Reflections of a Survivor

A Basic Plan for Survival Choose to Survive

We must make a conscious decision to be an active participant in our own healing process.

 

Feel the Feelings

We must give ourselves permission to grieve deeply for a season.

 

Stay Connected

While on the healing journey ask God and safe, supportive people to be our traveling companions - to share our sorrow, ease our fears, defuse our anger, and process our guilt.  In relationship we have a much better chance to reclaim our joy.

 

Practice Acceptance and Forgiveness

We must give ourselves grace and truth and time to eventually accept our loss and forgive others and ourselves.

 

Slowly Get Back in the Game

All the while we must gently and gradually ease ourselves back into reality.

 

Be the New You

We are forever changed, yet essentially the same...living, breathing, loving, inherently precious children of God.

 

Share Your Experience

We can now be seasoned traveling companions for other survivors on the recovery road.

 

 

Linda L. Flatt ~ June 1997