Healing
The biggest life lesson I’ve learnt is that to be healed doesn’t mean everything will feel suddenly perfect forever. It’s a misconception I used to punish myself over.
Why am I feeling like this again when I was doing so great? Instead, to be healed means you have better coping mechanisms to deal with the tougher emotions when they flood in again, you have more compassion for yourself, you understand your triggers, you set stronger boundaries, you create standards you deserve, you understand not everyone will understand — and you ultimately learn to put your mental health above everything else. That’s okay. It doesn’t mean you’ve found yourself back at square one.
Life has many different chapters, don’t let one bad chapter end the book.
I think there’s s a point in your healing journey where you stop trying to convince other people to do the right thing, you just observe their choices, understand their character, and decide what you’re going to allow in your life. Healthy boundaries start with self-awareness. We have to know who we are, what we feel and need, and what we do or don’t have energy for. Then we can identify and communicate our limits.
Lately, I have been craving more moments that are soft. Moments that aren’t harsh on my body or soul. Moments that are gentle. Moments where I can exhale just as deeply as I’m able to breathe. Moments that…
