We need to rest awhile
 Every survivor of trauma knows that hiding the pain deep down in the pockets of our subconscious mind will not remove the sting of it. Every survivor knows-- and so we process, and we study, we read, and we try to work it out, like a thorn stuck in our foot. We pick up the tweezers of truth and pry away at it-- while trying to hold back our tears and frustration. I know. I have worked as hard as any one I know, and I have grown wiser in the process. I have learned that the chronic presence of pain becomes consuming, and sometimes it is necessary to take a break from all my efforts to "heal myself" and hope in the confidence that while I rest, my Heavenly Father does not sleep.
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