I would like to erase this phrase. Here’s what I really dislike about it – it takes away your agency. You are in charge of your healing, and I believe you deserve every bit of credit for what you do. Working through grief is not for the faint of heart. You may not feel it right away, but I know every step you take on your journey of healing took energy and effort on your part. It’s like learning how to breathe on your own again, and I don’t like anything that takes that agency away from people.
It’s also inaccurate. When there is a cut on the skin, it is not time that heals your wound. It’s not even someone kissing your boo-boo. (Sorry Mom! It still helped.) Ask anyone in medicine and they will tell for far too much about how skin repairs. (I highly suggest you do not ask this question while eating.) Here’s the very short, non-scientific version: your skin cells use energy to replicate while you blood cells create a protective clot, or scab. Once the skin cells have essentially done the repair and knitted back into a skin barrier, the scab comes off. Sometimes the skin is tender, lighter, or even scarred – thus a reminder of what we have survived and overcome. Your body is incredible when it comes to healing, but it is you and your body healing – not time.
Time is the venue through which your body accomplishes healing.
So, I encourage you to claim your agency. Use your time to care for your body with good sleep and proper nourishment. Use your time to care for your mind through therapy, group sessions, and meaningful conversations with those in your life. Use your time to care for your soul by practicing (or starting) spiritual practices such as religious worship, yoga, meditation, etc… Use time as the venue for your own healing. Claim your own strength because I know it’s already within you.
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