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real into Jesus, (social, restorative) justice, mental health, & prayer. disabled with chronic pain & neuro illness. trying to trust that grace is. ennea 5w4.

Vancouver, WA
Joined August 2011
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It's hard to tell what will become of any of us, but I pray over the spanning arc of it all, that the grace of my pain leads me always toward more openness than outrage — more softness than sarcasm.
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So, so, so, so grateful I’ve had the privilege of being in therapy for so many years, specifically because it is what gave me the emotional fortitude necessary to be able to sit through the beautiful, terrible discomfort of “You Can See Everything.”
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Reading “Live, Laugh, Love” by @kkdumez and just passed the portion where she mentions Norman Vincent Peale’s advice to smile and nod your head while you talk to people to encourage agreement… ALSO just watched “You Can See Everything” yesterday…
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The probability that Elizabeth Holmes has crafted much of her persona based on the advice in The Power of Positive Thinking is 100%. SO fascinating to process this movie and this book at the same time. Two incredible works of art.
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In regards to the Bend shooting… can we refer to the man who killed the shooter in terms of being brave, and in terms of our gratitude, without using the language of “a Good Samaritan?” It’s a weird way to use that term.
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Obviously that is not the semantic we need to spend our time on right now. But it feels icky. Christ, have mercy.
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I don’t know what’s ahead regarding the allegations that led to the arrests of Seth & Heather Day. They have the right in this country to be heard by a jury and tried in court. But I know this: There’s one fiercely brave girl who defied the odds, broke the family code, marched her bruised body forward and TOLD. God bless that child, heal that child, restore that child and raise that child into one astonishingly mighty woman of faith.
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This gives a bit more info about the allegations against Heather Thompson Day. fridayfirebyrobertcallahan.s…
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At least we still have Fat Bear Week.
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What the heck is going on with heather day? Does anyone have more info than the one solitary article? I hate this.
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My therapist: Honestly I’m surprised more people aren’t sad. They should be. Me: Okay, but super weird thing for a therapist to say. Her: I’m a social worker 🫤
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One thing I know for sure is that when Lionel Richie wrote that line “easy like a Sunday morning” he was absolutely not on staff at a church.
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Hot take: when Jesus said to pray to the Creator as “father” it was actually just an ancient form of God saying “I’m not like a regular god, I’m a cool god.” It was actually foreshadowing for Mean Girls.
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Big Garbage is getting away with treason. These are unacceptable prices for garbage cans. I can only assume some sort of wildly illegal price gauging is happening here. Someone add this to a ballot. I want to vote about it.
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The invention of Nerds Gummy Clusters reminds me that good things are still happening in this treacherous world, and we don’t yet know all the beautiful things that are still to come.
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Moving on Sunday to an itty bitty micro-studio that I’ve spent years praying for. Going to get up early Sun morn with a water pot, a mug, & tea, pick up my key, & sit on the floor in the silent emptiness and talk with God about all my gratitude, and all we’ll do together there.
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The world is a terrible place, with new horrors revealed daily. But even so, after living with housing insecurity since I was 17, I finally just got approved for an itty bitty studio apartment. Moving in two weeks. It will be stable and safe and I’ll be able to afford to live 😭
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Me waving goodbye to my therapist knowing she has to work on my progress notes now.
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When the mountain is out.
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Absolutely *convinced* that the plan is to pump up fear, violence, and civil unrest in such an extreme way that when the next election is supposed to occur, we’ll be told it is too unsafe. Told that a fair election can’t take place, and so Trump will have to stay in office.
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Idk man, I think I just want to go walk with those peace monks
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