How do you find fulfillment when life just doesn't seem to make sense? You lose a loved one, or your job, or your home, or a spouse walks off leaving you in a whirl wind of tears and fears. Maybe you have lost nothing, but you have had some experiences that were out of your control that left you feeling broken inside. So how do you survive the messy parts of life with a smile on your face and some pep in your step? I have come to learn there is healing for the wounded soul. I share with you how I made it through with the hope to inspire you to make it through your life lessons too. I have had to overcome low-self esteem, divorce, abortions, death of loved ones, physical abuse and much more. The pain was devastating. However, the healing was much more rewarding. Now That I Know Better is full of little stories and lessons that brought me through the storms of life. You can realize you are not your past; you are not a victim to poor choices and you are not your pain. You are forgiven and free to live your best life ever. After all, once you know better, you are free to do better. Class is in session. Malika Staar, the creative author of Now That I KNOW BETTER! Who through these pages she intentionally unveils the relationship between your life as a classroom setting, full of life's experiences and lessons as the teacher. It is an eye opening journey into self-reflection, evaluation and discovery of the multitude of learning centers we enter, and are taught throughout our lives. Some of our teachers we recognize right away and others we don't; which often may require that some lessons be repeated. Malika shares her personal journey, insight and evolution into which, through some of her greatest, yet, toughest life lessons, that have shaped her into the woman she is today. Our job is to take a page from the author's book. Recognize and acknowledge the teacher, grasp the lessons being taught while in class; for surely there will be a test. This book awakens the student within all of us to the fact that class is always in session.