the ground and the two little girls in my bare apartment and run. But he didn’t, and the shy, nervous little girl inside me crawled into his lap, nestled up, and watched TV. She felt his calm, his safety, and his love. something I needed to approach with hesitancy anymore. My soul was singing, screaming even, for me to pay attention, and it was time I listened. Like a Fine Wine ... Craig and I were married at the base of the Maroon Bells Mountains in Aspen, Colorado. The The fire in my belly was growing, and I realized this wasn’t
It was my soul’s secret. It knew what I hadn’t realized yet: I had already begun my greatest journey. Six months later, Craig and I met again at a business event. We connected once again and stayed up late sharing our visions, dreams, and goals. I felt his passion and sincerity in developing my vision. Our conversation took a turn when Craig candidly told me he was developing feelings for me and wanted me to know before we continued. I couldn’t deny that I was feeling something, too. It was his chivalry, his candor, the way he approached everything with an open mind, and how easy it was to talk to him. But I couldn’t fully invest myself in a relationship. My soul was hurt by my messy divorce. I didn’t trust men, and even though every signal Craig was giving off pointed to his true, beautiful, caring self, I had to protect what I had built since my divorce. I needed to take it very slow, and trust needed to grow. Here’s the thing about Craig: He approaches everything he does with love. He invests his entire being into projects and people he’s passionate about. He understood my reservations and was more than willing to walk alongside me as I continued to heal. For the next two months, all we did was talk on the phone. He never once missed a call or was late. It was always 8:20 on the dot! When we finally met again in person, I was terrified that he would see the mattress on
Craig is my Earth angel, the wind beneath my wings that helps me soar toward the vision I have set forth for my mission and impact on the world. Craig knows my deepest triggers to heal the little girl inside me who wants to be seen, who wants to be loved, who wants to be heard, who wants to be adored, who wants to be cherished. He’s my deepest mirror, pushing me beyond my own excuses and forcing me to confront my truth. He’s honest, loving, and real. He knows how to let me be heard and allows me to be my own healer and truth-seeker and go deeper within myself. I am better for having met Craig and continuing this journey with him. I am not better because of him, but because I listened to the deep pull my soul had to his. That’s the power of a love that truly feeds, nurtures, and exposes your soul.
wildflowers were blooming with brilliant colors across the scenery around us. My giddy little girls were waiting to watch the moment when Craig would officially become their bonus dad as I walked down the aisle in a borrowed sleeveless dress. But then I stopped. Halfway down the aisle, I let the panic that my father wasn’t walking me down the aisle and didn’t support my second marriage stop me. And I didn’t know that later, after years of setting boundaries and repairing our relationship, my family would come to accept my partnership with Craig, even adore it, in fact. But at that moment, in the middle of the aisle, I was terrified. Craig heard my soul’s pleas, walked down to me, and we walked into our new life — together. It was such a tiny, powerful moment I often look back on as a reminder of the ways Craig feeds my soul. Our marriage isn’t perfect. We both make mistakes, and we’ve both had to be willing to come together in deep, honest, and raw communication to continue nourishing it. We’ve had to do it to flourish as business partners, parents, and lovers. We pour our entire beings into this partnership. We dig deep within our honest, true selves to nurture the love and trust we have built together.
All you have to do is listen when it speaks.
“Craig is my Earth angel, the wind beneath my wings that helps me soar toward the vision I have set forth for my mission and my impact on the world.”
–Danette May
P.S. If you want to learn more about my journey to Craig and other details of our lives that we cherish, check out my book “The Rise.”
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