"Healing is not the same as forgetting."
Welcome, fellow griever.
This is your Daily Nugget from me, Melissa, your host of The Leftover Pieces.
Today we will share a moment of presence, a breath of truth, and a reminder.
Let’s lean in
Some people think moving forward means leaving the past behind.
But grief teaches us otherwise.
Healing is not the same as forgetting.
Healing isn’t about erasing the person we lost or softening their memory until it no longer stings. It’s about carrying them with us in a way that lets us breathe without breaking apart every time.
I’ve learned that forgetting was never the goal — love doesn’t ask that of us.
Instead, healing asks us to weave the person into who we are now, so their presence is threaded into every chapter that follows.
They’re not gone from the story — they’ve simply changed chapters with us.
Now, take another breath.
Let this moment be enough.
Carry the piece that speaks to you.
You’re not alone in this remembering.
I’ll be here again tomorrow.
Talk soon.
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