It was January 2 and instead of feeling the excitement of this new year coursing through my veins, I instead felt the overwhelming strangle of expectations agenda and pressure. And really it feels kind of ridiculous. I mean January 1 isn’t the day EVERYONE …

This quote has been ringing in my head for the past few weeks… It is darkest right before the dawn. As we approach the winter solstice and with it the darkness that asks to envelop us before we are then …

My fingers tentatively typed on the keys of my smart phone as I sent a text that would most likely change the course of a new relationship I was attempting to cultivate.  Two sides of my personality clumsily danced together …