Soulful Reflections on Faith, Healing, and Young Adulting
encouragement
To the Encourager:
Give yourself time to get through it and learn from it, to cry and cuss and wonder how you’ll overcome. You don’t have to know how to summarize the beauty of your struggle right away. You don’t have to worry that your gift for uplifting an open heart and a hungry ear will expire soon. […]
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I Am Proud of You
I am proud of you. I am overwhelmed with gladness because you are still here, breathing and living and moving. I admire what courage looks like in your life, in your now. I am proud of you for all the challenges you have already overcome, some of which I may not ever know or understand. […]
MoreI Have Social Anxiety: Here’s What Helps Me to Be Okay
For years, I have held a huge fear of what others think of me. Social situations, regardless of scope, have routinely tackled my well-being. Whether always worrying that someone doesn’t like me or feeling panicked at a party, I am skilled at social anxiety. Amazingly though, I am beginning to notice a shift in my […]
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Alone
Sometimes, I know that being alone and whole at the same time is possible. Sometimes, lessons only heal me when I hear them in solitude. Sometimes, adventure only comes alive when I follow the pace of my own schedule and curiosity. Sometimes, I need to be anonymous to everyone in my surroundings except for God […]
More3 A.M. Reminders
3am reminders: It is never too late to (re)commit to that goal or that vision placed inside you. It is always a good time to start somewhere and incorporate a small healthy habit into your routine: Drinking a glass of water with every meal Watching free, instructional YouTube videos to improve a skill Writing a […]
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You Are Not Weak
What if I told you this: You are not weak for walking by faith into cushioned couched offices and narrating an hour of your burdens in hunger for hope and professional help. You are not a failure to God for having a brain that works over time in a factory of worries, sometimes paid […]
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