It's difficult to decide what is more astonishing - how she has tackled each obstacle in her path or the depth of her desire to know the divine force at work in her life and the world. What Binelli has accomplished in her lifetime and the impetus for her moving forward brings a whole new level to being driven. But you might want to rethink your definition after reading The Power of Desire by Gallina Binelli. I feel that I have achieved my purpose, found my peace and at the age of ninety-two I am able to write the story of my life.Most of us consider ourselves busy. Living a family life, and working until I was seventy-two, I went though many adventurous experiences and life changes. I began then my journey of seeking my spiritual beliefs through seven religions. When I was twenty-three I eloped under dramatic circumstances, and in doing so forfeited a rich inheritance.

For five years I was schooled within the scrutiny of a severe stepfather, to meet the challenges of life in business. At the age of seventeen, in spite of a war between China and Japan, I joined my mother in Rio de Janeiro. Having gone to Shanghai and not finding a future there and threatened by the invading communism, my mother left me alone at the age of seven for ten years in a convent in Qingdao and adventured her life in Brazil. I feel that I have achieved my purpose, found my peace and at the age of ninety-two I am able to write the story of my life.'įrom the Author- 'I was born in China in 1922, in a garage, of a Russian mother and an Ukrainian father, refugees of the Russian Revolution.

From the Author- 'I was born in China in 1922, in a garage, of a Russian mother and an Ukrainian father, refugees of the Russian Revolution.