I want nothing more than to conquer the race course. I want to push past the pain and the discomfort of running hard. I want to overcome the voice in my head that begs me to find my comfort zone. I want to thrive. This week is a race week for me. The Wicked 10k is a mentalContinue reading “Running Forward”
Tag Archives: Courage
The Promise of a Rainbow
“Love was a feeling completely bound up with color, like thousands of rainbows superimposed one on top of the other.” ~Paulo Coehlo I’ve always believed in the promise of a rainbow. As a high schooler, I learned that the world was filled with answers to our deepest questions if we kept our eyes open. MyContinue reading “The Promise of a Rainbow”
Standing up.
I’ve been thinking a lot what it means to stand up. As an adjective it can have various definitions. The act of standing up is viewed as a courageous and loyal act, but sometimes simply standing takes courage too. Sunday we joined a group of friends at a local gem that locals and tourists alikeContinue reading “Standing up. “
Kindness is Quiet
“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”
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 “
Kristy Maute 