A few wild flowers struggled to survive as attempts were made to put out the remaining flames. If only they would not storm this new world, trampling what remained, rather thanProtecting and nourishing the remaining beauty, life, and uniqueness from the old world. Because the wild flowers could thrive and spread, strong, defiant, beautiful. ***Diana Spore, PhD, MGS, is a mental health advocate, social gerontologist, and older adult who now lives with the labels of Bipolar Disorder and GAD. The mental health “experts” were wrong in their assertions.