Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question – Have you thanked yourself for the courage it took to withstand the suffering you lived through? Many of us that came through severe and lasting childhood traumas don’t make it out alive. Suicide is real in our world – very real. The moment thatContinue reading “Mirror Mirror ~ Courage in Suffering”
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Mirror Mirror ~ What am I carrying in my heart?
Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question – What am I carrying in my heart? While my parents’ choices lived out in my life and I paid a brutal cost for them, I am still concerned and care about what lives out in my own heart. That is my responsibility, not theirs.Continue reading “Mirror Mirror ~ What am I carrying in my heart?”
Mirror Mirror ~ Why am I so worried?
Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question – Do you find yourself worried? In my childhood worry may have been my best self-defense. I certainly would not have had hope. Hope for what? But, worry? Of course. Days or nights were not safe in my home. Why not worry? I should haveContinue reading “Mirror Mirror ~ Why am I so worried?”
Mirror Mirror ~ Do you see reflections of your abuser in yourself?
Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question – Do you see an overshadow of your abuser in yourself? I look like my mother. Sometimes, when I laugh or talk, it seems I sound like her, too. This makes me want to crawl out of my skin. I do not want to beContinue reading “Mirror Mirror ~ Do you see reflections of your abuser in yourself?”
Mirror Mirror ~ Arrogance
Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question – What is arrogance? Seems everyone remembers the seven deadly sins. “There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes (pride/arrogance), a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rushContinue reading “Mirror Mirror ~ Arrogance”
Mirror Mirror ~ What Crime Would You Like God to Remember?
Introspection — what better way to start a week. Don’t doubt yourself! Even God remembers the crime committed against you. In the last book of the bible, John tells us “and God has remembered her crimes.” Did you know that God remembers? Question – What crime would you like God to remember for you today?Continue reading “Mirror Mirror ~ What Crime Would You Like God to Remember?”
Mirror Mirror ~ Introspection
Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question – Would you speak out against a corruption you saw? The most common definition of corruption is dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery. So, if you watched a person bash through a car window, open the door, and steal allContinue reading “Mirror Mirror ~ Introspection”
Mirror Mirror ~ Introspection
Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question – Did a demon rape you? For the purpose of demonstration, I put forth this question. Don’t panic — hear me out. Incest is pure evil. Born to disguise, destroy, and manipulate its victims. The bible tells us in Ephesians 6:12, “For we are notContinue reading “Mirror Mirror ~ Introspection”
Mirror Mirror ~ Introspection
Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question – What do you NOT forgive yourself for? A journal entry of mine from December 17, 2006: Wasted days and wasted nights is the song that jollies my mind tonight. Little Miss Going Out Needing Attention Too Much! I have got to chill. Hide awayContinue reading “Mirror Mirror ~ Introspection”
Mirror Mirror
Introspection — what better way to start a week. On bravery – Doing one thing every day that scares you — this is what healing looks like. With so many people reading the book A Prisoner by No Crime of My Own, I’m often told that they cannot read the book fast. They read aContinue reading “Mirror Mirror”