TODAY IS A NEW BEGINNING

I know somedays it feels like we don't want to get out of bed. But just think what we might miss if we decide to cover our heads and not see what God has in store for us. Just when it feels like things can't get better, the hand of God reaches out to us in a most unexpected way. He touches our hearts through others around us. He sends His love by way of gestures, words or the touch of someone near us. Not always the way we invision it, but God's timing is perfect.

Friday, January 19, 2007

Denial

Going from being hurt to being angry can be a very short trip. Rather than express my hurt recently I went straight to being angry. Hurt was not a recognizable emotion for me when I was growing up. There was not anyone to model that behavior. Instead anger was what I experienced. Or another reaction I experienced as a child was watching someone hold the hurt inside denying there was a problem. I think we can easily fall into the trap of reinacting our childhoods. The longer we stuff our emotions the more dangerous the outcome. Whether we react in anger or deny our hurt feelings the think the cycle can continue. Both behaviors can be damaging to a relationship. We tend to pull away from each other and grow apart. I wish now that I had been able to share my hurt, instead of reacting in anger. Whether we stuff it or blow up we arrive at the same place..... isolation.

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