a few steps forward in healing. :)

Healing isn’t something that happens all at once. It’s not like waking up one morning and suddenly feeling “better.” It’s slower, quieter, and sometimes frustrating. It’s dragging yourself out of bed even when your chest feels heavy. It’s washing the dishes that piled up when your mind couldn’t keep up. It’s answering one message, even if you left ten unread.

Sometimes, we put pressure on ourselves to “bounce back” like nothing ever happened. But the truth is, moving on from a hard time doesn’t mean erasing the pain. It means learning to carry it differently. It means taking small steps—tiny ones, if that’s all you have in you today—and trusting that each step matters.

Healing can look like crying in the shower and then making yourself a cup of tea. It can look like writing a messy journal entry, even if the words don’t make sense. It can look like laughing at a dumb meme after days of feeling numb. These moments don’t feel like milestones, but they are.

You don’t need to run. You don’t need to have a perfect routine. You just need to keep moving, inch by inch, step by step. And on the days you feel like you’ve gone backwards, remember: healing isn’t a straight line. It’s a spiral. You’ll come back to the pain sometimes, but each time you do, you’ll face it a little stronger than before.

So here’s to the small steps. The quiet victories. The half-smiles that sneak in when you thought you couldn’t feel joy again. You’re healing—even if it doesn’t look the way you thought it would. And that’s enough.