What is Healing? And how does it happen?
This is some writing I found i had written on my previous website in 2021. I enjoyed rereading it and a lot of it still resonates so I decided to reshare on here.
What is healing? And how does it happen? Healing happens in many different ways and on many different levels. There is no right way or one way. Often healing is thought of as something that is connected with health and wellness, reaching a perfect state of being. Optimal energy, fit and strong, full of positivity.
Healing is broad and vast, it is a personal and subjective experience. Healing can happen when you are sick, unwell, living in a place of ongoing chronic pain. Healing can happen when a person is on their death bed and dying. A beautiful book I read that delves deeper into this topic is “Mortally Wounded: Stories of Soul Pain, Death, and Healing” by Dr. Michael Kearney.
Healing to me is anything that washes my soul with peace , brings me more acceptance and relieves suffering in some way. Healing happens constantly, it deepens, it develops, it continues all through out our life. Healing is part of our souls growth, evolution and transformation.
Below are some of my thoughts and reflections on the different ways healing can happen.
Healing Happens…
Healing happens through touch, when we allow our body to relax and rest and be held by the heart and hands of another. Healing happens when we open our heart and allow ourself to receive love and be loved.
Healing happens when we jump into the ocean, stand bare foot or lie flat on the earth… Healing happens sitting under a tree, watching the stars, in a therapy room...
Healing happens when we grieve. Grieve our past, grieve our loses, grieve what never was, grieve the love we needed but didn’t receive. Healing happens when we realise our grief is a beautiful and brave part of us, as grief is a form of love.
Healing happens when we open up to a trusted companion, share & shed our tears, unload our hidden burdens. Healing happens when we allow ourselves be vulnerable with another.
Healing happens when we feel safe in our environment, supported and taken care of. Healing happens when we feel listened to, accepted and loved for all our perceived madness and darkness.
Healing happens when we restore parts of ourselves that we thought we had lost, healing happens when we nourish our pain and sufferings with kindness.
Healing happens when we are encouraged by others, when we say well done to ourselves and that we are proud of everything we have accomplished in this life so far.
Healing happens when we laugh uncontrollably, when we spend time with old friends, when we make new friends. Healing is connection.
Healing happens when we go on adventures, when we are spontaneous, do new things, meet new people, take risks and welcome in the new and unfamiliar
Healing happens when we connect and listen to our inner childs wants, needs and desires. Healing happens when we paint, do crafts, use our hands, honour our creative soul.
Healing happens when we help another out and when we allow another to help us out.
Healing happens when we fully accept ourself and where we currently are in life. Healing happens for ourself and others when we fully embody who we truly are.
Healing happens when we listen to and acknowledge our anger, pain, jealously, rage, shame in the present moment that we experience these feelings … When we take breathe and stop criticising ourselves for having these emotions. To know that they are only temporary and that we can find ways to help support ourselves to move forward.
Healing happens when we put a call out to the universe for help; for healing, to manifest all our dreams, hopes and wishes. Healing happens when we seek out others to help and support us on our path when we are struggling.
Healing happens when we have honest, tough and real conversations. Healing happens for all when this happens even if it doesnt always feel good at the time.
Healing happens when we stand up for ourself, use our voice or say no to something we usually would have said yes to. Healing happens when we begin to regain our personal power, realise our worth and put boundaries in place.
Healing happens when we allow ourselves to rest, decide to let go of control and choose to struggle less.
Healing happens when we make mistakes, healing happens when we reflect and forgive ourself for these mistakes. .
Healing happens when we decide to try a new approach to how we live, when we change up our strict routines. Healing happens when we follow our unique path, begin to trust ourself and let go of doing what we “should be doing”. Healing is allowing ourselves to live a life we fully feel alive living.
Healing happens when we realise we can leave the pain of the past behind. It may never be solved and may still or always carry a weight of hurt. But the more we allow ourselves to step into the energy of love, joy, peace and compassion the heaviness and strength the past had over us will weaken.
Healing is nourishing our souls with goodness and realising we can channel our pain and past experiences into what we share and offer to the world that helps bring healing to others and the earth.
Healing happens when we recognise we are part of nature and begin to see that we have a whole extended family on non-human relatives. Healing happens when we begin to live in harmony with the earth.
Healing is the unfoldment of life
Healing happens in many different, wonderful, mad and strange ways. By just being a human you are a healer and you are healing. Healing is regeneration. Healing can be painful, healing can be joyful. Healing is creative and expansive. These are just a few thoughts that came to me as I wrote this. I would love to hear some of your thoughts on how healing happens for you.
Much Love xx