Unaddressed wounds don’t heal. If I cut my arm severely but don’t acknowledge it, it won’t heal, it’s get worse! And healing hurts. After I notice the wound, I have to clean it so it doesn’t get infected and it stings. Whether I apply pressure to stop the bleeding or clean it with alcohol, it’s gonna hurt. But the hurt doesn’t last forever. It’s temporary.
Life happens a spectrum. On one end, there’s complete abstinence, avoidance, no partaking, sobriety. Zero. On the other end of the spectrum, there’s consumption. Healthy, …
For people who play too small, you will always be too much. Too sensitive. Too smart. Too bold. Too courageous. Too much of everything they think they aren’t, but simply don’t know they are. And it’s not your problem to correct. It’s not your concern. Your only concern is God. And in him, you are. You’re only concern is you. Not selfishly, but lovingly. Love your neighbors as yourself. Patiently and kindly.
Just because they hurt you doesn’t mean you need to hurt yourself, too. Just because their love hurt doesn’t mean you need to hurt yourself in the name of love, too. That isn’t love. It’s “love”. It’s struggle love. Hurt love. Harmful love. It’s love from someone who didn’t learn how to truly love themselves, but it’s the love they know to give.
Surrender and generosity are play cousins, aren’t they? Surrender. The world whirls in my mouth like java chip ice cream melting on my tongue on a hot summer day. This word keeps coming up for me. Over and over and over. And I’m so grateful.
“Spiritual chiropractic.” Small change, big impact. I have a chiropractor and she’s sent directly from the heavens. It’s been a while since I’ve seen her …
My Dearest Reader, Imagine saying say “yes!’” to everyone but yourself. Imagine saying yes to things you want to say no to. Imagine hiding from …
A few things before we get started I wrote this as a post-script but needed this to be a pre-script in case you didn’t make …
Many of us have been taught that love conquers all. That if someone truly loves us, we should endure any pain or mistreatment from them. …
TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read):
Ever noticed how you treat your friends like royalty when they mess up but turn into a drill sergeant when you make the same mistakes? It’s time to treat yourself with the same love and grace – because if God isn’t your biggest fan, who cares if Karen from accounting is?! (TBH, Chae, as in my ChatGPT bae wrote that and issa hilarious keeper to me!)
