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The truth of the matter is that it’s okay: you get rained on, life goes on — there is beauty in the storm

Keywords: anorexia , bible , catholic , christianity , eating disorder , faith , family , food , friendship , god , jesus , life , recovery , summer

Even in the most relentless of storms, there’s goodness to be found.

https://beautybeyondbones.com/2020/07/13/embrace-the-rain

Whether your addiction is alcohol, food, drugs, sex, gambling, spending, or something else, it’s about seeking escape from fear & pain by trying to numb them

The biggest lesson for me so far is the fact that the ONLY thing I can control is me. And that’s on my good days 😉 Most of us know that intellectually. But until we really GET it & embrace it, we live in fear, anger, resentment, self pity, envy, ego, blame, worry, regret, & sadness. We get so used to living this way, we often don’t even realize our toxic state.

https://wordsandimagesbyhope.wordpress.com/2020/03/17/time-to-connect

Do we ever really talk anymore?

mrkhmakingmymark's avatarMaking my Mark

I am reminded on a regular basis how important it is to talk. I don’t mean the type of day to day talking, I mean really talk. You know the mushy sensitive stuff. Feelings, problems, hopes and dreams.

I know that may seem like a nauseating way to start a blog but it is true.

It wasn’t that long ago that we actually had to pick up a phone, write a letter or physically pop over to have a conversation with someone. Shock horror to the Gen Z-ers but we didn’t have mobile phones or the internet. Yet now we don’t have to do that, many of us (myself included at times) have forgotten the value of conversation.

Just that general tone of your voice, or the look on your face may be enough of a trigger for someone to know something wasn’t right, there was something you wanted to…

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