Protect Yourself
I've finally come to peace with something that's been taking it's toll on me. A difficult set of circumstances that was once all-consuming.
I've given grace. I've resolved to take action and come out the other side stronger.
But what happens when someone pulls me back down into the fight? When someone reopens the battlefield of what I've made peace with? How do I keep myself safe at home by the fireside, and out of the trenches?
Words are just words. They need not have power over me without my permission. Hearing the bullets fly on TV at home isn't the same as being on the battlefield. The sounds are the same, but the reality is not.
When you've made peace and found your safe space, protect it at all costs. And don't let the worries of others take you back to the war.
Listen, then change the channel.
Don't get on the flight.
You're home now.