bookworm

Sometimes I need to have more input, less output.

When my thoughts are stale, I need to do more reading, less blogging. There are times when I read and consume other people's thoughts too much, and can become like a stagnant pond and just need to write, to scream, and shout, and let it all out... (there i go again, lyrics-head...) and then other times I need to re-direct my thinking, adjust my reality, read some wise words, before i open my mouth again, or my fingers.

So here i go, diving into some good books. As I go, I hope to share a few insights along the way. I"ll start with a few nuggets I gathered last night from a book called "Hush". Here are a few good quotes about keeping silent, when we need to speak: (I may later return to express my own thoughts on some of these, but for now, let's let these authors speak for themselves:)

"As I stood there in SILENCE the TURMOIL within me grew worse." Psalm 39:2

"We have made a LIE our refuge and FALSEHOOD our hiding place." Isaiah 28:15

"Don't be afraid! Speak out! Don't be silent!" Acts 18:9

"Silence delays the healing process by perpetrating the hurt, shame and guilt of adult survivors."

"We're afraid others will believe the same things about us that we believe about ourselves."

"If you don't find the courage to tell, your fears can lead you to cope in unhealthy ways that will just perpetrate the bondage you feel."

(last 3 quotes by Nicole Braddock Bromley)

...diving back in...SPLASH!!! :-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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