I attended a seminar today on Self-Harming Behaviour in Adolescents which was REALLY good. The content was very helpful and the speaker was excellent. Kimberly Klassen is a Child & Youth Worker who has set up shop in Morden and offers her services as a child & youth therapist…she can be contacted at 822-9544. Anyhow the seminar reminded me of a song I was listening to on my iPod yesterday by Johnny Cash called Hurt which was written by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails (see Media Player to left). The lyrics seem to capture the mindset of the self-harming individual quite well:
I hurt myself today
to see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
the only thing that’s real
the needle tears a hole
the old familiar sting
try to kill it all away
but I remember everything
what have I become?
my sweetest friend
everyone I know
goes away in the end
and you could have it all
my empire of dirtI will let you down
I will make you hurtI wear this crown of thorns
upon my liar’s chair
full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
beneath the stains of time
the feelings disappear
you are someone else
I am still right herewhat have I become?
my sweetest friend
everyone I know
goes away in the end
and you could have it all
my empire of dirtI will let you down
I will make you hurtif I could start again
a million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way
There is a way out of self-destructive behaviour but the path is toward an understanding that one is of infinite worth and that one is loved…
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17
Harnessing Chaos 
Just browsing thru your blog and something caught my eye, I know who George Micheal is and Wham as well. I watched American Idol also and really enjoy listening to praying for time. I also enjoy careless whisper, everything she wants and A different corner. I used to listen to these songs before I commited my life to Christ. Now all I listen to is Casting Crowns ( favorite band), Mercy Me, and Third Day love there recent song, and many others. Also Carrie Underwood did an awesome job singing praying for time. I enjoyed your my space.
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