Monday, May 26, 2008

Forgiveness: Breaking the Chains of Childhood Sexual Abuse

I am no longer controlled and limited by fear. Fear was for too long my daily and dreadful illusion. An illusion of the present created from the reality of my past. Constant, looming fear of shadows that lingered over my shoulder, left me drained and on the defensive through every minute of my life. Scars that screamed with pain from the past, kept me chained there. I was still a victim, playing weak and powerless in the face of memory's intrusion. Like a sinking boat weighted down with the anchor of my past, my soul flailed in desperation, searching for sight of the shore.

Learning that I possessed within me, the power to create my own present reality, saved me from sinking. I found the power within my mind to release those memories that chained me, and moved on into a more peaceful present. I realized that I have a choice, during every moment of my life, to choose the way I feel. I do not have to "react". No one has the power to make me feel. I now own my own feelings. I am not a puppet with strings attached, but a free agent who controls my own movement or lack thereof; positive thoughts and action or negative thoughts and inaction...read more

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