Lisa Stalvey

Princess Lili

Princess Lili lived in Tibet in a golden castle, at the base of the expansive cascading Himalayan mountains adorned with snow. Lili was born into enormous wealth and privilege handed down from generation to generation, but this was of no concern to her. Lili’s parents were unusually down to Earth within this kind of opulence. They were unassuming in their fortune and encouraged Lili to practice the things in life she was passionate about, enjoyed and embraced which were her gardening and cooking. It’s hard to say which she enjoyed more, but they are so closely related to each other, it didn’t matter. These sacred places- the kitchen and garden- kept Lili grounded, humble and normal, and her parents 'Yin' and 'Yang' encouraged it. Lili also understood that most people liked to collect many material things when fortune was of this magnitude, but her parents didn't. They lived with minimal possessions. She knew that loving what we do, having trustworthy friends, a strong family unit and God, was where the real money was. Lili was only ten years old, but had the wisdom and maturity of a fifty year old. She also had a very vivid imagination. She had shimmering blue eyes and glossy, long wavy black hair and possessed the confidence of an army. She knew that money couldn’t buy those things.