Sharon E. Rainey

Quotes

• “I had to clear up my messy life. By letting go of the debris and filth, I have come to a deeper, more soulful beauty and...”
• “In that instant, I realized that if I focused on the pain and misery, it would take me longer to heal. When chronic pain...”
• “Life is messy. Grit and grace come at us fast, side by side. Sometimes the grit becomes overwhelming and diminishes our ...”
• “This is where life as I knew it changed. This is where a new feeling slowly, eventually, permeated every cell of my body...”
• “It is important for me to focus on positive actions taken to heal instead of beating myself up over what I did wrong eac...”
• “With each opportunity before me, God presented me with a choice. I could accept His offerings, His wisdom, His grace. Or...”
• “I’m not ‘different’ from anyone else. Crises and tough emotional periods are the grit around which my inner self has bee...”
• “Most of all, I remember her laughing. It filled my ears. Her smile, her sparkling eyes, and her infectious laughter, alo...”
• “I can’t cure anyone. I can’t guarantee they will heal. I can only tell them my story, remind them that they are not alon...”
• “By first grade, my sense of worth was in direct proportion to what I learned and what I contributed back to the class. I...”
• “I did the only thing I knew how to do: I built my own walls of silence to disguise my desperation and what later came to...”
• “I have learned through repeated experiences that in order to heal, I MUST forgive. The forgiveness is not for the transg...”
• “Through each crisis in my life, with acceptance and hope, in a single defining moment, I finally gained the courage to d...”
• “As a sufferer of depression for many years, I know the importance of trying to find positive experiences in each day, no...”
• “Extreme emotional pain has a profound effect on the body. I witnessed my already frail body become even more toxic and p...”
• “When we have loved, that loving part is the best part of any and every day.”
• “We cannot fully heal if we cannot experience gratitude on a daily basis.”
• “Forgiveness does not mean I approve of or condone what transpired.”
• “Laughter lightens my heart and therefore heals my soul as well.”
• “We are exquisite souls housed in physical bodies.”
• “Time heals even the deepest wounds.”