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Lately, I’ve realized I have been asking for support in ways that don’t quite work. I have no trouble reaching out. I’m comfortable naming when I’m struggling. I tend to process things out loud. And yet, something isn’t quite landing.
The conversations I hoped would bring relief often left me feeling more alone, less understood, and no closer to the grounding I was seeking.
The conversations I hoped would bring relief often left me feeling more alone, less understood, and no closer to the grounding I was seeking.
So I started looking more honestly at my approach. There’s nothing wrong with needing support—or asking for it.
Forgiveness is often misunderstood.
Many people believe that to forgive someone means to let them back into your life, trust them again, or pretend that what happened did not hurt. But forgiveness and reconciliation are not the same thing.
Forgiveness is an inner release. It is the moment we decide we no longer want anger, resentment, or pain to control our heart. It does not mean the harm was okay. It does not mean there are no consequences. It simply means we are choosing peace over being emotionally tied to the wound.
Many people believe that to forgive someone means to let them back into your life, trust them again, or pretend that what happened did not hurt. But forgiveness and reconciliation are not the same thing.
Forgiveness is an inner release. It is the moment we decide we no longer want anger, resentment, or pain to control our heart. It does not mean the harm was okay. It does not mean there are no consequences. It simply means we are choosing peace over being emotionally tied to the wound.
Reconciliation, however, requires more.
How many times have you set goals, visualized your desired outcomes, created and repeated positive affirmations, and yet not achieved what you had hoped for? There are numerous potential causes for this. It can be a lack of sincere desire; a failure to keep it in the forefront of your thoughts or timing. Sometimes it’s simply a matter of words.
Every sound we speak sends out an energy wave and with every sentence we speak, we are improving or destroying our health, relationships, finances, or self-esteem. Words in sentences...
Every sound we speak sends out an energy wave and with every sentence we speak, we are improving or destroying our health, relationships, finances, or self-esteem. Words in sentences...
We’re not taught how to end things well. From the time we’re small, we learn how to start — how to introduce ourselves, how to begin a project, how to open a conversation. But endings? Endings get glossed over, rushed through, or avoided altogether. We treat them like something to recover from rather than something to honor. And yet, every new beginning we’ve ever had was made possible by an ending.
The job you love now exists because another one closed. A relationship that nourishes you you took root in the soil of one that didn’t. The version...
The job you love now exists because another one closed. A relationship that nourishes you you took root in the soil of one that didn’t. The version...