“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
Tag: Daily Life
Free yourself…
Free yourself
from excessive
perfectionism,
it’s an inhibited
attempt to
find your identity
within the borders
of others standards.
Free yourself
~denise marie
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
No longer held captive by…shame
She uncovered the secrets that haunted her in the middle of the night,
those undisclosed images that had been safely tucked away in the remote
areas of her mind, are no longer
given permission to run rampant
through her thoughts.
Courageously, she stood up
and faced those lies,
that had comfortably laid itself
dormant around the very core of her being.
She stripped herself of the heaviness,
that attempted to overshadow
every good thing.
And bravely, no longer allowed fear
to define her worth.
~denise marie
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
Why…I’m No longer held captive.
No longer held captive comes from the concept of freeing yourself from any and everything that no longer honors you. And many…many times…that includes self sabotage 🙋🏽♀️. No longer believing the lies that I believed about myself.
The lies that I coveted, that if I held onto these things long enough, that I would receive an award for the “woman of the year” for the one who could who hold onto the damaging affects of the abuse that happened to her as a child or hold onto the shame of relationship betrayal and the gut wrenching pain of rebuilding a rocky marriage.
The 30lb weight gain that makes me miserable because of a chronic illness diagnosis & medication. The previous years of yo-yo dieting and portraying the face of “perfection” in spite of hiding an eating disorder from the world. Almost four years ago, hitting rock bottom and going to a recovery program and facing the fact that I truly am “powerless” over the things that are out of my control…learning what it really means to, walk by faith.
Walking away from a career at the University and at almost 50 years old, having to re-create myself.
Facing the anxiety, depression & ptsd and finally accepting the advice of my therapist who encourages me to get off the merry go round and really start to deal with the layers of pain that I have suppressed behind the mask of “I’m ok”.
The learning how to find joy in Be-ing instead of selling my soul to always doing. The upholding of healthy boundaries and learning to say NO to people who try to suck me dry of all my creative juices.
It’s learning to rest when fatigue takes over and choosing not to fall into the guilt factor abyss. And….when guilt tries to show it’s ugly head, letting it know, that your no longer welcomed here.
This my friend, is the evolving journey of being “No longer held captive”.💗
~denise marie
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
No longer held captive by…the need for validation
An overwhelming
need for
validation
will cloud
your ability
to clearly see
your worth.
It’s ok to
value your
truth.
~ denise marie
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
No longer held captive by the darkness…
Uproot
and replace
the negative words
that play out
over and
over again
in your mind.
It’s ok to chose peace.
~ denise marie
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
It’s ok to choose you…
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
No longer held captive by…my own limitations
Every part of my BE-ing
screams out from
under the mask
of my own insecurities.
Fear tries to woo itself
oh so closely
to the inner complexity
of my identity.
This inward battle of
who I am vs who I’m not
continues to churn.
Keep evolving.
~denise marie
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
No longer held captive by the scars of your past.
Every
attempt
to conceal
scars
is damaging
to your soul.
Unleash them
from the
preconceived
emotions
that keep you
bound to
their power.
Allow your
true self
to be seen,
for your
freedom cry
is anxiously
waiting for
your arrival.
~Denise
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”. – John 8:36
Shifting…
When writing this piece, I began to hear the words SHIFT. For me it’s shifting from the self-sabotaging fear of change. The unraveling of each layer of my life that I held onto with “white knuckled fists” realizing that I could no longer be MY foundation. I had to release my hold on what was, to begin to face the reality of what is. The process of releasing fear and grasping faith can be a brutal one, only if I continue to fight the process.
~Denise
“So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed”.
– John 8:36
My Journey Home….to God & Self 