Move Past Your Pain: Discover Your Purpose
Overcoming Negative Generational Patterns to Achieve Your Best Life
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Do you know that you were created for purpose and meaning? It’s true! There is a God-given purpose designed for each person, and every life is significant, no matter what background or economic status from which a person comes.
Are you walking in your purpose? Do you wake up every day feeling passionate about your purpose? Walking in your purpose is about using your God given gifts and talents to bring personal satisfaction and fulfillment, and then using those gifts to influence other lives.
Are you living your best life? Living your best life is about pursuing a purposeful and productive life, thereby modeling and establishing a positive legacy for the next generation.
Like so many others, you may have a desire to live your best life, but may find yourself stuck because of well-worn negative patterns that continue to plague you and prevent you from achieving your goals and dreams.
If this describes your current situation, then this book is for you. Having ministered to thousands of people as a family therapist for almost three decades, I have seen how negative generational cycles are repeated, causing major psychological damage and unhappiness, not only for individuals, but for their families also. Our past patterns, both positive and negative, can affect the choices that we make for our future. It is important to understand the patterns of our past and how they shape us, so that we can make changes and choices that will bring health, abundant life, and purpose for our future!
These negative generational patterns emerge from behaviors that we saw modeled while growing up and are now manifested in our life. These patterns can include poor self-image, rejection, anger, substance abuse (either drugs or alcohol), sex addictions, sex abuse, adultery, dishonesty, emotional and physical abuse, unhealthy lifestyle choices, poor money management, poor conflict management, inability to handle anger, negative and destructive thinking, economic instability, and unforgiveness. Also included are patterns of deception, living in denial, avoidance, lying, running away, not facing issues, fear of relationships, and finally, settling for less than God’s best.
This book will help you identify the negative patterns that have impacted your life and kept you from moving forward and maximizing your God-given purpose. Once these patterns are identified, you have the responsibility to adopt new patterns that lead to living a free and fully functional life.
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In this book, practical wisdom is united with the fire of faith, leaving you with a desire to change and the tools to do so. If you’ve ever been held back by negative generational cycles, Move Past Your Pain: Discover Your Purpose will help you believe in yourself and your potential, give you a vision for the future, and help you develop an uncompromising faith in a loving and merciful God.
About the Author
Dr. Mary Simms has over twenty-five years of professional counseling and speaking experience, working with families and individuals in the areas of marriage and family, relationships, abuse, addiction, and recovery. Dr. Simms has worked and taught at the university level as well as in hospital and corporate settings, and is currently in private practice. Throughout her career, she has been recognized as a voice of hope, helping thousands live better quality lives. Having grown up in the inner city and experiencing firsthand the effects of violence and abuse, she understands the journey of moving past pain to achieve a God-given purpose. Dr. Simms is also a two-time cancer survivor, familiar with the amazing power of God to heal, redeem, and restore. Dr. Simms was a contributor to Susan Osborn’s books Wounded by Words, Too Soon to Say Goodbye, and Invisible Chains. She has also published articles entitled “Starting Over,” and “Deep Valleys” in Just Women’s Magazine. She has traveled internationally with LifeBranch Institute International, a nonprofit marriage and family ministry designed to strengthen families and relationships.
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www.familyoutreachcounseling.com
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