I've been looking forward to this post for almost a week. I haven't written about my chronic pain in awhile namely because I've done a lot of healing and also because I'm growing past sharing about it publicly. The first time I wrote about my chronic pain (This Is Vulnerable), I found freedom from the… Continue reading Healing from Chronic Pain
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You Will Jump Again
a note to myself during the depths of my chronic pain. you can never look forward, but you can look back--and I think that's something. It seems hopeless now. Like nothing in the world will ever be right again. And I can tell you that it won't be the same. But you will jump again.… Continue reading You Will Jump Again
Valley of Sunshine
It was a personal battle. An inward fight. I was tangled up in the crumpled mass of emotions that comes with chronic pain. What didn't seem like a big deal to others was the biggest battle of my young life. It was ongoing and it didn't stop for anything. My senior year (2012) was so… Continue reading Valley of Sunshine
Dear 20
You came in a rush, chasing any sort of gloominess away. With the promise of marriage to Ben and a beautiful ring on my finger, you welcomed me with love. And the hectic sort of happiness that comes with being engaged. There were plans to be made and people to ask, things to organize, and… Continue reading Dear 20