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Category: Sharon E. Rainey

Sharon E. Rainey

As a sufferer of depression for many years, I know the importance of trying to find positive experiences in each day, no matter how small.

depression, positive-attitude

Sharon E. Rainey

I thought by masking the depression with silence, the feelings might disappear.

depression, feelings, mask

Sharon E. Rainey

I did the only thing I knew how to do: I built my own walls of silence to disguise my desperation and what later came to be recognized and diagnosed as depression.

depression, desperation, silence

Sharon E. Rainey

Time heals even the deepest wounds.

heals, time, wounds

Sharon E. Rainey

Through each crisis in my life, with acceptance and hope, in a single defining moment, I finally gained the courage to do things differently.

acceptance, courage, crisis, moment

Sharon E. Rainey

I can’t cure anyone. I can’t guarantee they will heal. I can only tell them my story, remind them that they are not alone in their journey and offer a glimmer of hope for healing.

alone, cure, glimmer, guarantee, heal, healing-insight, hope, journey, loneliness, story

Sharon E. Rainey

I’m not ‘different’ from anyone else. Crises and tough emotional periods are the grit around which my inner self has been formed. Some, I have come through with more grace than others.

inspirational, self-help

Sharon E. Rainey

When I left my first marriage, I left the insanity, the indifference, the negativity. In my world, LOVE MUST WIN. It can’t just be the answer. It must conquer all evil, all hatred, all indifference. Yes, Love is the always the answer, no matter the question. But Love always wins. Love always conquers (if we allow it).

answer, conquer, insanity, love, marriage, negativity, question

Sharon E. Rainey

Forgiveness enables me to walk away from that pain, the loneliness and suffering.

forgiveness, loneliness, pain, suffering, walk-away

Sharon E. Rainey

Extreme emotional pain has a profound effect on the body. I witnessed my already frail body become even more toxic and plundered.

body, emotional-pain, frail, healing, healing-insights, healing-the-past, pain, plunder, toxic

Sharon E. Rainey

In that instant, I realized that if I focused on the pain and misery, it would take me longer to heal. When chronic pain is my most often companion, it can be challenging to keep looking for the good. I needed to figure out a way to focus on the positive moments of each day. I needed to see where I was improving and healing.

gratitude, healthy-living, improve, pain, positive-attitude

Sharon E. Rainey

When I could find something to laugh about for 30 minutes, my grief lightened just enough to make the day bearable.

bearable, grief, grieving, laughter, lighten, timeving