I had to walk through forgiveness. I had to soul search my past and my upbringing. I had to look back just
long enough to see it and for God to heal me from that way of thinking and believing. The one thing that changed my
life the most, was God’s love for me. I felt He stepped in when I let Him take the wheel. I obviously made a mess of
my life through way I didn’t understand so I let Him now fix it.What happened next was really a miracle. Not only
did I heal, but I overcame my fears. I overcame my loss. I overcame my mask. I moved back to Indiana and faced my
past. I faced my childhood. I faced the hurts and pains of my life and realized my own mistakes, my own faults and
my own victories. I have come to accept my weaknesses and my strengths. I have made mistakes. I apologized for
those and have since moved on. I stopped blaming everyone else for my problems and took accountability for my
own actions. I have learned the difference of what someone else does to me and what choices I have to not put myself
in a place to be abused. I have strength now. I believe in myself now. I have choices and I now see the red flags in
abusers. I see them from a distance. I can now see what I was blinded to before.
I searched love and now know more of what that even means for me. I like myself now, where I never did before.
God helped me to find the beauty of my own soul. During this time of healing, the Lord kept bringing me to places
that I liked. I saw myself acting. I saw myself helping people. He showed me my strengths and my heart. I began to
see that I love helping people and He showed me ways to get that done as an Entrepreneur. I now want to give back
to others and help them find what God showed me. Life. How to live again. How to believe again. How to not jump
through hoops to do what others want us to do, but to truly heal from our past and be able to move forward and enjoy
ourselves in this life we have. We only have one life to live. My belief now is to enjoy every second of it, no matter
what our circumstances are. My journey continues. The pains in my life are not all gone, but I most definitely look at
things differently now. I see the positive and want to help others do just the same. Domestic abuse kills. God gives
life. It’s about time we step out and fight .
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By :
Rachel Everhart
If you or someone you know is a victim of Domestic Violence don't ignore it or stand on the sidelines
National Domestic Violence Hotline at
1−800−799−7233 or TTY 1−800−787−3224.
http://www.thehotline.org/
right.