What is Emotional Healing?

I think about this all the time, and the answer isn’t so obvious to me. I think healing can actually mean different things to different people. Rather than come up with a specific definition, I will just list some things that I believe to be true about healing:

Healing means feeling good.

Healing means having peace inside of me.

Healing means I am connected to my heart.

Healing means feeling settled.

Healing means small change.

Healing means big change.

Healing means I stop reacting blindly.

Healing means being able to turn my mind towards the positive.

Healing means believing things can be different than before.

Healing means I get to choose how I feel.

Healing means a full range of emotions.

Healing means I feel free to express myself.

Healing means I feel like I’m enough.

Healing means I feel like I am loved.

Healing means I know I am loved.

Healing means I know I can make things better.

Healing means I feel empowered to enjoy what is already good.

Healing means I know what I prefer and what I don’t prefer, and I enjoy the process of figuring those things out.

Healing means I’m not afraid of what’s inside of me.

Healing means I’m not afraid to cry.

Healing means I’m not afraid to love.

Healing means I’m not afraid to feel.

Healing means I can change how I feel.

Healing means I give myself permission to let go.

Healing means I forgive myself.

Healing means I give myself permission to be excited about things.

Healing means feeling free to want what I want.

Healing means I know that my excitement in life is what is here to guide me forward.

Healing means feeling deserving.

Healing means being able to imagine feeling good even when things are hard.

Healing means knowing that the journey of overcoming is a gift.

Healing means knowing my journey is full of purpose.

Healing means being able to learn from my experiences.

Healing means being able to value what I learn from my experiences.

Healing means seeing how everything is in service of me becoming more than I am.

Healing means a willingness to try.

Healing means accepting myself as I am.