“It is important for me to focus on positive actions taken to heal instead of beating myself up over what I did wrong each day. It shifts my perspective, thus making my body and mind more hospitable places for healing and positive energy.” ―Sharon E. Rainey
Healing
I Didn’t Expect To Recover…
“I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time. Every day that dawns is a gift to me and I take it in that way. I accept it gratefully without looking beyond it. I completely forget my physical suffering and all the unpleasantness … Continue reading I Didn’t Expect To Recover…
A Whole-Body Tragedy
“PTSD is a whole-body tragedy, an integral human event of enormous proportions with massive repercussions.” ―Susan Pease Banitt
Never Wish Them Pain
Hi, everyone. I fulled intend to share more with you today, but I've been sick since yesterday (sick enough that I called my doctor!), and today I woke up with the migraine from hell. I'm doing my best just to get through this day and, hopefully, enjoy parts of my weekend. Of course, the entire … Continue reading Never Wish Them Pain
They Say Time Heals All Wounds
“They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite.” ―Cassandra Clare
There Is A Point In Your Life
“There is point in your life when you come face-to-face with the reality that you cannot take another step on your own. For me, I had never experienced that point, but depression brought me there. I have slowly, painfully, and continually been confronted by my brokenness. Coming to terms with the fact that I am … Continue reading There Is A Point In Your Life
Awful Trials
“Sometimes, you will go through awful trials in your life and then a miracle happens--God heals you. Don’t be disheartened when the people you love don’t see things like you do. There will be Pharisees in your life that will laugh it off, deny that it happened, or will mock your experience based on righteousness … Continue reading Awful Trials
Grief Turns Out To Be…
"Grief turns out to be a place none of us know until we reach it. We anticipate (we know) that someone close to us could die, but we do not look beyond the few days or weeks that immediately follow such an imagined death. We misconstrue the nature of even those few days or weeks. … Continue reading Grief Turns Out To Be…
August Ends
It's no secret; I HATE summer. Unbearable heat, humidity, endless days of sun; they simply weren't meant for someone like me. Fall is my favorite season (Two guesses why.), but Winter is a close second. That is why I am relieved to say goodbye to August and hello to the cooler temperatures ahead. This year … Continue reading August Ends
Written by LISA MARINO-Molchanova 