And every good author knows that with every new beginning there must be a tragic ending of some kind. And every reader knows that author is going to pull your heartstrings until you feel your heart being pulled from your chest and you feel every ounce of pain written into that page. Every word a beat of anticipation as to what comes next; anxiously turning pages while standing on the edge of the cliff as if the reader is the hero or heroine. You can't see what is coming, but

Somewhere along the way I lost my faith in everything I ever thought I believed in. And when I say everything, I do mean everything. It was almost as if the very beliefs I built my life's foundation on was a fault line of lies. And for some reason, we are so quick to believe a lie before the truth. I believe I had what could be referred to as a 'tower' moment. The very foundation I was standing on was struck and battered by a thousand lightning bolts all at once, to violen

The one hit wonder no one knew was missing from the catalog. I have waited a long time for this one to be released. She instinctively recognizes the lyrical chains of close calls and shackles of almosts. One by one, every scar carved in regrets of the unseen choices as written by life. She knowingly understands that none of the others before her could ever be the girl in the song.

It seems that all the time I didn't listen to my intuition is when I felt the most lost. Maps and GPS just got me all mixed up along the way, landing me in places I never should have been, following other people's dreams and chasing after things that were never meant to be mine.