Daniel Smith

I embrace the best parts of her unconditional love for me. I carry her kindness, compassion, and wisdom in my spirit, as do her grandchildren. The seeds she planted in me will carry for generations to come. 

Being able to simply exist has been liberating. Being has allowed myself the space and grace to find my way back to the pen. I am living proof that you can have a plan, not like it, scrap it, and start a new one in the totally opposite direction tomorrow.

I’d moved with little money, one friend in the city, no real knowledge of my new surroundings….and hope. I knew I wanted more, and I knew I could do it. I also knew I wasn’t afraid or wouldn’t be ashamed to return home if it didn’t work out. I’d never been more afraid in my life.