Welcome! This is Liane. We are so excited that you found this place. This site is a place of celebration, upliftment, and healing. We think that there is no such thing as downs - only ups in disguise. There are no failures - only successes waiting to be achieved with the lessons learned from the past. There is no such thing as second rate citizen - for we each have a gift to give to the world that no one else can ever give. For this reason, everyone has a place on this planet and deserves the right to be happy and to follow their dreams. We are all called to our own unique and unparalleled greatness.

I am a Chemical Engineer with a Masters degree from McNeese State University in Louisiana. Decades in the engineering field have trained me to be analytical, technical, and detail oriented. What attracted me to the wonders of engineering is the capability of this field to create things from intangible to tangible in the most efficient way in order to meet a need and make progress happen. My recent experiences as machine health condition inspector brought out many other dimensions including inspector intuition. I love listening to intuition.

I have decided to pick up a new mission yoke for this stage of my life after decades in the engineering field. My personal mission statement goes like this: "To use my passions and experiences to help as many people as possible propel themselves to their own greatness." Short? Yes. Simple? No. Doable? Absolutely!

So here's a start. Life is a Kitchen is a place for you. The kitchen is a place where we prepare our meals for nourishment, it is a place where family and friends gather and share moments with, it is a central place in our home where we go several times a day. It is a place to create. Life is pretty much like a kitchen. You get what you make.

Keep on enjoying life, be aware of its goodness, stay healthy, and keep your eyes on your dreams as you take daily baby steps towards it.

With love and gratitude,

Liane Emata

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