Forgive yourself for the things you did to survive
I think shame is the worst of all enemies. It doesn’t matter what we did. And it doesn’t matter why we did it. Shame enters our heart and is nearly impossible to shake.
Author: Lauren
How to recover from life’s greatest losses
I once attended a workshop called “How to Make Your Comeback”. And, frankly, it was terrible.
You don’t have to prove your pain to anyone.
I used to invite everyone into my pillow fort. Most people hadn’t earned my trust, but I gave it to them anyways.
Don’t drive through the neighborhoods where the drug dealers live.
“Don’t drive through the neighborhoods where the drug dealers live.” It was wisdom my counselor offered to me last week. No, I don’t do drugs. But, yes, I struggle with unhealthy habits.
Stop waiting for faith to be easy.
Stop waiting for it to be easy. This life. This walk in faith. Nowhere in the Bible does God promise days without downpours and moments without mountains. And, yet, our human nature tempts us with “easy buttons”.
What do you do with a bully?
It is a lie I was told long ago: “One day, you’ll escape the bully.” Only then, I grew up and came face-to-face with a painful, incredibly disappointing reality: The bully will follow you.
There is always more room at God’s table.
Last week, I had my first Twitter scuffle. A man, citing the “The Good Samaritan”, informed me that God only calls us to love neighbors who are kind and loving to us. Yep. So, I respectfully disagreed and ended any sort of escalation with a…
You haven’t missed your boat.
You haven’t missed your boat. Or her boat. Or any boat. God is preparing your boat. And what can you control? Your ability to wait.
I put off counseling for years, and I regret it.
The bathroom floor. Every week, this is now where I meet my counselor.
Death means they are with you, always.
“I just want him to be proud of me.” They are words I think to myself often. It’s been one month since my father passed away.