You Can Out Last Your Storm!!
Seems like horrific disasters are occurring so often it is hard to keep up with who you need to help - or who needs help most! When I buy the bottled water, is it for those affected by a hurricane, an earthquake or perhaps a home that was swallowed up by a sink-hole. Am I helping the homeless in the USA or sending support to a third-world country that is equally in peril? It almost feels overwhelming trying to understand human pain but unfortunately it DOES exist. Don't you wish you could at least "hug" a person or two? I do. With resources scarce and the uncertainty about basic needs it is difficult (for me) to not just sit in front of the television and cry. While I try to limit my intake of the progress or lack of progress as people try to find a sense of normalcy in chaos - sometimes I feel drawn to it. If nothing else, I know I can pray.
Similarly speaking, over the years and even through the posts I receive on "Deborah's Freedom" (FaceBook and Instagram), it is an emotional venture to want to help. As I earn the trust of both men and women - sometimes it is amazing to me how far I have come but yet how much growing I still need to do. I cannot break the trust of those that I communicate with but the common theme is the sense of inexpressible pain. I am learning how men process pain differently from women. I have learned how women (like myself) have learned how to internalize the pain to the point even those closest to them are not aware of the moment they are living in. While I wish that the remedy for domestic abuse was in a bottle and a doctor could say "take two of these and you will feel better in the morning" - it just is not that simple. Like a natural disaster causes collateral damage such is the same with being a survivor. Some scars are just not visible with the natural eye.
I hope to encourage you to push forward. Every day is a gift. I know that is just a phrase because I also know how hard life can get sometimes. I guess, I want you to know how important you are. Don't lose TODAY because your YESTERDAY was bad. Find a way to love YOURSELF. It could be something as simple as driving a "different" way home from work and admiring the scenery from a road you live close to but never traveled on. Once the children are settled, find a song - or create one. You don't have to be on "key" but make your heart sing. I "used" to go to the mall to buy "something" but I found out that eventually "the thrill is gone" too soon with the purchase and OOPS... the electric bill is soon due. :-) As for myself, I LOVE to write. I empty my soul in words that way I do not carry them into my sleep pattern. I keep a small spiral bound tablet near the bed. Whatever is on my mind that I cannot seem to quiet, I put it in this binder - yes, I even hand write it - the issue will still be important tomorrow - and I won't forget it but my body NEEDS to embrace the sleep pattern.
So if you cannot help someone that is ravaged by one of the recent natural disasters - I reach out to you today to ask you to do something for you.
Remember, you are NEVER alone.
Similarly speaking, over the years and even through the posts I receive on "Deborah's Freedom" (FaceBook and Instagram), it is an emotional venture to want to help. As I earn the trust of both men and women - sometimes it is amazing to me how far I have come but yet how much growing I still need to do. I cannot break the trust of those that I communicate with but the common theme is the sense of inexpressible pain. I am learning how men process pain differently from women. I have learned how women (like myself) have learned how to internalize the pain to the point even those closest to them are not aware of the moment they are living in. While I wish that the remedy for domestic abuse was in a bottle and a doctor could say "take two of these and you will feel better in the morning" - it just is not that simple. Like a natural disaster causes collateral damage such is the same with being a survivor. Some scars are just not visible with the natural eye.
I hope to encourage you to push forward. Every day is a gift. I know that is just a phrase because I also know how hard life can get sometimes. I guess, I want you to know how important you are. Don't lose TODAY because your YESTERDAY was bad. Find a way to love YOURSELF. It could be something as simple as driving a "different" way home from work and admiring the scenery from a road you live close to but never traveled on. Once the children are settled, find a song - or create one. You don't have to be on "key" but make your heart sing. I "used" to go to the mall to buy "something" but I found out that eventually "the thrill is gone" too soon with the purchase and OOPS... the electric bill is soon due. :-) As for myself, I LOVE to write. I empty my soul in words that way I do not carry them into my sleep pattern. I keep a small spiral bound tablet near the bed. Whatever is on my mind that I cannot seem to quiet, I put it in this binder - yes, I even hand write it - the issue will still be important tomorrow - and I won't forget it but my body NEEDS to embrace the sleep pattern.
So if you cannot help someone that is ravaged by one of the recent natural disasters - I reach out to you today to ask you to do something for you.
Remember, you are NEVER alone.
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