Recovering the Spirit

Did you ever notice that when your skin forms a scar, there is little to no sensation in that area of the skin afterwards? It’s as if those cells remember. Remember what it felt like when they were burned, cut, scraped, scratched. Remember the pain and refuse to regenerate, refuse to bear new life. The scar remains on the skin proudly as a reminder. It is a warrior mark. It tells a story. It has purpose. Read the rest of this entry »

You know, for most of my life I did not realize that I could say yes when I meant yes and no when I meant no. I bent over backwards exerting insane amounts of energy trying to make people happy, trying to manipulate situations for certain outcomes, trying to get people to love me, attempting to get my “needs” met, upholding a certain image because of external pressure I chose to take on, staying in relationships that were unhealthy and did not serve me or the other person, etc, etc, etc. I did this for years and years wondering why my life was not where I Read the rest of this entry »