
Strengthened by God to Overcome and Rise up from Physical and Emotional Wounds
God gave me strength so for the first time, I am publicly sharing my facial wounds pictures from my car accident a few years ago.
Because of the physical trauma and emotional pain, I would cry a lot.
My tears would burn my wounds, so I could not even cry. I would face the floor while crying so my tears would fall on the floor.
I believe only by being vulnerable that we can provide inspiration and strength to others who may be facing difficulties right now. 🙏🏻
I share my life story to encourage anyone who may be going through hardship, to remain hopeful, and make decisions for seeking help and healing.
My facial wounds were caused by a car accident and post accident treatments. This was a few years ago, while I was in university.
It became the most painful period of my life.
My face bled for months.
Doctors were instructed to hide my face and remain enclosed for nearly a year.
Yet, I made the active decision to not hide from the world but actually find solutions for Healing while going back to university.
Within a few weeks, I went back to university.
My mom sewed extra wide brims on my hats so that I could protect myself from the harsh UVA sun lights.
Between classes, I would go to the restroom to apply and then reapply healing ointments.
In my dorm room, I would have extra fans to help ease the burning pain.
Even today, both sides of my bed have fans because, still, at times, I feel a lot of burning.
Q: How can we overcome challenges?
A: I believe that to overcome any adversity, step 1 is total acceptance. It is accepting one's situation with a calm mind.
Step 2 was about making the right "moment to moment" decisions and steps for recovery.
I constantly had to take intentional steps towards healing my emotional state and healing my physical condition ❤️‍🩹
I constantly had to take intentional steps towards healing my emotional state and healing my physical condition ❤️‍🩹