The Beauty of Redemption
“Go on and try to tear me down, I will be rising from the ground like a skyscraper.” –Demi Lovato, Skyscraper You know what’s scary? Monsters. When we were kids, we were afraid of them jumping out at us from our closets or under our beds. There was even a movie made about it! As we got older, we discovered that there were no such things as monsters that would come after us and eat us in our sleep. Instead, we discovered monsters that live inside our heads. There’s the Busy Monster, the one who keeps you up at night, going through lists of things you have to get done. There’s the Loneliness Monster, the one who convinces you that you’re alone in life and can’t depend on anyone. There’s the Not Good Enough Monster, the one who tells you that no matter how much you do, no matter how hard you work, no matter how good your heart is, you will never be good enough. He’s my least favorite monster. He has a name, too. It’s ED. Now, ED and I now each other pretty well. I heard about him...