But the moment that we do start to extend grace onto ourselves, that is the moment that we're in our growth, whatever our journey is or whatever we want our journey to be, that moment that you extend grace to yourself, you're growing and you're well on your way. The moment that I realized that I've extended grace to myself was when I decided to be transparent and go on social media and share with the world that on December 27, I weighed 305 pounds
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 2:09
And it's all very tactical and practical, and you're bringing it much more into, I think, a very feminine, beautiful, abundant space, because grace holds that so much, that word. And it really moved me to be invited to consider what grace means and how it sort of delivers me into a better space. So thank you for that
StephStyle +
@StephStylePlus · 4:39
You. Thank you for dropping by and listening. You know, I appreciate your words so much because that's the reason why I'm doing these swellcast and why I'm being so transparent. And I'm honing in, I guess, really, on this journey. But I feel that I'm obligated. It obligated not in a bad way, but in a very meaningful way to share my thoughts and my journeys with others. And grace is a powerful thing. And you're right. It is
StephStyle +
@StephStylePlus · 4:19
And maybe one day I will go on a larger scale. But having friends like you helps me to realize that maybe this is part of my journey. And part of my journey was to use the tools that God has given me, my voice, to help others. Extend yourself some grace, my friend, and look forward to your next podcast as well
J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 4:58
Because the person who I was disappointed with, upset with, mad as hell at, was me, that I was so committed to the societal pressures and family pressures of being married that I accepted red flags and allowed early signs of inconsistency just for the sake of being in relationship and at what cost almost losing my life. And when I was in a situation where my abuser exited the home, I thought, wait a minute, wait a minute. I allowed that for what?
SOUL MIND
@BEAUTIFULSOULMI · 3:12
I have extended grace so many times to family members that I feel are undeserving of the grace that I need to just box it up and put it in storage and never open the box again. But I do appreciate your post in regard to grace and having grace for others. But there is a boundary that I have learned to start setting around that grace. Do you just continue to extend grace to the same people who you feel are undeserving of the grace? I wouldn't think so
So not only is it extending a kindness, a grace to a family member or to a friend, but it's also healing for me, especially for somebody with a temper or somebody that would pride their self on. I can hold a grudge forever not realizing that it's hurting me, you know what I mean? I'm trying to hurt them and let them know that you'll never get this from me