Love Dare Day 17: April 4, 2020 What is Day 17 about: Day 17 in The Love Dare uses intimacy in the title, but the chapter is really about secrets. How do intimacy and secrets relate? What do I think about the material: This topic is a sensitive one for Jessica and I, but not why you would think. Growing up keeping my own secrets was always a challenge. I often overshared my own experiences or thoughts and it often caused unneeded pain in my life. Unfortunately I didn’t learn much from the scars. Fast forward to my marriage ...
I just stood there, no plan. Eyes closed. Body still. Every bead hits my head with its own agenda then rolls down creating the only motion in the room.My motionlessness does not reflect the storm raging inside my head.“I screwed up.”“What was I thinking?”“I was too careless.”“Did we move too fast?”“What now?”“What am I going to do for money? How am I going to pay bills? What am I supposed to do now?”I stand there in the shower rehearsing the conversations and decisions that led me to this point. I know without a shadow of doubt, that my first ...