Conversations on the Journey
Every person’s journey is different, from trauma to healing, from betrayal to finding a way to trust again. On days there were bus delays due to weather, my mother, sister and I used to sit in the early morning hours, and talk over hot tea–one of my few and cherished memories of us together.
Consider this an invitation for you to join me in our own tea and conversation, and explore not only the things that hurt us and the things that heal, but the hurting in our world and our hope for it.
Are you ready? Pull up a chair and make yourself comfortable. I’ll put the kettle on.
~ demian
Photo by Amy Treasure What’s the worst thing that happened to me? Can I say abuse, betrayal of trust, sexual violence, ravaged childhood? Was it my brother’s descent into insanity, my mother’s psychosis, my father’s predator entitlement? God not answering my prayers? That I needed to pray, at all… like that? Was it the […]
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Shiny leaves wet from rain ask me why I try to dodge opportunities from serendipitous skies that fall to water my thirsty roots ~ demian
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