About someone who inspired me.
I actually have a lot to talk about, but I am still recovering from a mild concussion due to accidentally hitting my head on the wall almost two weeks ago. There is a story behind this. I found out today that a person I follow on Instagram passed away from cancer. They was a poet and has been of great inspiration throughout my healing journey. I learned about Andrea Gibson on "We can do hard things" podcast. I remember writing down almost everything they said, and going back to their wisdom a few times. I actually thought about their yesterday. Every time I feel insecure with my body, I remember something they said- “I just want to have a body.” I have struggled a great deal with darkness, but their words on darkness have lifted and guided me along the journey: "the darkness contains many truths that could bring the light to its knees." And about healing, they reminded, with their words, that "True healing requires integration, not rejection." That ...