The Price for Healing

Counting the Cost

The last time I saw you, you were cloudy.
You were really sad but you didn’t know why you were sad.

I could tell something was weighing on you.
But today even though you are in the midst of cloudy days you are assertive,
you know what you want. You are speaking your needs. You have grown so much.

You are a completely different person than whom I met with a few months ago.

Her words stopped me in my tracks, my eyes welled up with tears.

In the past few months, I've experienced a profound shattering that led me to uncharted territory. The grief and pain have resurfaced buried emotions, and now I'm facing the broken pieces and unresolved childhood trauma, while learning to live.

Healing doesn’t come easy.

It's the hardest path I've ever chosen.

While social media often glamorizes healing, I have learned firsthand that healing comes with a hefty price—often more than we anticipate.

As I continue to embrace healing, here are five relearned truths about its costs.
Healing will cost you your comfort, control, relationships, time, and happiness.

5 Things Healing Will Cost You

1. Comfort: Healing will cost you your comfort.
   
   The discomfort is part of the healing too.
   
   Discomfort is an integral part of the healing process. Embracing moments of discouragement and discomfort is essential. Rather than avoiding or covering up wounds, honoring each step in the process, no matter how it looks, is crucial.
   

2. Control: Healing will cost you your control.
   
   Sometimes the most brave thing you can do is release control.
    
   Surrendering to uncertainties and relinquishing the need for everything to be figured out opens us to the fullness of the healing journey. By embracing vulnerability and letting go, we create space for growth, transformation, and new possibilities. It’s okay to surrender, it’s okay if it’s out of your hands.

it’s okay to surrender, it’s okay if it’s out of your hands.