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Jack Nicolson put it brilliantly in the road-trip scene from the 1999 movie As Good As It Gets: Not everyone has a terrible story to get over. Some people have great stories, beautiful stories that take place in parks with friends and noodle salad. Good times, noodle salad. Just no one in this car.
If you're overwhelmed today or need help facing a painful yesterday, you're in the right place. You matter to God. It (whatever it is), matters to God. But no one can make that discovery for you. I'm here to comfort, inspire, and even challenge you along the way. Lessons learned throughout my toughest years of healing were never just for me. God had you in mind as well. You are why The Medicine Place exist.
Wendy J. Saxton
If a life can be a book, I open mine to you. Read my story, and experience the power of God in your own.
is Wendy's story for me?
Finding Your Smile in a Painful Past
Last night I watched some of the OLD Saturday Night Live skits performed by Gilda Radner. I have such fond memories of rollerskating with my best friend and then staying up late to watch the show when I was a kid. Rosanne Rosannadanna was one of my favorites. For years I had forgotten that. I had thrown that precious part of my childhood in the same box of denial I placed the sexual abuse in. When I finally opened the box, I was able to see that though there were many hurtful circumstances I wouldn't choose to hang on to, I did find some good things worth keeping.
If you're facing something painful from your past and need a break from the tears that often accompany such a process, try remembering the television shows that made you laugh and watch them on You Tube. Perhaps you had a hobby that made you feel good about yourself; painting, gardening, dancing, or listening to music.
I found a list of quotes by Gilda Radner. Here's the one I love best:
"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next."
--Gilda Radner
June 28, 1946-May 20, 1989
Thank you, Miss Gilda. You've been gone all these years and still you make me laugh and inspire me to live...not knowing all the answers.
Question: What made you laugh as a child? What made you cry?
Published on Thursday, May 13, 2010 @ 8:59 PM CDT
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