“I’ve decide it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity.” ~Nadezhda Mandelstam When I hit publish on the first blog post, So much more than no means no, I felt like an eighteen year old version of myself. I trembled. I took a shower and cried. In that shower and with thoseContinue reading “Kindness is Quiet”
Category Archives: courage
I was raped
For five years, I’ve shared my story in this space but I always avoided it. I danced around it. I alluded to it. But I never acknowledged it. I never said the words I was raped on paper until yesterday. It’s never been a secret. It’s something I share in conversation with friends. It’s something I’ve neverContinue reading “I was raped “
I get nervous.
I get nervous. Every few days, once a week, every now and then, I feel the anxiety attached to taking a leap of faith. Sometimes it consumes me. Other times it quickly leaves. Questions roll in looking for an answers. What are you doing? Where are you going? What’s next? Answers are no where to beContinue reading “I get nervous. “
Corporate 5k – People, Puddles and Purpose
Running is my therapy. Being on the trails feeds my soul. But racing! Racing is a different story. Racing always leaves me feeling vulnerable and exposed. I show up to every start line committed to giving it my best on that day, yet there is so much you can’t control. Some race finishes leave meContinue reading “Corporate 5k – People, Puddles and Purpose”
All my Days
Well I have been searching all of my days All of my days Many a road, you know I’ve been walking on All of my days And I’ve been trying to find What’s been in my mind As the days keep turning into night Words haven’t been easy to find lately. I’ve stared at thisContinue reading “All my Days”
Kristy Maute 