YOU CAN BE BOTH HEALING AND HAPPY

YOUR JOY IS NOT FAKE JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE STILL IN PROCESS

Dear Sisterfriend,

Do not let anyone make you feel like you have to be fully healed to feel joy.
Joy is not a reward for perfection.
It is a gift in the process, a holy moment in the middle of the work.

You can still be healing and have peace.
You can still be processing and smile for real.
You can be working through things and still celebrate how far you have come.

“The joy of the Lord is your strength”
Nehemiah 8:10

Your joy is not a lie.
Your laughter is not a mask.
It is the evidence that even while healing, your spirit is still alive and rising.

There is nothing wrong with feeling good again.
There is nothing wrong with giving yourself permission to enjoy what God is doing.
You are allowed to be both in recovery and in celebration.

Keep your joy close.
Protect your smile.
Let your happiness be part of your healing.

You deserve to feel light again.
And it is not too soon.

With joy and journey,
Dr. Anita McDaniel
The Unmute Queen