Running silently through the dry air and blazing hot sun, contemplating the dark crevices of a past that has left only tattered pieces flapping on a clothesline, I am brought back to this familiar place; yet it looks new at the same time. A young man, younger by twelve years, brings me water. He also…

God resides on the horizon where the sun meets the Earth at sunset. God appears in that moment you want to give up, but a hint of light and knowing appears and sends you down the right path. God finds you when you are open and not drowning in worry or stuck in your head….

Days are long and steady. Weather’s perfect, breeze is subtle. Bubbles rise to the surface in my glass of rosé. The crimson tint of the remaining sun gleaming off my orange skin, Bright with radiant light. It is calm and peaceful. New beginnings require a shift in perspective. Aloneness doesn’t have to be lonely, And…

When a little girl my eyes lit up when you came through the door. Daddy’s home! I would run and jump into your arms excited and giddy.   As I grew older you became my teacher, my coach, my greatest supporter. I heard your voice at the same spot during every track race, You lifted…

I was watching an episode of David Letterman’s show on Netflix tonight, and he was interviewing Ellen Degeneres. Ellen talked about incidences of sexual abuse by her stepfather when she was a teenager. The quote she said…that I hear over and over from women…about why she didn’t say anything about the abuse (other than wanting…