©MariaLind 2025
Publisher: BoD ·Books on Demand, Östermalmstorg 1, 114 42 Stockholm, Sweden, bod@bod.se
Print: Libri Plureos GmbH, Friedensallee 273, 22763 Hamburg, Germany
ISBN: 978-91-8097-924-5
Preface
Thereisa voicewithinyou. Maybeyou haven'theard it in alongtime. Maybeithas drownedin thewords of others,inthe pain,inthe doubt.
Butitisthere. Aquiet voicewhispering: “You aremorethanyourpain. Youare worthliving. Youare loved.”
This book is notheretotellyou howtobe. It's here to remind youofwhatyou alreadyknow, deep down: that youhaveaplace. That youare whole, even when youfeel broken. That youcarry astrengththathas survived everyday untilnow.
Each page is writtenlikea hand to hold. Aplace to rest. Areminderthatdarknessand lightcan coexist– andthatboth canfit within you.
So as youread, take adeepbreath. Letgoofthe demandsfor awhile. Letthe wordslandinyourheart.
Youdon't have to change everything today. It's enough that you're here. Breathe. Reading.
Lettingthe heartknow: “I am notalone.”
Andmaybe,asyou turn thelastpage, youcan feel asmall spark of thegreatest: Life.
Ihavelet go of thepast. What oncehurt, Inolongercarry. Ihaveforgiven– myself,and thosewho hurt me.
Notfor theirsake, butfor my ownfreedom.
Everything in life hasa meaning. Mine hadtostayput. To show that healingispossible, that life canbe lived, even afterdarkness, guiltand silence.
Youneedtodothe work yourself,but youare neveralone.
Becausesomewhere,inanother part of the world, apersonremains –and whispers to you: Youtoo canbefree.
To thoseofyou reading
Before yougoany further, Iwanttoask youtobreathe. To puta hand on theheart. Feel thepulse there– therhythmthatreminds youthatyou are here,now.
What youare abouttoreadisnot just aboutme. It's aboutus– abouteveryonewho hascarried toomuch, loved toodeeply, triedtoo long,and yetgot back up.
Ishare my path notbecause it is unique,but because it is human.
Becauseweall, at some pointinour lives, face change,loss, and theopportunity to startover.
This book is writtenasa companion. Nottogiveanswers,but to awaken what youalready know. To remind youthatyou arenot broken,but human.
Letthe wordsbelikea steady hand in yours. Letthe silencebetween thelines speaktoyou. Andremember– youdon't have to understand everything at once.
It is enough that youreadwithanopenheart.
Becausethere,inthe midstofthe simple breath, allhealing begins.
Your innerstrength
No onecan make youwhole if youdon't want to. It allstartswithyourwill- your yes, your openness,your heart.
Rituals, meditations, prayers- they arelanguagesfor the same thing: to face fear,createsecurityand turn your hearttowards healing.
Adaptthemtoyou andyourbeliefs -God,nature, themoon goddess, or yourself. It allstarts within you. Everything happenstoyou. Andwhenyou allow, youcan feel: Iamwhole.I am loved. Iamfree.
Author's words
Iamwriting this book notassomeone whohas allthe answers, butassomeone whoknows firsthandwhatitfeels like when life hurts.
I've heardthe voices of doubt. I've felt theweightofwanting to give up.I'vebelievedliesthatI wasn't worthyoflove.
ButI have also discovered something else:thatthe truth looks different.
That life cancontain both darkness andlight.
That it is possibletoheal, to grow,tofinda home foroneself. This book is nota manual.Itisa companion. Thechaptersare like smallwindows into differentparts of life –and each window opens into you, your heart, andyourown journey.
Ihopethat, as youturnthe last page,you carrywithyou a feelingthatyou arenever alone, that youare more lovedthan youthink,and that youalways, always have aplace here.
With warmth andhope, MariaLind
Introduction
This is abookfor thoseofyou whohaveeverfeltlikeyou don'tfit in.
Forthose of youwho have carried pain,doubt or afeeling of beingoutside.
Forthose of youwho have heardvoices- from within or without– that sayyou arenot good enough.
Maybeyou have struggledwithdarkness, self harm,eating disorders, or bullying.
Maybeyou'vefeltthe weight of protective weight,orbeen caught in negative self talk.
Maybeyou'veeverwonderediflifeisreallyworth living.
This book wantstoremindyou of somethingsimplebut crucial:
Youare whole. Youare loved. Youhavea placeinthe world.
Each chapterisbuilt like ahandtohold: •a mirror to seeyourselfin, •a voicethatspeaksthe truth, •exercises that help youfeelin, •and alittlemomentofhealing whereyou canlandwithin yourself.
