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Judy's avatar

A beautiful article!! I can say that I have never felt the things that you feel so deeply. I would almost say that I want to take that from you, but then, you wouldn't be the you that I love so much. I still say that you are able to write the things you do because you are able to go inside yourself and correctly identify what you are feeling. God is using you in a wonderful way to help and encourage others who do feel the pain that you feel. It takes a big heart to lay yourself bare before the world. Keep it up, my sweet! Nani

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Ellen Richardson's avatar

Thank you for sharing this. It's easy to look at someone and imagine their life has been simple and easy. I think it's valuable to us all to debunk that illusion. I've had had plenty of my own sagas of pain and loss: mental health issues in which, yes--the brain "feels like an enemy," the loss of my 1st husband of 17 yrs. to suicide when I was 39 yr old, and, yes, spiritual abuse from the religious sect I spent most of my life afflicted with. Layer upon layer of difficult things (and that's not a complete list). Life isn't simple. Thank you for giving us this glimpse of your pain and your hope. Thanks for being brave enough to do it.

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