Winter Woodlands

self-compassion, healing takes time, honor what you feel

Take time to honor what you feel. Self-compassion is the healing balm you desire.

Heart healing can feel a lot like being in winter woodlands: in this landscape it can seem like time is standing still and the pain you are facing will be with you forever. Healing is never simple, and oftentimes you may not even know you’re in a healing phase until you’ve made your way out. You may be ready to give up and shut yourself off from anything good that is attempting to come into your life, but you have pulled this card to tell you that healing is happening for you.

Do not feel any pressure to heal your heart in any particular way. Sometimes it may feel like you’re going in circles, passing the same emotions and feelings time and time again, but you must trust that you are headed in the right direction. Be gentle with yourself in the coming weeks, allowing yourself to feel what you’re feeling without trying to change. You can still love someone even if they have hurt you or grieve for something even if other people don’t understand why. That doesn’t mean you’re silly; it means you’re human. Don’t worry: the frost on your heart will thaw and spring will find you again.