Healing

[Eva Libre]

Shouting at others does not make our life quieter.
Speaking ill of others does not make people speak well of us.
And hurting others does not heal us.

The way that cutting someone else’s flowers
or depriving them of water
or shutting them in the dark
will not make ours grow.

We cannot expect growth if we don’t focus on ourselves.
So we have to nurture ourselves.
Be patient with ourselves.
Allow ourselves light.
Feed ourselves.

We are all born to blossom.

But weakening someone else’s flower
will not strengthen our roots.
And strong roots mean we bloom.
Strong roots mean growth.

Yes, we are all born to blossom.
To grow.

But we’ve got to heal our roots first.

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Becky Hemsley (2023)
Artwork by Erica Wexler

"Healing" is from "Letters from Life" , https://a.co/d/2ttNHrP