Lauren Smallcomb > Quotes

“I was ready to rip up the counterfeit lease to my life. I belonged here just as much as anyone else, and I was going to reclaim full ownership of a life of goodness and beauty on my terms.”
― Lauren Smallcomb, Golden Child: My Descent to Scapegoat and Rise to Freedom

“Authenticity had become essential to my survival. I craved it in myself and others. It had taken so much painstaking attunement to excavate my truest self. I couldn't deny her again just to maintain belonging in my faith community. If I didn't actually believe these things, why was I saying that I did? And was I being intellectually honest if I called myself a Christian if I didn't believe many of its doctrines and practices?”
― Lauren Smallcomb, Golden Child: My Descent to Scapegoat and Rise to Freedom

“Certainty was my bread and butter. I sought it until I felt I could tackle each issue with assurance. Everything needed to remain black and white to maintain certainty and its power. Yet the gray areas had an un-mistakeable pull on me and I was no longer resisting the draw. Gray would become the wise guru on my path, helping me merge the split mind I inherited into one integrated human.”
― Lauren Smallcomb, Golden Child: My Descent to Scapegoat and Rise to Freedom