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Journey of a Thousand Miles...

My journey starts with a single step towards healing from the experiences I have had in my life. It isn't always pretty, but it is honest, candid, and cathartic. By telling my story, I am breaking 10 years of silence. Each step is a step towards exorcising the demons of my past, discussing the present state of things and moving forward to a hope filled future. Thank you for joining me.

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I Stand with Brussels

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By Journey Woman

When the worst of humanity attacks, the best of humanity is revealed. This is why terrorists will never win. I stand with Brussels.

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The First Step Toward a New Life

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This all began with a secret; a wound that was simply bandaged up, kept hidden out of sight for a decade, but never healed, and certainly never spoken about. I thought if I never said it out loud, then it never happened. After all, at the time I was a peer educator, someone who taught other students on campus how to keep themselves safe, so how could I have failed to keep myself safe in such epic fashion? How could I have not seen it coming? How could I have been so trusting? How could I have been so stupid?! All of these thoughts, these horrible thoughts that kept me blaming myself for it all, also kept me silent for ten long years. And the price I paid for my silence was losing everything that I used to be. The one thought that kept this hidden, that essentially kept me alive was, "If I never say it out loud, then it never happened." This was my mantra. This was my life preserver. This was the one thing that kept me from...

What If?

By Journey Woman

How different would my life have been if I had just bought that ticket, gotten on that plane and headed across the pond like we planned? Would it have made a difference? Would we have lived happily ever after? Would you have chosen me? Could I have forgiven the horrible lie? I have no idea why, but each day since that time in my life 9 years ago I play the what ifs over in my head. D, if you are reading this, please know that for some inexplicable reason you are still in my thoughts and in my heart each day. I wish nothing but the very best for you. I have avoided sharing this part of my life, but I have realized that if I am ever going to be able to free myself from you and fully open my heart again, without pushing someone worthy of it away, I have to deal with this part of it and try to heal from the damage left in your wake. During the years of 2005 to 2007, I was engaged to someone I no longer trusted simply because his lies, and his lack of a ba...

Dear Global Community

By Journey Woman

Dear Global Community, The vast majority of us in the United States are watching what Donald Trump is saying, doing and tweeting with horror, disgust and utter disbelief. We witnessed a 77-minute press conference, during which he lashed out at the news media for not writing nice things about him. He doesn't want them to write or broadcast the truth. He simply wants them to say he farts rainbows and burps puppy dogs! His skin is so thin that he can't handle even the tiniest amount of criticism! At the time of this press conference I realized that it had been less than a month since he was inaugurated. Yes, you read that correctly. It hadn't even been a month! As I watched the press conference, I was stunned and concerned. It was like watching someone have a psychotic break on live TV. Global Community, we are with you and we hope you are with us. The vast majority of us stand against the insanity that is every piece of the Trump administration. We...