Revelation Ranch

In my fictional memoir entitled “Revelation Road” my existence could end with two possible scenarios: a hopeful reality defined by romantic love or a hopeless reality characterized by poverty and unregulated mental illness. Poverty acts as an escape mechanism or a coping mechanism depending on person environment and social conditioning; in my case it was a coping mechanism to confront reality. During the formative years of my childhood development in the suburbs dysfunction pain and trauma molded me into an unhealthy adult with a manipulative personality who lacked self-sufficiency and functionalism—two components of a rational man existing in any environment. My destructive personality was composed of two dysfunctional attributes: a lack of trust and a defensive personality. Writing became a form of therapy which helped me confront reality. In Florida I embraced a rural reality at a family sanctuary which had healed me before.