🌼 Gratitude in April: Day 18
Thankful for healing
It's been a real balancing act for me to figure out how to be honest and open when sharing about our darkest, most hopeless years without having to actually dwell in all that awfulness.
Some days I'm more successful than others.
The longer I do this work though, the more I find that when I do look back, mostly I just feel so damn thankful at how far we've come since then.
More and more stepparenting support platforms are starting to talk about the harder realities of stepparenting: issues like high conflict and parental alienation. But I think I'm the only one who talks about how weird life can feel once you come out on the other side — after the drama has calmed down enough that you can finally stand up, look around, and start the equally hard work of healing from that drama.
I really thought we never would heal from everything we went through. And yet, somehow... we have. Or at least we've made progress. Maybe we're still healing and maybe we always will be. Either way, I feel that healing right down to my soul and I am so grateful. 🧡
TODAY'S PROMPT:
Think of a way you've healed in your life, whether physically, emotionally, or spiritually, and take a minute to give thanks for the incredible power of healing. (Always remember: even small improvements count!)