When we were small, we struggled through our first steps. Now, we walk, run, and dance without giving those first shaky steps a second thought. Healing is like that. You will fall down. You will sometimes regress back to a crawl when your legs feel shaky and crawling feels safer. You’ll want to retreat back into the arms of ex-lovers who may not appreciate you but whose arms feel familiar. You’ll doubt yourself until one day, you don’t. You’ll just be healed, as if you always were. Then, you’ll find new wounds to tackle just like you found bike riding and ballet. Healing isn’t linear, it’s an
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