When we injure ourselves, we allow the body to heal and recover. We know that if we ignore the problem, it will become difficult to manage in the future. It is the same with our mind and emotional world. We know that we are living with hurt, regrets, strained relationships, and unresolved emotions, buried within but awaiting closure. Reflecting on how we can heal our inner world can make a difference to our life.
Just as we put away things in drawers and cupboards to look at later on, we have mental drawers in which we have locked away some emotions. We heal ourselves when we open those drawers, unpack emotions we have suppressed, painful sometimes, and find it in ourselves to resolve the issue in our mind. Confronting our past and moving on heals us.
It is never easy opening our inner world to someone else; often, we don’t want to share our vulnerabilities and hurt. Finding someone we fully trust and are comfortable with helps us see things clearly. Talking out our emotions and getting a perspective heals us.
Sometimes, even though we know it is the right thing to do, we just find it difficult to let go, the emotion revisiting us time and again. When all efforts fail, and yet we seek closure, true prayer heals us.
Sometimes we find that everything seems like an effort, and things are not flowing as smoothly as before. It may well be that our inner world is blocking the outer flow. We often get stuck without realising it. Rededicating ourselves to a higher ideal, and deciding to let go allowing us to move on, heals us.
Our mind heals with time. Once we decide to move on, circumstances align themselves to help us on our journey, but we need to give ourselves time. Patience heals us.
The power to heal ourselves lies within once we tap into the source of our love, wisdom, and joy. Despite what we may have experienced, we need to rid ourselves of anger and hatred. Finding the capacity to think well of those who have hurt us the most sounds impossible, but it can truly rid us of our deepest feelings. Forgiveness heals us.
Often, we find it easy to forgive others but are hard on our own mistakes. We too are as human as anyone and will make our share of mistakes. Not taking ourselves too seriously and learning to laugh at our own mistakes heals us.
In a world where we rush against time trying to pack in as much as we can, often overcompensating for unresolved emotions, we need to pause, check in on how we are really doing, and take out time to heal ourselves.
(Picture- Duomo, Milan)
The mind is purified not by suppressing experience but by witnessing it, understanding it, and finally allowing it to dissolve in awareness.
True healing begins when the Self remembers its own wholeness—where forgiveness, patience, and peace arise naturally. The mind is the wave of emotion; awareness is the ocean in which these waves finally settle and disappear. 🕉️✨