This weekend we made the pilgrimage down to the Fremont, Utah, about sixty miles past the middle of nowhere to meet with an old friend. West Taylor. My time with West has inspired aspects of Thief of Happy Endings, my release coming out June 19. See West here working with Alysa, my step-daughter. Alysa has significant, painful, anxiety. When she first got in the pen she wouldn’t even look at the horse. This mustang is just two weeks off the desert and also very afraid of this interaction. They’re teaching each other about trust and getting out of your corner.
We think the places we are or the things we have can keep us safe. But safety really comes from being able to be okay wherever you are. The more we find the courage to make peace with those around us, the very people or things that upset or scare us most, the safer we become.