My husband became quiet ever since he started his new \u201chobby.\u201d Every time I asked him about it, he\u2019d only say it was \u201cliberating.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I started noticing red stains on his underwear whenever he returned from the workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One day, I followed him. I entered and froze when<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I saw him being cheered on by a small group of people, his hands covered in clay and streaks of red paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He wasn\u2019t hiding something terrible at all\u2014he had joined an art therapy group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The stains I had worried over were nothing more than paint and clay from their projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When he noticed me in the doorway, his eyes widened in surprise. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to tell you because\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was embarrassed,\u201d he confessed. \u201cWork has been overwhelming, and this is the only place where I feel free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Creating something with my hands\u2014it helps me breathe again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Relief flooded me, but so did guilt for doubting him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I sat quietly and watched as he molded a lump of clay into the shape of a bowl<\/p>\n\n\n\n
, his shoulders relaxing with every movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The way the group encouraged one another made it clear this wasn\u2019t just about art\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
it was about healing. On the drive home, he reached for my hand. \u201cI thought you\u2019d think I was wasting time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I smiled through tears. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing wasted in something that brings you peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m proud of you.\u201d Since then, I\u2019ve joined him a few times at the workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watching him create, seeing his quiet joy, reminded me that sometimes the secrets we fear the most are not betrayals\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
but hidden parts of the soul, waiting for light.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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