afflictions

Although there are several 'schools of thought' relating to why God allows mental, emotional, and physical afflictions, it essentially remains a mystery"~ R. Alan Woods [2012]

What kind of person is void of compassion? A heartless one. But alas, compassion cannot exist without the endurance of afflictions.

Don't underestimate the power of friendship. Those bonds are tight stitches that close up the holes you might otherwise fall through.

If neither crying nor laughing can change my circumstances, then I rather go through them laughing.

God afflicts people for a reason

To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.

The whole purpose of the winepress is to preserve the grapes. Accept Pressing moments. What you accomplish in a moment of pressure will be used forever.

I've had these demons for years, maybe for my whole life. Then you came along to provoke them, expose them, and eventually rid me of them, because I believe you're the only human that can.