heal·ing
/ˈhēliNG/

noun

1. The process of making or becoming sound or healthy again.

I am healing. Healing from covid. Healing from trauma. Healing from the past. Healing from ailments. Healing from strife. Healing from everything that has cut me open and left me to bleed out. I am healing mentally. I am healing physically.

I. Am. Healing.

Healing takes time and while the pain and suffering will come to an end, a scar will remain as a constant reminder of what I have been through all my years.

Grandpa always said to me, “mind over matter,” and I believe him. It is, however, easier said than done. I am trying Grandpa, I am trying.