Exploring Sauk Mountain
A year ago I would have never in my life been able to enjoy something on my own. I would have had to call people and do things with them and cater to what the group wanted. Today I extend my...
View ArticleIt’s October
It’s October now. The seasons are changing, the leaves go from green to red to orange to yellow and within this short season, everything dies and regenerates and prepares for new life. This circle of...
View ArticleSetting Aside My Passions and Seeing What Comes Up
I don’t know where and when I stopped holding on to people. I sweep things under the rug. I pretend I’m so happy on my own. I smile so big but find myself running in circles to keep my lonely heart...
View ArticleConversations with Troubled Females
When I am surrounded by negativity, I remember how important it is to be a positive shining light through it all. I am constantly listening to stories from young girls in and out of unfortunate...
View ArticleBeing Thankful.
The best way to be happy is to be grateful. It’s a festive week around here and people are happily preparing themselves for a massive feast, happy times(or anxious/dreadful) times with their families...
View ArticleMornings Behind Bars
It’s silent this morning. My favorite time of the day here. Girls can be loud, they talk about themselves a lot, and in here, you can see people portraying their lives with false happiness and drama....
View Article3 Months of Grace
Last night in my “room” I was doing some yoga…well Baptiste style of course and my roommates asked what I was doing? “You look like a sculpture! Like you’re doing the ballet!? Is that what you’re...
View ArticleBye 2014, Hello 2015!
What goes up must come down, what gets caged will at some point be set free…or break out trying…and wow does it feel good to be free today. After four holidays away from my family, the day I got out I...
View ArticleMeeting Melissa Arnot and Traveling to Hawaii
Sometimes it all doesn’t feel real. I am laying on the ground in my living room next to the fire writing a thank you card to the officers at jail along with letters stuffed with word-search puzzles to...
View ArticleReplacing an Old Memory with A Hawaii Vacation
“If I hadn’t known suffering, loss, sadness and all the other crap life slaps out, I wouldn’t be a writer, because I wouldn’t have anything to write about. If I had a perfect life, I would never have...
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