She is Enough: Women's Empowerment
“Let go of who you think you’re supposed to be; embrace who you are.” -Brene Brown
We stood looking at the glacier as the clouds opened up layers of mountain flowing around trees, rocks, and grassland below Our guide asked us a simple question, one that felt bigger than it sounded From here, how does it seem to you- to reach the peak? I looked hard at that distant point I …
Before the sweet victory of coffee Before the first boat left San Pedro Before Venus sat over the lake Before the rain and beers went down hard Before the creek filled shoes with cool water, or ran by tempting the dry boots on rocks Before we looked back and saw how far we came Before …
A marathon over mountains eight meals shared seven creeks crossed strangers turned friends The sharp edge of nature rubbed my ends raw drained my last ounce my strength come and gone A glimpse of the divine in her moss in her sunbeams in her starlight An overwhelming quiet washing over bringing rest step after step …
A reverso is a poem with two halves. In a reverso, the second half reverses the lines from the first half, with changes only in punctuation and capitalization — and it has to say something completely different from the first half. -www.readbrightly.com/reverso-poetry-writing-verse-reverse/ What a mountain of emotions! Feeling overwhelmed from the aches and pains. Is the …
Continue reading "Struggle vs. Victory (Slice of Life: Day 25)"
It was a moment to freeze in time. I hadn't noticed it until someone pointed it out. This is the best part, she said, all of us here together. Our group had spent 3 long days of hiking and camping together. The weather conditions were less than favorable. Sleeping bags got hit by rain, toes were frozen …
The day of our summit to the glacier began at 3:00 a.m. I woke up physically exhausted and yet awake from the bitter cold in our tent. My thermos was already filled with coffee my tent-mate had prepared the night before. I sipped it slowly as I checked in with my body. I didn't notice …
Tap tap they sound on my backpack on my hood on my sleeves Tap tap they bounce off my boots off the rocks off my jacket Tap tap they dance like ping pong balls like jumping beans like popcorn
Something new and different is ahead a test of endurance, strength, and will power The nerves tingle in my belly What can I do to prepare? In just another week I'll be packed, headed up the mountain to set up my tent One with nature and all her extremes Will she be kind to me? …
