Author Archives: dawnhewitt1

About dawnhewitt1

I am an aspiring world traveler and writer, a certified Health Coach and I have a degree in Fashion Design that I received at age 42. I have a quirky perspective on life and hope to shine a light on the darkness of depression. At 46 years old I am just starting to see myself as having a future, like showing up at a party when it’s halfway over. I’m learning to forgive and move on, learning the lessons of the December butterfly and late blooming flowers, that it’s never too late to start living life beautifully.

The Day Innocence Died

Posted on September 2, 2013 by dawnhewitt1

  “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” ~ Maya Angelou ~ He showed up at my house at one of the most … Continue reading →

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The Bigger Picture

Posted on July 17, 2013 by dawnhewitt1

“When the skies are grey and all the doors are closing And the rising pressure makes it hard to breathe When all I need’s a hand to stop the tears from falling I will find him, I’ll find him next … Continue reading →

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Lenore & Me (Part 3)

Posted on June 11, 2013 by dawnhewitt1

A young girl in scrubs poked her head into our room, looked at Lenore and spoke in a soft voice: “Ma’am, I’m a nursing student… Do you mind if I sit with you today to observe?  “Observe… what do you … Continue reading →

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Lenore & Me (Part 2)

Posted on May 19, 2013 by dawnhewitt1

“A Hospital is no place to be sick. ” ~ Samuel Goldwyn A woman was crying, the sound of it drifted aimlessly through thick, antiseptic air and flickering halogen lights.  The sound was pathetic, it indicated pain and fear, it … Continue reading →

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Lenore & Me (Part One)

Posted on May 15, 2013 by dawnhewitt1

“A Hospital is no place to be sick. ” ~ Samuel Goldwyn “Nooo!” I croaked through my dusty throat, which made the old woman pause in mid-jump, her wrinkled white thighs suspended over the gunmetal steel of the hospital bed railing, as … Continue reading →

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The Little Red Sewing Machine

Posted on May 7, 2013 by dawnhewitt1

“Hush now child, and don’t you cry, Your folks might understand you by and by.  Move on up towards your destination, though you may find from time to time… complications.” Move On Up ~ Curtis Mayfield The conditioning started early in life, I was born … Continue reading →

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The Stutterer Moves On…

Posted on May 1, 2013 by dawnhewitt1

“And don’t condescend to me, take your leave, take your leave, take your leave of me… Disappear, through the air,  I wish you gone and I don’t care…” Stevie Nicks ~ The Planets of the Universe  I was a very … Continue reading →

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The Wedding Of His Dreams

Posted on April 23, 2013 by dawnhewitt1

It was the night before my wedding in Jamaica, in the church where the ceremony would be held the next day, the wedding party, pastor and decorator were all up in arms over a thousand different things. Which door would … Continue reading →

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The Truth About Daddy

Posted on April 13, 2013 by dawnhewitt1

My father has two other children with his second wife, their names are Akyl and Jamillah. They are both athletes, he goes to all their games, takes smiling pictures with them, he even threw Jamillah a formal sweet 16 ball … Continue reading →

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