The emotional injuries that scar us for life
When the wounds run too deep to heal, we have to find better ways to live with the lessons of our pasts.
by: E.B. Johnson
As we move through this life, we encounter people and experiences which change who we are. Sometimes, these encounters are for the best. Sometimes they aren’t. We come up against challenges in this life, and people who test us right in our core. We suffer, end up with broken hearts. Hurt happens, but when it runs especially deep, it transforms into emotional injury.
Emotional injury is hard to overcome and, in many instances, it leaves a scar which lasts us a lifetime. Healing may never happen completely for us, as grief tends to linger longer than joy. That does not mean, however, that we can’t learn how to live content and fulfilling lives that are informed — but not controlled — by the emotional hurts that plague our pasts.
Some scars last a lifetime.
We all have shadows in our past which cause us pain and regret. People betray us, they fail in their promises. Everyone is flawed or broken in some way, and it shows in our interactions with one another. Though the painful moments in our childhoods or past relationships might haunt us, we have to learn…
