You Don’t Have to Explain It — To Feel It

Some people walk into the clinic with stories they can’t put into words.

They don’t start with explanations. They just sit. Quiet. Present. Holding something they’ve carried — sometimes for years.

Like the woman who came in with a large scar across her face. She didn’t call it trauma. She didn’t call it pain.

She just said: “I’ve lived with this for long enough.

And that was enough.

We didn’t rush. We didn’t talk about transformation. We just listened — with our hands, our eyes, our presence.

And as the color softened, something else softened too. Not just in her skin…but in the way she looked at

herself.

That’s what I witness every week — Not grand gestures. But subtle shifts. When someone chooses to see

themselves differently. Not because anyone else asked them to. But because they’re finally ready to want more — for themselves.

That kind of decision is powerful. Because it’s conscious. Because it’s quiet. Because it’s yours.

And maybe you’ve been carrying something too.

A scar. A story. An old belief. A subtle feeling that something could be different — if you let it.

It doesn’t have to be dramatic to be valid. It doesn’t have to be visible to be real.

Some of the most meaningful decisions I’ve seenhappen in silence. No big speeches.

No big plans. Just a deep breath and a quiet yes.

So maybe this is your time.

Not to prove anything. Not to change everything. But to ask:

What if I made one decision that brought me closer to who I want to be — not someday, but now?

The pigment we use is only a tool. The real shift happens when you decide to stop ignoring the parts of you that deserve attention.

And when you do… You don’t become someone new. You simply return to someone true.

With care,

Priscila Iwama