Heal...

HEAL 

There are days when something keeps pricking within. It’s not anyone’s fault, yet the pain lingers — replaying in our minds, unsettling our hearts. On such days, no matter what’s around us, nothing seems to feel good.

Over the years, I’ve realised that healing is not a destination. It isn’t about “one fine day, I’ll be okay.” 

Healing is a daily practice, and more often than not, it begins with the small, invisible shifts we choose to make within ourselves.

Here’s what #HEAL has meant for me:

 H – Honesty with yourself

I remember telling myself “I’m fine” so many times when I actually wasn’t. It took courage to look in the mirror and admit, “I am struggling.” 

Whether it was health concerns, emotional stress, or professional pressure — the day I stopped pretending and embraced honesty was the day healing found its doorway.

E – Express what you feel

For the longest time, I thought staying silent was strength. But silence often turned into heaviness. True strength, I realised, lies in expression. 

Sometimes it’s a heartfelt conversation with a trusted person, sometimes it’s pouring your thoughts onto a journal page (safest at times), and sometimes it’s simply allowing yourself to cry. 

Expression doesn’t weaken us — it lightens the load we carry inside.

A – Accept

We’ve all had moments where life didn’t follow our script — a project delayed, a relationship that changed course, or a health setback that came uninvited.

Acceptance doesn’t mean we approve of the situation or that we’re giving up. It means we find peace in reality and work with it, instead of against it. Acceptance transforms resistance into resilience.

L – Let go of what hurts

This is perhaps the hardest. The mind loves to replay “what if” scenarios. The heart clings to words left unsaid or emotions misunderstood. 

Letting go for some has meant forgiving — not because the hurt wasn’t real, but because holding on to delayed stability. Letting go is not forgetting or discarding; it is choosing peace over pain, release over resentment.

For me, most of the times absorbing what hurts...

We choose people over approaches or peace over situations or then a different combination altogether, that is our take. Yes, it is easier said than done !

Healing is not a one-time event. It’s a conscious choice we make every single day — to be honest, to express, to accept, and to let go.

What does healing look like in your life?

#Healing #EmotionalIntelligence

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