Facing the Lightning Strike

But December 27th, she's in her reflection period, and she says her thoughts are no

longer shadows, they're heavy rain clouds. And this is where she makes,

I think, one of the most incredible psychological moves in the whole journal.

Oh, it's dramatic. Instead of looking for shelter from this internal storm,

she walks right into it. She practically begs for it. She does.

She makes this courageous pledge, writing, "So let it pour down on me.

Let me face lightning strike." That sounds... I mean, that sounds dangerous.

Is that real courage, or is it just bravado that could actually break you? I think it's a form