It can happen at any time, in any life, and it doesn't matter how old you are, how much money you have, what you do for a living or what your "Five Year Plan" says. It's a "Moment of Truth"  and it can blast you in any form, such as:

• an illness
• a divorce after many years
• a career crisis
• a painful break-up
• the demands of caring for aging parents,
• a trauma experienced by yourself or a loved one, or
• facing the death of someone close to you

Some people simply wake up one day with the realization that the life they've been living is wrong in some undeniable, fundamental way despite all outward appearances of success and, terrified or not, the time has come for them to do something about it.

If you are lucky, only one of these things will happen to you at a time. For the rest of us, unfortunately, "when it rains, it pours."

However they arrive, these Moments of Truth can call into question much of what you thought you knew about yourself, your loved ones, and where you had believed you were headed. Sometimes the questions lead to insights that will surprise you with discoveries of previously unrecognized strengths and resourcefulness. Other times the questions lead harder places and gnaw at you in the wee hours as you wonder what your honest answers will cost you.   Sometimes you will find yourself straddling both those states at the same time.

 Or at least, that's how it happened for me.

No Safe Distance is the story of how I learned to love, laugh and keep going, no matter what, when my Moments of Truth came to call.  And just as I relied on the stories of those who had "been there" to shed some light on my path, I hope my story helps you keep going when times get tough for you.

That which you fear the most will meet you halfway.

~Victoria Williams