After the Rain: Gentle Reminders for Healing, Courage, and Self-Love

by Alexandra Elle

It meant learning the difference between being alone and being lonely. I had to get my stuff together. And in order to do that, I knew I needed to leave people behind who were distracting me from my growth. I had to start from scratch and acknowledge my roles in the cycles that I said I wanted to break.

Life won’t be what we wish it to be; no amount of wishing and waiting will change that. And that when we truly care, we make time for who and what we value.

Meaning well and doing well are not synonymous.

You don’t have to carry your trauma so close to your chest anymore. Unpack it. Leave things behind and start over as many times as you need to.

Forgiveness teaches you time and time again that you cannot change what was, but you can always choose to give yourself grace and press forward into what is possible.

You do not need outside validation to be happy, free, and authentic. Self-celebration is your birthright. Give yourself permission to be flawed. Give yourself space to self-correct and reroute. You are deserving of your own mercy. The sun will always emerge after the rain; you’ve just got to be committed enough to do the work while you wait it out. Love yourself through every hardship that presents itself. We are all doing the best we can with what we have.