Everyday you wake up - IS YOUR TURN - to live the life you were created for. That may seem overwhelming or impossible, but that’s only because you’ve convinced yourself it’s not your turn yet.
As I was flipping back to the chapter I was reading I saw the words WAKE-UP and I just sat there for a long time thinking about how I had been swallowed up by my life... going through the motions of being a mom and wife but no having a clue who I was as a person.
Look at all that “your fight” has accomplished in your own life and the world around you. Remember why you started and how strong you’ve become through the process.
Choosing to be positive doesn’t mean you’re not being realistic- it means that you’re focusing on solutions and open to seeing opportunities in the struggle!
The beautiful thing about getting rid of shame is that it can't survive in the light. Once we're honest with ourselves about why we're hiding and we expose the brokenness - shame shrivels and healing begins.
We will rise up and call others around us up. We will rise as we choose to listen and heal. We will rise up when we choose love over judgement. We will rise up when we choose to honor those who are different than we are. It's time...
When we're able to identify our fear two things happen. We can deal with it head on and then we can take a step forward. Is what you will gain from the decision worth what you might lose?
Shame tells us to handle heart ache alone. Sometimes it whispers things like, "If they really knew you or your struggle they wouldn't like you." So we keep it in and fight alone. But what if you're really not alone?
Hiding is one of the most justifiably dangerous things any of us can do. It's dangerous because it robs us of relationship, connection and loving ourselves.