Sublime

This way of life requires living in integrity: ensuring that my inner self and outer self are integrated.

let our body be our anchor.

And now they want me to write my book as some kind of hero athlete puff piece, but I keep thinking: What if I’m just honest? What if I write the truth about my life?” I am sad for her, but I am thrilled for me. In our four minutes together she has asked me about the three subjects I know best: drinking, writing, and shame. This is my jam. I’ve got

“If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you; if you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.”

I tell her that we need a church that will help us practice loving ourselves without shame, loving others without agenda, and loving God without fear.

Healing is a daily event.

these are all broken promises, and they all erode self-trust.