Heika Wilson
Healing is not about fixing what is broken, but honoring what has been endured and choosing to move forward with care.
Healing is not about going back to who we were before things got hard. It is about noticing what we have been through and being honest about what it cost us. It means making room for the pain without letting it define us. Some days, healing looks like quiet acceptance. Other days, it is just putting one foot in front of the other. It does not have to be fast or neat. Moving forward with care—especially for ourselves—is sometimes the most honest kind of progress.
Sometimes the quiet moments teach us more than any conversation. Stillness has a way of speaking truth.
We learn a lot when things slow down. In the quiet, we are not performing or explaining—we are just sitting with whatever is there. That can feel uncomfortable, but it is also where we often find the truth. Stillness does not mean nothing is happening. It just means we are listening instead of reacting. When we let things settle, it gets easier to see what is real and what is not worth holding onto.
