Tag: Despair

Don’t Fear the Tears

Don’t fear the tears, for that’s where the healing takes place. Like an overflow valve on a steaming pot, the pain releases

I’m lying here in the darkness after awakening from horrible nightmares… again. In an act of desperation, I cry out that this

Protect me, Lord, My God. Hedgehogs have quills, Turtles have shells. The person who doesn’t know love has harsh words, and I

NOTE: This story contains suicidal ideations and abuse. As someone who grew up in the church, the phrase, “Turn the other cheek”

Healing from emotional wounds is not a linear process. I wish it was like… Pour tears, feel relief. Pound my fists on the

EMOTIONS. I know how things tend to spiral downward when my mind takes over, and I’m pretty sure that I’m not alone

Being vulnerable was always scary for me, because I feared rejection more than anything. I concluded at a young age that if

A breakthrough moment begins when you can’t go on any longer as you had, and then you finally cry out to God…

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