Sometimes, we go through something we cannot talk about. Something deeply private and painful. I want to share what I have been through, but it's not entirely my story to tell. To some degree, it is entirely mine, but I'm not selfish. Someone else has a vested interest in this pain, and so, I am … Continue reading Experiencing What You Can’t Talk About
Pain
Life Is Fragile and Temporary…
“Life is fragile and temporary. The faces of today quickly become the faces of the past. Sorrow, pain, and anger… it all fades- except love. Love is forever and there after, even when we've fallen to our graves.” ―Lee Argus
There Is Darkness In Light…
“There is darkness in light, there is pain in joy, and there are thorns on the rose.” ―Cate Tiernan
This Is Where We Are 💔
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz_j7nVCJJ0 Almost fifteen years later, and this song still hits me the same way. I'm surprised the lyrics aren't tattooed on my back! Today feels incredibly heavy and I don't know when that will stop.
Sinking
The precise word I've used to describe the hell I've been going through is, "Sinking." I say this to my doctor at least twice a month; "I'm sinking." He gets a confused/torn look on his face and tries to distract me with questions. I'm thisclose to losing my patience. 🙄 I worry that one day, … Continue reading Sinking
Pain Is A Byproduct of Life
“Pain is a byproduct of life. That’s the truth. Life sometimes sucks. That’s true for everyone. But if you don’t face the pain and the suck, you don’t ever get the other things either. Laughter. Joy. Love. Pain passes, but those things are worth fighting for. Worth dying for.” ―Jim Butcher
But The Stars…
“But the stars that marked our starting fall away. We must go deeper into greater pain, for it is not permitted that we stay.” ―Dante Alighieri
…When We Find Love
“I think sometimes when we find love we pretend it away, or ignore it, or tell ourselves we’re imagining it. Because it is the most painful kind of hope there is.” ―Rae Carson
People Assume…
“Mental illness. People assume you aren’t sick unless they see the sickness on your skin, like scars forming a map of all the ways you’re hurting. My heart is a prison of, Have you trieds. 'Have you tried exercising? Have you tried eating better? Have you tried not being sad, not being sick? Have you … Continue reading People Assume…
Written by LISA MARINO-Molchanova 