Rachel

“The pain had to be great enough for me to accept my reality, to hope that something different, and hopefully better, was out there and to do whatever came next to reach that point. It seems clear and simple when I write it down on paper. But I also know just because something is simple, it does not mean it is easy.”
― Sharon E. Rainey, Making a Pearl from the Grit of Life

“As we each began our journey, we learned the importance of connecting, of laughing with one another (not at one another), of sharing our lives.”
― Sharon E. Rainey, Making a Pearl from the Grit of Life

“I knew if I stayed where I was, nothing would get better; nothing would change. If I wanted to ease the pain, I had to try something different.”
― Sharon E. Rainey, Making a Pearl from the Grit of Life

“I could accept my circumstances, my life, people, and even events around me, without giving my approval or releasing my control over such. I don’t have to like what happened; I just need to accept that it indeed occurred.”
― Sharon E. Rainey, Making a Pearl from the Grit of Life