Healing the Heart with Village with an Open Heart 

“Art and words can open the door to healing — one heart at a time.”

I am excited to share that I will be collaborating with Village with an Open Heart, a wonderful organization dedicated to fostering community, compassion, and healing.

Together, we will be creating healing greeting cards and writing pieces that speak to the heart, offering words of comfort, hope, and connection to those who need them most.

Through this partnership, my creative work will expand beyond reflection and expression to become part of a broader effort to nurture well-being and belonging within our community. I will also be supporting community outreach initiatives, helping to connect people through art, storytelling, and shared humanity.

You will begin to see this spirit woven throughout Meg’s Musings — in new card designs, heartfelt writings, and updates on the meaningful work taking place with Village with Open Heart.

If you would like to support this journey or simply share in a moment of reflection, I invite you to stay connected here as we continue building something beautiful together.

Fall greeting card

Healing is Possible Greeting Card

There are moments when your heart hurts so much you don’t even know how to describe it. Moments when you feel like you’re holding everything together with shaking hands. But even in those moments, even in your deepest pain, I need you to remember something: this is not the end of your story.

It’s okay to hurt. It’s okay to cry. It’s okay to feel lost or confused or unsure of what comes next. You’re not weak for feeling the things you feel. You’re human. And being human means you care deeply, you love deeply, and yes — sometimes you break deeply too.

But you won’t stay broken.

Every single thing you’ve survived up until now proves that you are stronger than you think. Look at all the nights you made it through. Look at all the days you kept going even when your heart felt heavy. That is strength. That is resilience. And that is proof that you will rise again.

You don’t have to heal alone. Lean on the people who love you. Let them remind you who you are when you forget. Let them sit with you in the dark until you’re ready to see the light again. There is no shame in needing support — that’s what humans do. We carry each other.

Little by little, you will find yourself again. You will laugh again. You will feel hope again. Healing doesn’t show up all at once — it comes in small moments, tiny shifts, days when your heart feels even a little bit lighter.

And one day, you’ll wake up and realize that the pain doesn’t control you anymore. That your heart, even with its scars, feels stronger and wiser than before. That you survived something that once felt impossible.

Your story is still being written. And there is so much ahead of you — love, peace, joy, new beginnings, new strength.

Don’t give up on yourself. You are healing, even on the days it doesn’t feel like it. Your heart is learning how to beat again. And you are becoming someone braver, softer, and more powerful than you’ve ever been.

You survived hardships before and you will survive again.