OhMyGosh.
I AM ELSA.
No, I am not singlehandedly responsible for the polar vortex (so don't come over with pitchforks, please).
I know exactly what she feels like though. To have something inside you that people don't see right away.. Something that you feel controls your life... Something that has ruined your relationships.... Made you feel like the only option is to shut everyone out, keep it inside, and lock yourself away.
Sigh.
I hear ya, sweet Elsa.
Only you figured it out... You discovered that the secret is NOT to shut everyone out but to embrace the very thing that drives you to solitude and shame. Not to let it overtake you and consume you... But to simply let it be what it is.
I don't think I'm there yet.
I'm not hiding in a tall tower on the north mountain protected by a monster created by my own turmoil.... Anymore. But I'm not exactly skating on the beautiful ice that I created.
Can you relate?
My prayer today is to be more thankful for the ice inside of me and that someday I could learn to embrace it instead of fighting it.
