When Healing Becomes a Hiding Place

But somewhere along the way, I noticed something strange; I was doing all the “healing,” but I wasn’t actually living. I wasn’t exploring new passions or creating joy on purpose. I wasn’t pouring into my home or feeling rooted in my present. I wasn’t building the life I said I wanted. I was just working on myself…forever. It was like I’d turned healing into a lifestyle, a full-time job, a personality trait.