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sometimes i wonder how many versions of myself i’ve outgrown without even noticing. i look back at old photos and remember the thoughts i used to carry, the dreams i thought would save me. it’s strange how you can live inside yourself every day and still not realize you’re evolving. it’s only when you look back that you realize how far you’ve come, how many lives you’ve already lived in the same skin.
Sometimes I fantasize about disappearing.
Not dying.
Just logging off.
Getting a job no one cares about.
Growing tomatoes.
Writing poems in the margins of a notebook no one reads.
Not as a failure.
But as a kind of freedom.
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When my needs go unmet,
I’m reminded: God didn’t design a person, place, or title to fulfill me.
He designed my soul to need Jesus.
So if you’re discouraged today by unmet needs,
Maybe you’re not being punished—maybe you’re being invited.
Invited to need the only One who never fails.
If that’s you—
You need to meet my Jesus.
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This was one of the better episodes of Honestly. I appreciated this interview and discussion and am going to buy Colin's book on Audible. I so understand the pain of grief and still feel the pain of losing my 13-year-old brother, 7 months of after his bar mitzvah, 41 years ago, after a car that my dad was driving was side-swiped by a young woman going through a red light, a half mile from my dad's home. The pain and grief for my parents as well as my sister and I were powerful and devastating and took many years to slightly subside. My dad also had incredible guilt, even though it wasn't his fault and it was just a random accident. I believe like Colin that this wasn't "meant to be" or God's plan, as some say. It was a freakish accident. Thanks again for this powerful, heartfelt, and insightful interview. It is comforting when others share their stories in this wide community of grief and loss.