You don't have to be fully healed to be resilient. In fact, some wounds may never truly heal. The things you've been through-the traumas, heartbreaks, losses, and moments that shook your very sense of safety-there may be no going back from them. And that's not your fault. So please don't believe you're broken simply because healing is taking time. Sometimes healing is a lifelong journey. But even while carrying the weight of it, you are allowed to live a beautiful life. Resilience doesn't mean being untouched by pain; it means choosing not to pass that pain on. It means choosing not to hurt others, even when you're hurting. It's choosing love when life has taught you cruelty. It's choosing kindness when bitterness feels easier. You are not defined by what you've suffered. You are not led by it. Let your story be the reason someone finds hope; not the reason they question their worth. Treat others the way you once wished someone had treated you. Be the reason the world becomes just a little gentler. That's what true resilience is. That's what real power looks like.