Category: Life Writing

Learn about writing real-life experiences in a journal, memoir, or blog to reflect on past experiences and overcome the fear of telling your abuse story.

  • The Lesson Learned By Being Wrong

    Admitting your wrong can be difficult, mainly when your own words speak the truth back to you. But being wrong is not bad if you learn a lesson.

    I wrote a letter to a friend in June 2018.

    I opened a saved copy yesterday to reread the contents, and the words of truth spoke to my heart. I’ve been doing the same thing, going in the wrong direction. 

    I filled my mind with speculations and theories and searched to explain past suffering and this dark and sinful world. The very things I’ve consumed drive a wedge between Christ and me.

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  • Humbling Lesson Learned About Being an Abuse Victim

    Dear Reader,

    I started writing after a powerful realization about the abuse I had faced for years. I experienced child abuse, sexual abuse, and domestic violence, which clouded my thinking. My spirit was restless, and my heart was filled with fear.

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  • The Benefits Of Understanding Your Life Story

    I’ve learned to understand your life story. Your life narrative requires deep self-reflection. Reflecting on times of suffering, you explore memories for answers.

    As you ponder, afflictions experienced and unacknowledged grief come to light. The more in-depth you examine and uncover and are willing to reveal, the more you understand yourself.

    Deep in thought, you distinguish people who let you down or lead you astray further into darkness — those who caused you pain and the anguish you caused others.

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