I just keep swimming :)

Badly neglected the blog in the last week, although I'm not sure how many readers I've got yet. Been a little caught up with some writing thats unfinished.... Any of you out there, feel free to speak up anytime. I know I've gotten a few, and if you feel like talking- know it will be anonymous if you choose and that is fine. I look forward to speaking with readers, survivors, poets, athletes... anyone looking to connect.

On a random note- I love the Red Sox, I couldn't say that enough. Love for the Red Sox is definitely in my blood- a ball was in my hands long before I could run the bases.. and we've all, always been Red Sox fans in my family- i've never known any other way, not that i looked for other options. :) I grew up with a bunch of New England sports know-it-all's too, so I appreciate Boston's history and truly enjoy what they've accomplished in the recent years. And now, the depth of the team after so many disappointing seasons is so endlessly exciting. I love watching every game and seeing the talent and dedication these players show. They end up feeling like family, and we all root them on in life and on the field. I'm as dedicated to them, as they are to the field- I think partly because I'm an athlete myself- and i've missed their presense in my life since college. I need to join a baseball/softball league or something and pronto. I feel a bit lost without sports, I've played them all my life.. I've got restless feet and hands. :)

I have endless appreciation for survivors, and loved ones and friends. New ones and old ones, pen pals and mentors. Its such a wonderful gift I'm given, each time I meet or talk to a survivor. Without knowing any/all/every particular person out there- we all have a certain bond that is unmistakable- and unbreakable. We've all survived the kind of trauma that most can't even fathom, and now we've lived to tell about it. It's so important that we do as well, because there are a lot of women and men out there who didn't live to tell about it- and we're honoring them with the stories we tell and ways we connect and support each other. I can't imagine the horrors that others have felt, and I know there have been plenty of women and men who have fared far worse than I did, and have. I feel fortunate that some of you have shared with me- and I carry your courage with me everyday. I hope I can share some of mine. Anyway, I hope you keep reading. Thanks for sharing!