Y’all, I have no idea what this life of no shame will bring but I’m excited. I feel free, like in the depths of my soul. I feel like I can conquer the world. I feel strong and full of life in the inner chambers of my heart. I feel brave. It takes bravery to move into the unknown out of fear into love, out of being guarded to being open, out of holding things into being extremely honest. I am okay with where I am and that is freedom all in itself. I’ve embraced the truth about me and I am unashamed. I’ve embraced my triumphs and my failures, every ounce of my brokenness and the places where I am whole, all of my strengths and all of my weaknesses. I’m okay with every ounce of me and I am enough because I am in Him. I’m literally smiling as I type this article, overjoyed at the process He is doing in my heart. ©Simone Holloway, 2019
Tag: truth
Phone Calls
“I realized that I shied away from connection because it allowed people to see me. And I mean see me: in rawness, brokenness and undone. Yet, it is this baring of oneself that builds intimacy and connection. If you cannot see me fully, then you cannot know me and you cannot love me.”©Simone Holloway, 2019
I Got It Wrong
“To be unafraid is to be truly in love.”©Simone Holloway, 2019
I Refuse To Remember
“I don’t remember becoming this brave,
yet here I am. /Again, I realize that I made the right choice-/life changed the moment I chose me.” ©Simone Holloway, 2018
Safe Spaces
“Let’s be real, those who are super loving are usually the ones that have experienced the most pain. Those who are super accepting of others are typically the ones who’ve been rejected by many. Those who are the “strong” one in their relationships are typically built that way because of traumatic events surrounding their weaknesses. I have been all of these things…rejected, in pain and have experienced trauma. Overall, my soul sought safety.”©Simone Holloway, 2018
One Lyric At a Time…
Hello old friends, new followers, and fellow bloggers- I love to write. I love to write poems, short stories, and songs… I love to write songs. I’ve been writing songs since I was a little girl, lyrics would pour out of me like oil. I have journals filled with songs, napkins with songs lyrics, old…
Memories
“I still cannot forget about you. /Trust me, I tried. /I stood in the mirror and lied, /said that I didn’t love you anymore. “©Simone Holloway, 2018
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Hello old friends, new followers, and fellow bloggers– Happy Thursday! It’s a wonderful day filled with reflection and revelation for what’s next. Here are a few updates before we dive on in: 1) I’m a rising 3L – this law school journey is almost over and it’s time to go out with a BANG! 2)…
What If We Were Honest?
“But what if, for a moment, we were truly honest? Honest with ourselves, honest with each other and honest with God. ” ©Simone Holloway, 2018
Was It Worth It?
Hello old friends, new followers, and fellow bloggers- Good evening. Tonight’s post was hard to write, for it forced me to face another level of vulnerability within myself. Transparency makes me slightly uncomfortable but I’ve resolved that to live the life the Father has created for me, I must be transparent. I don’t know if…
Authentic Love: God, Relationships, and Life 