A good friend lost a dear one and condolences poured in. Some were sympathetic, some supportive and others out of concern. I read some messages on one of the whatsapp group chats saying ‘ time will heal.’

It stayed in my mind. Does ‘time’ really heal? Is ‘time’ some magician or healer?

Yes with time our maturity rises with more experiences of life. But a small trigger can sometimes take us back to the unpleasant incident. Then it is a replay of the same story. And we keep replaying the same cd a number of times and replay and replay. Time is a dear friend. It is always there with us.

It is important to address the emotions during the incident. It is important to allow ourselves to feel the way we feel and it is absolutely okay. But what’s important is to release and let go later because the holding on causes blockages. With time we need to realise that the replay of the CD is not allowing us to move ahead and to grow which is essential at every stage of our lives.

Time is the dear friend always present with us whether we decide to move on or not. It is our conscious effort with understanding and loads of love that helps us grow to newer, happier us.

Affirm

“I have the power to change my story.”