When you take the lyrics "would he devote that Sacred Head for such a worm as I?" into your very core as a 5-year-old, it takes A LOT to get shut of that unsightly baggage as an adult.
Even "Amazing Grace": "...how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me...."
Really? I was a child. A baby.
A wretch?
Reprobate & miscreant are some of the synonyms. I was to learn those as well.
I still struggle against a #fundamentalist mindset gifted to me in the cradle. I still struggle against the fundamental lack of #SelfWorth that underlies so much of who I am.
I am healthier than I was. #Meds...#therapy...loving support from people who give me #grace (grace = full acceptance; grace = accepting that you are accepted)...all have contributed to a measure of healing.
But I will likely struggle with these things in some form for the rest of my life.
"There’s a strong idea sitting in my heart that if I say ‘no’ to enough offers then one day I’ll have saved up the points to ask for something that matters. If I avoid being any trouble to someone today then tomorrow, when I really need them, they’ll be there for me. "
You Are the Only Person Who Can Determine Your Worth. Don't Let Anyone Else's Opinion Define Who You Are or What You Are Capable Of. #SelfWorth#Confidence
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