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Stepping into My Sexuality for the First Time, at Age 25

February 8, 2019 Sara Martin Leave a comment

People arenโ€™t supposed to be sexual until marriage. Period. And thatโ€™s what I spent my most of my life believing. I…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: body image, deconstruction, exvangelical, purity culture, self discovery, self love, sex, sexuality, shame

Hi! I’m Sara, a writer navigating life after faith. To learn more about this blog, click here.

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Iโ€™m a defensive pessimist. I thought this defense mechanism was helping me be prepared for the worst, but here I share its dark side and how Iโ€™m hoping to make a healthier change. More on defensive pessimism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defensive_pessimism ๐ŸŽต MUSIC Intro song: โ€œAdventureโ€ (http://www.bensound.com) Ending song: โ€œTo Youโ€ by Ikson (https://youtube.com/ikson) ๐Ÿ”ธ FIND ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA ๐Ÿ”ธ Instagram: https://instagram.com/sara_martin24/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC49ikLIIIwWj74BySg9M8OA Website: https://sara-martin.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sara_martin_24
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Latest read: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ฎ๐๐จ๐ซ๐š ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ Latest read: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ฎ๐๐จ๐ซ๐š ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ by Annie Lyons. This book would've hit me quite differently a few years ago. It's very much a story about facing death, which, like most people, I've tried to avoid for as long as possible. But when you lose multiple loved ones, both human and four-legged, in a short span of time, you're forced to face death. Consequently, I've tried to lean into the discomfort and fear I've had around death, especially by means of self-education (especially via many interviews with and videos by @hospicenursejulie).โฃ โฃ This book, especially its ending, was touching. Recommended to those looking for heartfelt stories about life's meaning, aging, trauma, healing, and the power of relationships.โฃ โฃ #thebrilliantlifeofeudorahoneysett #annielyons #fiction #reading #read bookstagram readersofinstagram bookworm bookreview
I haven't read a book this thick since the last Ha I haven't read a book this thick since the last Harry Potter book came out. It's even got the same smell. ๐Ÿ˜€ Anyone else oddly enjoy the scent of new books?
I had one of those moments today. I felt in-the-mo I had one of those moments today. I felt in-the-moment joy, like life is good in this body on this planet in this moment in time. I was on a walk with my family. I looked up above the green trees and saw a blue sky with wispy clouds cradling the pale moon, a speck of an airplane passing by it and a thin white line trailing behind. The early summer air held the scent of grilling wafting from backyards and flowers that tugged at some vague summer memory from the past, pulling up a feeling of nostalgia with it.โฃ โฃ I wish it were easier to feel moments like this. Just in the present, happy to be existing moments. Not weighed down by existential thoughts. The heaviness of reality. Of the human condition. The suffering that exists in the world. It's like my brain's default is to operate in existential dread mode. โฃ โฃ I feel a responsibility to carry this heaviness around with me. Like it's the least I can do, to acknowledge my place as a human being in a world so corrupted by humanity. Can I still be a responsible tenant of this place I call home though, and allow myself feel more moments of joy to exist here?
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