Growing up during the apartheid era in South Africa in a strict Christian upbringing and walking away from an abusive husband and children after several years, Ria Vorster had to overcome many difficulties. She is a motivational speaker devoted to a passion for encouraging women to take back their dignity. By taking care of herself she qualified as a Public Speaking and Speech and Drama teacher after her divorce. She is also the owner of a soft skills training company for the corporate and business world. She once had her own radio program called Ria's Classics on a local radio station in the Western Cape of South Africa where she introduced her listeners to the great classical composers and singers of the centuries. She served on many committees as chairperson and was a regional finalist in the 2007 Businesswomen of the Year contest that was held in the Garden Route of the Western Cape. Life was not always easy being an entrepreneur, but Ria's philosophy in life is 'Allow your Soul to tell your Mind.' As a result, there the comfort found through her selection of thirty-one spiritual poems.