“You will never choose love greater than what you believe you deserve and what other insecure people tell your lack of self esteem to have faith in.” FearWomenAwarenessConfidenceSelf LoveAnxietySelf ConfidenceJealousyEmpoweringSelf RespectWorthHave ConfidenceBrainwashedRise UpRelationship 101Jealous WomenSelf AppreciationGutterReligious GuiltControlling PartnerSelf EsteenFalse AngelsSelf Gratitude Author:Shannon L. Alder
“Sometimes, when I walk into a church, I’m not sure I’m supposed to be there, even though it feels like home. Home hasn’t always been a good place for me to be.” BelongingLgbtqSapphicWlwReligious Guilt Author:Casey McQuiston
“A woman is praying beside me. I would really like to be able to believe like that, I would like to be able to feel something when I pray but I don't. Maybe looking for God is just looking for something to be in awe of, something to tremble before, a standard to uphold. Perhaps religion is a way of punishing oneself, a manifestation of the shame built into the human experience.” ReligionChurchPrayerReligious TraumaReligious Guilt Book:Sugar, Baby Source: Sugar, Baby
“It is better to stay single and wait for the one that makes sense then to marry someone that makes absolutely no sense. The moment you settle is when the one person that makes all the sense in the world shows up and Satan sits back and enjoys your spiritual meltdown.” PainChoicesFearRelationshipsHurtSelf EsteemYouthRegretConfidenceLessonsDevilDatingAngerShameMiseryTrue LoveDivorceMistakesBitterTemptationSettlingSatanConfusedFrustrationInsecurityAccountabilityFrustratedSensitivityTeenagersHindsightSelf LoathingPracticalLack Of ConfidenceMeltdownsArranged MarriagesReligious GuiltCivil UnionGuiltedDomestic PartnershipLoss Of Testimony Author:Shannon L. Alder