Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question — Have you ever asked God to end your pain and suffering? 10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me…

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On the discussion of fear — Do you fear failure? I certainly do. When I was a kid I didn’t dream much — at all. I didn’t have time to dream. I merely survived. Today, I actually live, makes mistakes, and dream. Dreaming of what might be brings a risk that I might fail. If I stay put and don’t try anything new, I most likely won’t fail. I’ll be stagnate but maybe that’s better than failing? Is it really better?

Why don’t we talk more about incest in our socieites at large? The trauma is lifelong and threatens lives daily. Every nine minutes a child is abused in the US, and this is a global problem. Shame is discussed at great length around the world. Brene Brown is best known…

Have you ever considered yourself a winner? You should! It was a great victory to make it out of childhood abuse. That acheivement should be celebrated. By looking at ourselves *(YOU SEE YOU), we can find the treasures hidden in our lives — and we have many. By focusing on those that hurt us through hate, anger and despair, we only feel like losers. Maybe I never will accomplish returning the murdered woman to her family, but I have accomplisehd a lot. Her story lives on with me — that is a triumphant feat.

I’d love to know the percentage of people who have come through trauma who are raging perfectionists. I know I am. It’s been my longest and hardest habit to break. I’ve derived so much of my confidence from being able to beat the odds, rise above, overcome obstacles that would…

I can have anger and not hate. I can love and not forgive. I can forgive and leave. The older I get the more I realize that life is about balance. Coming thru such severe childhood trauma I often get stuck in an off-balance kind of place — everything is…

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. A Jewel: I wrote earlier this week about learning to throw caution to the wind and proving myself to be a risk taker. The jewel I’ll add to that is that I do use caution when taking risks. Both…

My story is one with a beginning, but no end. It is a story that continues to evolve and change. With each season that passes, a new me rises from the ashes of my past. As I heal from trauma and unlearn the patterns that were handed down from generation…