“Over the years, I learned to smile or laugh when I was supposed to. I kept my true self hidden; I did not need to unleash my pain on the world around me. Instead, I taught myself to ignore it. I did not realize that the pain was eating away at my soul.” YearsSelfAgePainStruggleQuoteSmileTraumaDefenseSurvivorLearnLaughPretendHiddenInner Author:J.D. Stroube
“The age of lost innocence varies for each person. Some lose it when they learn that their childhood fantasies are merely myth, while others lose theirs due to trauma. As adults, we often look down our noses at those who manage to retain their innocence; we scoff at these few as being immature or irresponsible. Could it be that we hide our envy behind the cloudy eyes of our lost innocence?” SoulAgePastQuotesFantasyTraumaMythEnvyInnocenceJealousyAwakenedIrresponsibleImmatureHideCloudyStroubeScoff Book:Soul Awakened Source: Soul Awakened