I used to think 'healing' meant the pain would just... stop. Now I see it more like learning to dance with the ache. I thought healing was about becoming who I used to be. Now I know it's about becoming someone I could never have imagined. I spent so long trying to excavate the 'before.' Now I understand the 'after' is the only ground I truly have. It’s not about erasing the map, but redrawing it with new landmarks.