Comments on: I Never Gave Up and Now Have Joy https://cptsdfoundation.org/2024/10/01/i-never-gave-up-and-now-have-joy/ The Foundation for Post-Traumatic Healing and Complex Trauma Research Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:52:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Polly Hansen https://cptsdfoundation.org/2024/10/01/i-never-gave-up-and-now-have-joy/#comment-28762 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:52:16 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987498530#comment-28762 In reply to Morrene Hauser.

Hi Morrene,

Thanks so much for reading my story and leaving a comment. Yes, your beloved horse! Our hoofed friends are so therapeutic. Do you watch “Heartland”?

Gratitude is life changing. I can’t change the world, but I can change my attitude and outlook. I choose gratefulness for all my blessings and living to see another day–multiple days. I’m glad you do too. Keep shining your light.

Polly

]]> By: Morrene Hauser https://cptsdfoundation.org/2024/10/01/i-never-gave-up-and-now-have-joy/#comment-28751 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:07:46 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987498530#comment-28751 Hello, Polly! Thank you for the beautifully written and insightful article. As a fellow survivor, I resonate deeply with your words. I also never lost hope even at my life’s most horrific moments. I always knew there was a happy life for me but wasn’t sure how or when it would happen.

I am happy for you that you find refuge and healing in your music. My refuge is my beloved horse.

totally agree that showing gratitude for everything in your life is a very important tool for recovery and learning to be in the moment. Showing gratitude has been life changing for me

]]> By: Polly Hansen https://cptsdfoundation.org/2024/10/01/i-never-gave-up-and-now-have-joy/#comment-28694 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:20:22 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987498530#comment-28694 Donna, believing in the glimmer of joy is much like Step 2 in 12 Step programs–“Came to believe that a higher power could restore us to sanity.” I believed in the hope within me, that fleeting joy was real and true, and that the shadows could be dispelled. By shining a light on those shadows, they receded and so now, though I often grieve and feel sorrow, I also know great joy. I accept life on life’s terms and so make room, or rather have room for great joy in my heart. May it be so with you as well.

]]> By: Donna E. https://cptsdfoundation.org/2024/10/01/i-never-gave-up-and-now-have-joy/#comment-28503 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:47:36 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987498530#comment-28503 Polly, your story gives me so much hope! I totally know what you mean about having a random, fleeting glimmer of joy and wanting so much for it to stay. Just yesterday I was feeling like it’s too late for me, and I’ll never get over it. (I’m 56.) But your testimonial makes me want to hang in there and see what happens. Like, maybe there is hope for me after all! Thank you sooo much for sharing your joy and sparkle with us. You really shine! I want to be shiny, too! šŸ™šŸ„°

]]> By: Polly Hansen https://cptsdfoundation.org/2024/10/01/i-never-gave-up-and-now-have-joy/#comment-28364 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 20:49:38 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987498530#comment-28364 Thanks so much, Natalie. Iā€™m so touched.

]]> By: Natalie Rose https://cptsdfoundation.org/2024/10/01/i-never-gave-up-and-now-have-joy/#comment-28357 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:00:30 +0000 https://cptsdfoundation.org/?p=987498530#comment-28357 Polly, thank you so much for sharing your story. It brought me to tears. You are a great writer. I am so proud of you for not giving up. ā™”

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