FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES AT ESSENCE MAGAZINE, SUSAN L. TAYLOR’S VISIONARY CONTRIBUTIONS LARGELY BIRTHED AND NURTURED OUR COLLECTIVE - AND NOW COMMON PLACE - SHIFT TOWARD LIVING AN AUTHENTIC LIFE. AFTER ALL, AT ESSENCE, TAYLOR NOT ONLY SERVED AS CHIEF EDITOR, BUT ALSO AUTHORED THE MAGAZINE’S MOST POPULAR COLUMN, IN THE SPIRIT - WHERE SHE COURAGEOUSLY OFFERED UP PAINFUL LESSONS AND BLESSINGS FROM HER PERSONAL LIFE THAT UNEARTHED HOPE, LOVE AND A PASSION FOR THE DIVINE IN ALL OF US.