the healer.
Who saves Superman?
“Before you heal someone,
ask him if he’s willing to give up the things that make him sick.”
― Hippocrates
i recently decided to take the leap and experience a reiki healing session. it was highly recommended and much needed. in my own way, i’d been preparing and priming myself for the release i experienced as a result of the session. the healer shared some insightful information with me regarding the chakras that require a bit more love from me. needless to say, i look forward to doing the work.
and that’s what evolving is all about, right? doing the work; facing yourself, all of yourself, and nurturing your maturation. for years i tried to ignore, cover up, or plain old disregard my wounds. i relied on various vices (even relied on people as vices) to quail any discomfort around healing. being an empath, i even thought that saving others would liberate me. then, i realized the only person getting in the way of the healing i so badly desired for myself was myself.
the heart of the matter.
to me, healing has become akin to spiritual open heart surgery. the heart is the life force of our existence and ultimately charts our course. diagnose the heart—your heart—and you’ll expose the blockages or lack thereof. the more i heal, the more i unblock my heart and the more this life force is able to freely do what it’s intended to do: sustain a life. and because i’m determined to live a life that’s full of peace, harmony, compassion, love, and overall balance, healing becomes a necessity.
it’s a balancing act, though. and as it turns out, by healing myself i ultimately harness the ability to heal (not save) others—or at least spark their healing. alternatively, my want or need for growth doesn’t mean that others have the same desire. the biggest challenge i’ve faced is learning how to navigate those personalities that might be stuck in old patterns and mindsets that don’t necessarily correlate with or complement my current state. this is where the compassion i’m harnessing for myself becomes vital for how i show up (or don’t show up) in those dynamics. it’s the beauty of personal growth; you start to realize that God always gave you the tools to be more proactive about how and when you show up in life. you just had to consciously decide you were ready to use those tools.
i choose to be proactive about my own healing. i choose to validate myself in ways that no one else has the power to or ever could. i choose to lovingly embrace who i was as i grow into who i’m becoming. i choose me.
the choice is also yours. what say you?
Them: Who saves Superman?
Me: He saves himself.
- mytenofcups x
