Tag Rip off the emotional band-aids

You Don’t Have to be Stuck Up

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This post was inspired by a stuck-up chair.

Thanks to a recently scheduled knee surgery, my friend Pat ordered an electric lift recliner. It was a very practical purchase intended to give her a lift when needed. As soon as this convenient chair was installed, the darn thing got very stuck-up.

Once it had sprung to the highest of its mobility heights, the motorized chair refused to go back down to the boring, old seated position.

Why in the world would it not do its best to remain up and awesome?

I guess the chair didn’t realize staying up wasn’t mandatory.

I’ve kind of been in the same mode lately.

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Band-aids Only Cover Up the Hurt

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Band-aids Only Cover Up the Hurt

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We have a “No Blood = No Band-aid” rule at my house. I know this sounds kind of mean but my kids would go through a box of band-aids every day, if I didn’t enforce this.

There is something about covering up a boo-boo that seems to make it feel better but does the cover-up really help?

I am as guilty as anyone about covering up my hurts with busy work or eating chocolate. Sometimes I feel the need to lash out because of my shortcomings or put up a front when I just don’t know what to do in a situation. These are my behavior band-aids.

Think about the ways you cover up hurt in your life. Is it food? Alcohol? Shopping? Unhealthy relationships? What do you do to fill the empty spaces in your heart?  Continue reading “Band-aids Only Cover Up the Hurt” →