The Thorn of Rebirth

“Feeling again also means it can hurt again.”

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Recovery isn’t a journey without complications; it means once again exposing yourself to vulnerability. To feel anew is to open the emotional doors that were shut for protection. And with the capacity for joy or hope comes the possibility of pain.

The bouquet of roses embodies this duality: beauty arrives hand in hand with thorns that pierce. Holding the roses requires embracing the harm as an inseparable part of the gift. The eight blossoms signify good fortune, but not the absence of risk.

The fear of healing is perfectly natural. To feel again can seem more terrifying than staying in the familiar darkness. Yet the only way to live fully is to accept that life holds both the chance to bloom and the chance to bleed.