He kissed me wildly, overwhelming me like a giant wave rushing to shore. I was soon lost in the turbulent grasp of his embrace and yet I knew

He kissed me wildly, overwhelming me like a giant wave rushing to shore. I was soon lost in the turbulent grasp of his embrace and yet I knew I was safe. His wild kiss drove me, pushed me, asked me questions I was unwilling to consider. But I was cherished by this dark Poseidon, and though he had the power to crush me utterly, to drown me in the purple depths of his wake, he held me aloft, separate. His passionate kiss changed. It gentled and soothed and entreated. Together we drifted towards a safe harbor. The god of the sea set me down securely on a sandy beach and steadied me as I trembled. Effervescent tingles shot through my limbs delighting me with surges of sparkling sensation like sandy toes tickled by bubbly waves. Finally, the waves moved away and I felt my Poseidon watching me from a distance. We looked at each other knowing we were forever changed by the experience. We both knew that I would always belong to the sea and that I would never be able to part from it and be whole again.


Colleen Houck

If you learn to really sit with loneliness and embrace it for the gift that it is an opportunity to get to know YOU, to learn how strong you

If you learn to really sit with loneliness and embrace it for the gift that it is an opportunity to get to know YOU, to learn how strong you really are, to depend on no one but YOU for your happiness you will realize that a little loneliness goes a LONG way in creating a richer, deeper, more vibrant and colorful YOU.


Mandy Hale,

The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass