For a long time, I believed healing required force. Force to become someone “better” calmer, wiser, more healed. I thought healing meant effort and discipline. If I tried hard enough, reflected deeply enough, or controlled myself carefully enough, I would arrive at a final version of myself, one untouched by fear, doubt, or tenderness. But water has been teaching me something different. Water does not rush to prove itself. It does not argue with obstacles. It does not panic w