"Sometimes we have to 'step over' our anger, our jealousy, or our feelings of rejection and move on. The temptation is to get stuck in our negative emotions, poking around in them as if we belong there. Then we become the 'offended one', the 'forgotten one', or the 'discarded one.' Yes, we can get attached to these negative identities and even take morbid pleasure in them. It might be good to have a look at these dark feelings and explore where they come from, but there comes a moment to step over them, leave them behind, and travel on." ~Henri Nouwen
conviction.
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dear ashlyn, i stand and clap and cheer. my prayer for you as i envision you stepping up and over with your head held high , your integrity intact moving on to the great good God has planned for you...this has become too doable youve been there done that...i pray for God's presence to be palpable to you during this time of trasnsition....much love , eileen tucker
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