The journey of becoming is not about perfection; it’s about transformation. In this article, we explore how healing begins with self-awareness and deep compassion.
I’ve been thinking of you lately. Thinking how your world split in half, and how all of your dreams and plans for the future suddenly disappeared, and how you aren’t even sure that you can keep breathing in and out
I was frustrated. It was a day of weeds. Literally—morning glory vines twining into vegetables and snaking across fences, thistles spreading prickly and round, grass in the garden and clover in the lawn. And figuratively—finances uncertain, work undone, emotions unraveling.
When you are standing in the center of pain so deep it takes your breath away, positive thinking isn’t enough. Shoulder-to shoulder with a reality that you thought you could never accept, you can’t pretend that everything is okay. And
“Never waste any amount of time doing anything important when there is a sunset outside that you should be sitting under!” ~C. JoyBell C. “You need to just be.” At the time I didn’t understand my teacher’s words. My identity entwined itself
There’s a disconnect. Between you and other people. Between you and yourself. Between you and life. An emptiness so acute its painful. You want to live fully. You want to embrace beauty and joy and love and goodness. Except you
The pain is too much. You’ve tried to push it away. Tried to deny it. Tried to wrestle it down in the mud and hold it still until it stops kicking. Nothing works. No matter how much you fight against
If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please go to your nearest emergency room, or in the United States dial or text 988, for immediate help.
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