Sarah Nyhan

And yet another year where I’m the one left out for speaking up and standing up for myself and others. While they all still get invited, included, and coddled.

In a weird and hurtful way it is a compliment that you think I am strong enough. But I am more and more quickly becoming completely over those people who think they don’t have to pick sides. Your silence and your inaction doesn’t make you exempt. I am also holding you accountable. You aren’t ignorant. You just don’t want to do the hard work. All talk, no action.

But I’m going to continue to protect my peace. Even if that means doing the gut-wrenching work of moving on and finding others who are more interested in healing than perpetuating dysfunction and craziness.

This Christmas, yet again I give myself the gift of honoring me and my experience. Even when those who should don’t.

And I take comfort that God loves me. And you. So I release myself from trying to fix or save you. And leave you in God’s very capable heart.