"This is not weakness, my love. This is truly an amazing strength I have never seen before for this is strength," he said. "You know that it takes a lot of courage to step back, to give yourself to heal." he leans more to kiss my forehead and place my hand back where it was before, then wipes my eyes. "To let go of something that has been part of you, that doesn't mean you are giving it up, it just means you are moving forward," he said as he caressed my hair, reassuring me.
I close my eyes for a moment, taking the words he said, his steady, calm presence seemed to wrap around me, soothing the chaos in my chest. I can still feel the tightness, the ache, but it wasn't as overwhelming as before. "I am scared," I admitted. "What if I fail? What if I can't adjust? What if this just makes things worse?"
