And at the expense of yourself.
About Andrea Wilburn
Donating Blood and Platelets: Being Afraid but Somehow Succeeding
"It's something I can do. It's one of my talents, probably my only talent, is that I can be a blood donor." - James Harrison
“It’s something I can do. It’s one of my talents, probably my only talent, is that I can be a blood donor.” – James Harrison
Seeing a Good Person Pay for Being Kind
And I was the recipient of their kindness.
And I was the recipient of their kindness.
When Peace Triumphs After a Storm
Hang in there, your much needed moment could be coming soon.
Hang in there, your much needed moment could be coming soon.
The Way of Love: Connection Instead of Manipulation
Manipulative "love" is patient towards calculating how to control you, not patient in a journey of connecting with each other.
Manipulative “love” is patient towards calculating how to control you, not patient in a journey of connecting with each other.
Dear Object Who Lets Yourself Be Controlled
Signed, Finally Free
Signed, Finally Free
Pain Doesn’t Care How You Feel
And sometimes that's a good thing.
I have learned a lot through painful circumstances. It felt discouraging and hopeless at times, but ultimately pain has told me things that kindness was just too nice to let me know. I love the truth. I think the Bible is true when it says that the truth will set you free. But sometimes the…
Sometimes It’s Okay to Not Have a Solution
When you can't figure out how to solve a problem and your attempts to solve it just keep hitting a wall, sometimes there comes a point where there was value just that you noticed the problem and took it to heart.
When you can’t figure out how to solve a problem and your attempts to solve it just keep hitting a wall, sometimes there comes a point where there was value just that you noticed the problem and took it to heart.
What I Learned From Beach Clean Ups
Sometimes the best way to think about something is to not think about it for a bit.
Sometimes the best way to think about something is to not think about it for a bit.
It’s Not Your Fault
If you deny what you are contributing to a problem, that is only going to grow the problem big time. However, I also believe there are times that things you feel shame about are not your fault.
If you deny what you are contributing to a problem, that is only going to grow the problem big time. However, I also believe there are times that things you feel shame about are not your fault.
Ways to Pray When Words Fail You
There is more than one way to share your heart in a spiritual manner.
There is more than one way to share your heart in a spiritual manner.
My Changes Are My Responsibility
No, a man is not "the villain".
No, a man is not “the villain”.
John Lennon and His Big Mouth
I do not think that John Lennon's statement about the Beatles being bigger than Jesus was meant to be an attack on my God.
I do not think that John Lennon’s statement about the Beatles being bigger than Jesus was meant to be an attack on my God.
Control Says ‘Hi’
Control hates you but is also kind of fixated on you.
Control hates you but is also kind of fixated on you.
Caring for Aging Loved Ones
It is challenging to discern how much help someone needs when it seems impossible to have enough information to go on and routine aging can mask new negative health declines that are not routine at all.
It is challenging to discern how much help someone needs when it seems impossible to have enough information to go on and routine aging can mask new negative health declines that are not routine at all.
Can Love Really Do That?
I would like to think so.
I would like to think so.