Grounded Healing & Integration Series – Chapter 34

 

Wounds May Not Disappear, But Our Relationship With Them Can

Many believe that healing means the wounds must vanish, the past must be left behind, and we must be completely unaffected. But the true path of healing is rarely that linear.

Some wounds may still ache when gently touched. Some memories may still rise with certain scents or scenes. Some emotions may never “completely disappear.”

But what can change—is our relationship with them.

We stop avoiding, stop suppressing—and learn to gently be with ourselves when those parts arise.

We no longer get lost in the wound—we recognize it as part of the past, but not the whole of our present.

We might even grow to thank these wounds—for pushing us into deeper awareness and a more authentic life.

This isn’t “pretending everything’s fine.” It’s acknowledging “this is still here,” but it no longer runs our life.

True freedom is not deleting the past—it’s coexisting with it in peace, and reclaiming our power to respond consciously.

You don’t need to wait for “perfect healing” to begin living fully.
You can begin now—step by gentle step—while still carrying the beauty and pain of what has shaped you.