Overcome with hopelessness and shame, I nervously paced each room of my empty house. The only thing louder than the desolate silence were the thoughts that came across my mind.
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Finish Strong- Day 28
Reserving immediate judgment keeps us from living life based on immature assumptions.
Finish Strong- Day 26
Your feelings are not your enemy. They are messages that inform you about your thought patterns.
How will you show up in this world?
Be aware of negative self-chatter.
Identify which thoughts are not serving you.
Choose truth over any lie.
Eviction notice
What thoughts will you be serving an eviction notice to today? ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2Continue reading “Eviction notice”
The day when I had to choose between God and the girl
I was aware of her traumatic childhood. I was also aware of how it had impacted her life. Her father was extremely abusive to her mother and to the family. In fact, she bore a small scar near her eye from a brick that her father had flung at her when she was little. Her experiences caused her to be abrasive in her interactions at times. She could be distrusting of people and it took a while to gain her trust.
My path from self-hate to acceptance
There was a time in my life when I literally hated the sound of my name. Somewhere, in the dark corridors of my mind, I created a story of shame. The story of shame included the sound of my name.
John Eli Garay, MBA/MS, LAC 