Good emerging from suffering | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:09:17 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://anitamathias.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-Anita_lgr_hi_res_square_512-32x32.jpg Good emerging from suffering | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com 32 32 In which the Kindly Light of Christ can Heal our Worst Memories https://anitamathias.com/2015/12/04/in-which-the-kindly-light-of-christ-can-heal-our-worst-memories/ https://anitamathias.com/2015/12/04/in-which-the-kindly-light-of-christ-can-heal-our-worst-memories/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:09:17 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/?p=65521 Sometimes, in a dream, or sudden flashback, I remember something dark, frightening, shame-producing, upsetting or infuriating from my past. I guess you do too. It’s part of being human. One way to deal with uncomfortable emotions is through what Brené Brown in Daring Greatly calls numbing—surfing the internet, binge-watching TV, food, overwork, oversleeping, Facebook. Putting […]

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