R.A.D.I.C.A.L. Thoughts for R.A.D.I.C.A.L. Women
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“My forum "membership" is due for renewal and I'll re-up, in part because I'm not 100% over this, but also I want to be part of this community and maybe hold the lantern halfway across the valley! Thanks gals and Ms. Frisky/Suzy. We can do this!” SarahDogwood on the RadicalWomenNetwork.com Forum
There are some very good women on the RadicalWomenNetwork.com Forum and some very good writers and lots of great encouragers. But I loved SarahDogwood’s visual image of being well on her way to recovery, but still wanting to be part of the community and “maybe holding the lantern halfway across the valley!” It’s so amazing to me that when someone gets through this storm, they want to help others with lessons they have learned. Women are like that. That was my motivation, too. I did some ridiculous things that not only didn’t help me get to where I wanted to be, but actually set me back. I discovered some things that absolutely did not do anything good for my life. I developed a passion to pass those lessons along so that others didn’t make the same mistakes I made. You’ll make mistakes of your own. You’ll learn some lessons the hard way, too. But by all of us sharing and encouraging and teaching and “holding the lantern” for others just starting out on the journey, we all grow and get better … the ones needing the light and the ones holding the light, too. There is always someone farther along in life to light our way. Be one of those people for your R.A.D.I.C.A.L. sisters who are going through this. Be that light to your children and family and friends and even strangers. You are learning more than just about divorce through this journey. You are learning lessons about creating a more rich and beautiful life in general. And those lessons are definitely worth sharing.
Thanks to you all for holding the lantern for each other.
“It started when God said, ‘Light up the darkness!’ and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful.” 2 Corinthians 4:6 (The Message)
