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An Empire Released
By the woman who changed it
She walked to the edge and looked down over her sprawling empire. Helena could feel the radiating energy of the collective activity of all her people. Having put so much energy into building her empire, it was good to feel the amplified return of that energy coming back to her. That had always been what empowered her and kept her going.
So why did she suddenly feel so powerless?
From her skyscraper balcony Helena gazed out at the massive city that had quadrupled in size since she came into power. It was a beautiful city complete with many lush green parks, awe-inspiring architecture, vibrant infrastructure design, and a population of people who lived productive and abundant yet peaceful and mostly anxiety-free lives. The residents of her empire were known around the world as the happiest people on the planet.
Her elders had told her that it could not be done. They told her that a male dominated, competition-based, every-man-for-himself society could not be changed except through implosive destruction. They said she was setting herself up for failure and bitter disappointment.
But Helena remembered feeling the vibrations of the city back when she was young. They were dissonant and chaotic and debilitating. Standing on her balcony, she could now feel new vibrations…
