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Phoenix
“If you can see your path laid out in front of you, step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path.” – Joseph Campbell “Your … Continue reading
Posted in Criticism, Faith, Healing, Miscellaneous, Perfectionism, Victory Journal
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Coming Home
Exactly one year ago, I wrote a post in which I mentioned the struggles I was having with Christianity, specifically my own pursuit of “correct doctrine.” For all my Christian life, I had believed that being a “good” Christian meant having … Continue reading
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The “crap” journal
For the past few months, I’ve been waging my own private war against resistance, getting up early to spend some time each day writing. This time has become sacred to me, for may different reasons, but I’m sorry to say … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Perfectionism, Victory Journal
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Feeling Fear
. A few days ago, a friend recommended a book called The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield. The book is essentially about overcoming the force which always seems to keep us from doing our work, living our dream or … Continue reading
Posted in Daybook, Fear, PERSONAL, Victory Journal
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The Minotaur
Several weeks ago, I had a dream in which a man in shadows forced his hand over my mouth, slammed shut the door through which I was trying to exit and shouted in a booming, terrifying voice: “You’re WRONG!” I … Continue reading
Posted in Criticism, Friendship, Perfectionism, PERSONAL, Victory Journal
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“A” is for…
I draw the blade across my wrist, opening the cut again. I want it to be deep, the scarring permanent. I add more lines. The first had been a reminder. The next two would be an insignia. I physically carve … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Criticism, Friendship, Marriage, Perfectionism, PERSONAL, Victory Journal
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Pain, the path to freedom
“I don’t know how to recover this time. For the first time, everything in me just wants to barricade my heart and say ‘no more. Never again.’ It’s too much. It’s too raw and too honest, too much has passed … Continue reading
Posted in Daybook, Forgiveness, Friendship, Healing, Inspirational, Love, PERSONAL, Victory Journal
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