🫶🏼 2016 x 2017 x 2023

Healing requires assessing all the damage done. I can’t ultimately blame anyone for my suffering but myself.

You see, during our walk of righteousness, we have what’s called FREE WILL. I freely and willingly allowed and settled for less than I deserved. I can’t blame God. I can’t even ultimately blame the other person. I can only ultimately blame ME.

With God’s grace and mercy, my healing is my responsibility. My burden to bear. My cross to carry.

Taking accountability. Standing on that. Onward.

Mental Health Monday 🧠

Please do not ever be ashamed or embarrassed about what your healing and what your survival looks like. Do not be ashamed about how your days look and what you have to do to get through them. Cry, scream, release, and feel. Then, boss up. As many times as you need to.

As you sit through your uncomfortability or whatever you are going through, allow your heart to be inspired by the moments where you didn’t give up, where you clawed yourself out of your devastation. Please remember, some days will be good, others will inevitably be bad, but also remember that you can survive them all… one day at a time.

❤️‍🩹…”Ate homemade chili in my Hillary Clinton mug.”…❤️‍🩹

Thursday Re-Cap:

🫠 Random dream about the rapper Gunna.
😭 Left work early, major grief melt-down.
👑 Momma talked me off the ledge.
😋 Ate homemade chili in my HRC mug.
🤮 Dog puked and tried to eat it.
🥰 Watched Chicago P.D.
🙌🏼 Spent quality time with God.

Father God, continue to heal me. Continue to allow me to sit with these uncomfortable emotions, have these difficult conversations and sort through these painful feelings. Continue to force me to sit in my grief and loss because I ran from it for far too long. Continue to use my solitude for my healing. And Father, continue to use me to serve, inspire and help your people. May your will and only your will manifest and be done.

In Jesus’s sovereign, righteous and holy name, Amen.

Mental Health Monday: Pill Shaming 💊

Pill Shaming: occurs when someone expresses negative opinions or disdain when you tell them you’re using medication to treat a mental health issue, disorder or illness.

For years I was so afraid to reveal that I needed mental health medication to live a fulfilling and stable life. I’m here to proudly say, I do.

Sertraline (Zoloft) and Quetiapine (Seroquel) to be exact.

Lastly, stop pill shaming. It’s so ugly.