August 23rd, 2023

Good morning/afternoon! Happy Wednesday! We are nearing the end of August, and of Summer... although if you're in Texas, we are actually no where near the end of Summer 🫠 But we can pretend because I'm ready for cardigans and decorating for Halloween. Who is with me? Okay okay, here's the quote:

"Your heart heals in little steps. When you rush the healing, part of you wants to skip the part where you feel the pain. You just want to get to the place that looks like you've healed. But healing and looking like you've healed are two very different realities. Take your time to heal. And love yourself as you feel unhealed, healing and ready to heal. It's not the change around you that means you've healed. It's the change within. Focus on that." - Najwa Zebian ✨

That's the hardest part, right? Sitting in the hurt, sitting in the pain, sitting in the emotion of it all - the anger, sadness, defeat, frustration, sense of overwhelming dread, the ebb and flow of it all? And the worst part is, you never deserved any of that pain, but you DO deserve to heal. So here is your gentle reminder that feeling your feels, as uncomfortable and painful as they may be, is the healthy thing to do. It is the road to living a more authentic and peaceful life. Stop faking your way out of what really hurts you and start feeling your way through it.

Healing is not linear, healing takes time, it takes being gentle with yourself, and most importantly, it takes being PATIENT with yourself. Healing does not happen overnight. It's okay to start over every single day. You challenge yourself every time you try. You'll learn something new. Keep going. You will get there.

Trust your journey. Rest your soul. Leave people better than you found them and have a beautiful day and wonderful rest of your week! 👽🫶🏻🧿