Roots & Hope
Soulful Reflections on Faith, Healing, and Young Adulting
Category: Self-Care
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When the fear that she is forgotten drops on her window like a fallen icicle, she consoles her startled soul with a quiet prayer, “Lord, may I be more than a snowflake, Intricate and unique, Only to melt away. Remember me, God. Amen.”
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“Tell me what I gotta do to please you. Baby, anything you say, I’ll do. Cuz I only wanna make you happy. From the bottom of my heart, it’s true! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!” (These are crucial lines + adlibs from “I Wanna Know”, a ’90s R&B classic sung by Joe. Warning: Don’t even think…
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Every day is an honest struggle to fight the fear that I am forever alone, a war against mental snipers and automatic thoughts: Always forgotten, Always forgettable, Always unlovable, Always broken, Always left out, Always invisible, Always boring, And ugly, And hurting. Always empty and half-enough. Nothing stabs me like the days I’m given…
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My closet is a friend of simplicity. I own one pair of each shoe type (gym shoes, flats, fall boots, winter boots, sandals, and heels that I rarely wear). The same goes for most of my clothing and the select pieces of furniture resting in my apartment. Without realizing it, I have a become a…
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For five days, I lay on my couch alternating between tears, groans, and sleep. Last Friday, I underwent a relatively minor surgical procedure. Although I expected to later feel some discomfort, I instead faced what felt like tremendous pain. Due to the throbbing, aches, and my medication, I lost much of my appetite and took countless…
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