it as a navigational tool that will assist you with the various processes of life. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Irene Yvette Bernard is currently a resident of Memphis, Tennessee where she serves as founder and CEO of Spirit Builders, Inc. She is also a proud mother, life coach, counselor, and ordained minister.As a life long learner she holds a Doctorate in Ministry as well as a Masters of Divinity and Graduate Certificate in Addictions Counseling. Her personal story is a testament of how to overcome dysfunction and abuse. It is through the search to find meaning in these experiences that she discovered everything in life involves, and our success depends on, how well we navigate the process