If joy is like our other feelings, that makes it situational. Joy is not situational. Joy is positional. Joy is not dependent on our situation. Joy is fully dependent on our position.
Gratitude in the midst of suffering means looking deeper. It means peering into the deep of your wounded soul and finding the light.
Domestic abuse is sneaky, it’s crafty, and it is invisible to the untrained eye. It rears its ugly head in many forms. And let’s call it what it is. It is using psychological violence against another person as a way to manipulate and exert control. You don’t have to lay a finger on someone to abuse them.
If we want the children in our lives to thrive, we must be willing to do the work to make it happen. We must be willing to embrace the change they need.