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you are worth it.
worth love.
worth time.
worth effort.
worth energy.
worth fighting for.
worth prioritizing.
“Sometimes suffering is just suffering. It doesn’t make you stronger. It doesn’t build character. It only hurts.”
— Kate Jacobs; Comfort Food (via sunsetquotes)
Originally posted on April 26, 2019
I’d go from “Doubting Thomas” to “Shouting Thomas” pretty quick.
Originally posted on May 24, 2019
A true classic, retold in stunning technicolour™!
Let’s talk about loneliness.
I’m not a therapist or doctor, but as a hospital chaplain, I’ve seen the terrible and awful effects of loneliness on mental health. The problem is that it’s tough to admit, almost embarrassing to say, “I’m hurting from loneliness.”
Loneliness is a double-bind in that in order to find comfort, it requires reaching out to people or for people to be near. But some of us have been alone so long, it’s unthinkable that we can connect with another human without risking rejection—which fuels more loneliness.
The unhelpful reply I hear to “I’m lonely” is “Why don’t you just make friends?” But that’s like saying, “Why don’t you just get rich?” or “Why can’t you just go to the gym?” We’re already in deficit, a lap behind, because we fear connection in proportion to how alone we feel.
It’s difficult to make friends and keep them. It’s hard to have real friendships that are not just functional transactions. Even when someone is surrounded by crowds or well connected, they may be the loneliest people on earth, because all their “friends” are transactional.
I don’t know the answer to loneliness. But I know what the answer is not: We can’t just snap out of it. We can’t just cure it with a party, a bar, a church, a dating app. It requires intentional investment and yes, the risk of rejection. The opposite of loneliness is courage.
Friends, this week may be lonely. This season can be brutal. They can remind you of all that’s missing. As trite as it sounds: You may feel lonely, but you are not alone. May you find the courage to reach out, to enter the possibilities of love in all its heaven and heartache.
— J.S.
“I hope there are days when your coffee tastes like magic, your playlist makes you dance, strangers make you smile, and the night sky touches your soul. I hope there are days when you fall in love with being alive.”
— Brooke Hampton
Understand that though disappointments are inevitable, discouragement is a choice. We can and should choose to remain confident in God's power and love no matter how dark our circumstances may seem.
Charles Stanley
“Love is not optional for the believer. It is bound up with the very essence of being a Christian. If you are not growing in love for God and others, you’re not growing.”
— Stephen J. Cole
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What you have to say is important, my love. Sadly, there are a lot of people out there who do not listen when you speak, who do not care what you have to say, who simply do not understand your interests. Speak anyway. Let the world know who you are. Do not let another person’s ignorance stop you from sharing what makes you happy and keeps you alive. What you have to say matters so damn much.
