Small Markers of Healing

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Healing doesn’t always look like strength.
Sometimes it looks like barely getting through the day.
Or walking away from something that hurts, even when you want it to work.
Or crying for reasons you can’t name — and letting the tears come anyway.

So when it feels like you’re not making progress, come back to these quiet signs:

🌿 Small Markers of Healing

• You pause instead of reacting.
• You notice when you’re overwhelmed — and you name it.
• You speak to yourself with slightly more kindness than you used to.
• You no longer try to fix or chase people who don’t meet you.
• You walk away from things that once hooked you.
• You feel grief and let it happen.
• You don’t abandon yourself in the name of being liked.
• You hold space for others without losing your own ground.
• You catch yourself before spiraling — even if just once.
• You choose rest instead of guilt-tripping yourself into productivity.
• You allow joy without assuming it will disappear.
• You cry. Not because you’re broken — but because you’re healing.
• You feel the urge to numb… and sometimes, you don’t.
• You no longer need to prove your worth in every room.
• You stop and say, “I don’t know what I need, but I know I need something.”

🕯 You’re Becoming Softer — Not Weaker

Healing isn’t just becoming tougher.
It’s becoming more honest.
More gentle.
More in tune with your needs.

If you’ve felt tired lately, disconnected, or unsure — maybe you’re not doing anything wrong.
Maybe you’re just in a part of the story where the roots grow deeper than the leaves.

And that’s still growth.

💬 Keep Going

The version of you that doubted everything, chased unavailable love, and never rested — you’re already leaving them behind.

Not perfectly.
Not linearly.
But steadily.

One small marker at a time.