Gwen Brinkley was born in New Hampshire. Exposure to a humble Methodist minister incited her to emulate his positive spirit throughout her life. After winning the Arthur Godfrey to...view moreGwen Brinkley was born in New Hampshire. Exposure to a humble Methodist minister incited her to emulate his positive spirit throughout her life. After winning the Arthur Godfrey top talent award, she worked in Boston and New York. Marriage to an engineering editor-turned-oil-producer (undercover agent?) provided extensive travel, including a mission to India, plus European, Mideastern, and Far Eastern sojourns. Widowed with three children, marriage to an abusive experimental psychologist left her traumatized and divorced. She experienced transcendence in Bethlehem in 1981, in Florida in 1989, and in New Hampshire in 1998. She attended Boston University and Millsaps College.view less