Blooming Gracefully

by Rara Noormega

A healing journey might look different for each of us, but it feels almost the same for us all: lonely, hurtful, hopeless, and full of despair. And that is why I wrote this book for you. To be your healing friend. To be your source of love when you need to feel loved. This book is a love letter for you whenever you feel all alone in your healing journey.

Healing is not linear, and it doesn’t happen in a straight line. Thus, read this book as you wish. You can start from each chapter accordingly, or you can open the page wherever your heart is calling you. May this book be your friend, especially on your healing journey’s most lonely and hurtful nights. May each of the pages in this book lead you to yourself. May this book lead you home. And most of all, may you heal your wounds while also blooming gracefully.

Your healing journey doesn’t make you a broken one. It’s making you more beautiful than ever before. Healing makes you grow. It makes you bloom.

Genres: Mental Health, Nonfiction, Poetry, Self Help

200 pages, Paperback

Published September 25, 2024

Reviews

[Orina Rena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bacaan pertama di 2025. I'm glad it's this book. Menurutku ini buku yang sangat cocok untuk menemani awal Januariku, karena buku ini positive vibes banget. Buku ini berisi motivasi dan reminder untuk bangkit dari kesedihan, bahwa semua emosi dan situasi dalam hidup itu ada masanya. It's about a healing journey, how to deal with our worries, forgiveness, how to let go, walk away, move on, and accept our true self.

[Nureesh Vhalega · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bukunya menenangkan, meskipun ada beberapa bagian yang nggak klik di aku. Tapi secara keseluruhan, aku baca buku ini di waktu yang tepat, karena lagi benar-benar butuh kalimat yang comforting. Nggak sabar baca buku lain dari penulis ini.

[Just called Cam · Rating 5 out of 5]

heartwarming book

[readwithsyll · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars.

filled with healing writings that’s perfect for everyone that need hugs. if you are in healing journey, this book will help you to bloom.

it also fills with beautiful illustrations. tbh i really love this type of book (in english version), and hopefully Indonesian publishers will publish more books like this <3

+ the quality of the book is best. it’s perfect for annotations too!

[Aidah Zahrah Nurrahmah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kenapa pilih buku ini jadi kategori yang merefleksikan diri? Karena nemu ini saat saking tepatnya dibaca diumurku sekarang, rasanya kayak lagi memutar ulang kaset ‘rusak’ separuh hidup kebelakang, tapi (((sudah bisa))) dengan versi penuh kelegaan :”)

Selain gambar-gambar bebungaan dan layout buku yang bikin betah karena ditata sedemikian cantikkk, efek ke vibes membacanya tuh jadi quietly calming & *percayalah* you’ll ended it with teary-eyed.

Kalau ketemu bukunya di saat yang nggak tepat, aku pasti nggak bisa mengiyakan dan punya truthful dengan kalimat-kalimat prosa didalamnya. Secara singkat, buku ini memang didesain macem jadi talk buddies supaya kita memaknai proses membentuk kehidupan yang lebih berarti (seperti healing journey) dengan memfokuskan perhatiannya oleh-ke-dari diri sendiri. Sejak halaman awal pun penulis sudah memberi gambaran kalau konsep tulisan ala love letter, jadi kita boleh membaca acak halamannya, atau urut per bagiannya.

Terakhir, buku ini sangat quotable *no debat*, I left soOo many bookmarks hereee! 😭💗

[aynsrtn · Rating 4 out of 5]

After all this time, you are finally blooming gracefully.

Membaca buku dengan konsep diksi puitis namun dibalut dengan kata-kata motivasi adalah sesuatu hal baru buat aku dan ternyata surprisingly aku suka. Buku ini memberikan positive vibes tanpa terkesan menggurui.

Kata-katanya sangat menghangatkan hati dan membuatku berkontemplasi bahwa seberharga itu hidup kamu. Bahwa suatu hari nanti kamu akan pulih.

You are being worth celebrating.

Love won’t make you doubt yourself.

Always choose people who choose you.

Selain, kata-kata yang membuatmu “mekar”, ilustrasinya cantikkkkk banget. Suka banget. Sesuai dengan judulnya, ilustrasinya pun begitu mekar dengan penuh suka cita.

Buku ini cocok banget buat kamu yang butuh bacaan yang menenangkan, kata-kata penyemangat, dan menyukai ilustrasi cantik yang memanjakan mata.

🌹 4 bintang untuk it’s time for you to feel and to heal.

[Color · Rating 5 out of 5]

Saya baru saja selesai membaca buku ini.
Tulisan yang sangat indah yang rasanya sangat sayang jika saya membacanya tanpa merefleksikan setiap kalimat yang terkandung di dalam buku ini.

Motivasi sekaligus pengingat untuk diri sendiri dalam buku ini benar-benar disampaikan menggunakan visualisasi yang sangat indah yang menggugah hati dan pikiran.


Pesan yang disampaikan sangat lembut dan menyentuh hati.

[Rara Siregar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not everything in this book suits my condition, but this book is such a simple, warm hugs for us. This book tells us about acceptance. How to embrace the good-and the bad-the imperfections about us/about life, but yet we should stand tall because there’s more to life. It’s written beautifully. Thank you for giving such a warm & beautiful words + illustration. You’re adorable.

[Veil. · Rating 4 out of 5]

it’s a type of warm-hearted book, the writer shows us how to improve ourselves even when we’re at our lowest. happily, the words are pretty-just like the title of the book. whenever you need a place, distant from the others, read this book and blooming gracefully. there are so many quotes, and lovely little sketches of flowers.

[An · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mungkin karena aku nembacanya disaat yang tidak tepat.
But for whoever you are who thinks that you are lost, then you have to try this book.

[Pratiwi Utaminingsih · Rating 3 out of 5]

Calming and beautifully written. Perfect for someone who is sad and needs more motivation. Sorry but I think it’s not for me ✌🏻

[Nursifa Aghnia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book to practice self-positive talks

[Yulinda Pramesta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Berasa dipeluk dengan kata2 di buku ini♥️

[Kayce Canilao · Rating 5 out of 5]

nice

[Yursyura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I felt as though I was growing alongside every page I turned.