tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post2686514417504483620..comments2023-12-11T20:18:37.225-06:00Comments on Shattering the Silence: Gaining StrengthRoger Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07591791342062150604noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post-71313595222288273572015-12-25T09:28:26.866-06:002015-12-25T09:28:26.866-06:00You said: "Each time I go through a painful e...You said: "Each time I go through a painful experience in my healing, I try to remind myself that I've been preparing for this agony. I also remind myself that such insights and experiences don't come until we can handle them."<br /><br />I think this is exactly true. My counselor and friend once told me when I asked whey I waited so long to begin my recovery, you will never begin one hour before or one hour after until your mind is ready to deal with the pain. I think he was right. I could not have accepted any of the reality until my father was dead and gone. Once he was in the ground it all began to unravel and I was ready to face it. It was slow at first which was a mercy but over the last 13 years I have healed one lie, one pain at a time and been given insight as I was able to process them all bit by bit. God is merciful, patient and gentle. Roger Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591791342062150604noreply@blogger.com