"Emotional pain cannot kill you, but running from it can. Allow. Embrace. Let yourself feel. Let yourself heal." - Vironika Tugaleva Not long ago, a friend and I were talking and sharing things we could each use prayer for. After I spoke, she replied "Oh my gosh, I have absolutely no reason to complain about my problems when you're going through that!" I kindly corrected her. "Your problems are valid. We are all doing the best we can with what we have. What you're going through is unique and challenging to you. What I'm going through is unique and challenging to me." You've probably had similar conversations during your life with someone who either dismisses their own problems because yours seem worse, or dismisses yours because someone else has it worse. Here's the thing: Suffering is personal, not quantifiable. Of course there are people in the world who have it worse than us. But does that mean one's sufferin
"She wasn't born Her. She found Her over a long, treacherous road. And the more treacherous the road became, the more of Her she found." -atticus