Emotional pain cannot kill you, but running from it can. Allow. Embrace. Let yourself feel. Let yourself heal
To heal is to touch with love that which we previously touched with fear.
It is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature. Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way, even by death, and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment
Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion
It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack
Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it
But pain’s like water. It finds a way to push through any seal. There’s no way to stop it. Sometimes you have to let yourself sink inside of it before you can learn how to swim to the surface
Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls your life
Healing doesn’t usually spring up instantaneously, instead it manifests itself in small yet delightful doses of “normal
Only when we face the impossible, and experience the unbearable, do we find out who we truly are
It has been said that time heals all wounds. The truth is that time does not heal anything. It merely passes. It is what we do during the passing of time that helps or hinders the healing process
You have the power to heal your life, and you need to know that. We think so often that we are helpless, but we’re not. We always have the power of our minds… claim and consciously use your power
Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive
Healing requires from us to stop struggling, but to enjoy life more and endure it less
Don’t turn away. Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That’s where the light enters you
When I stand before thee at the day’s end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing
Eventually you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is
As soon as healing takes place, go out and heal somebody else
Healing is embracing what is most feared; healing is opening what has been closed, softening what has hardened into obstruction, healing is learning to trust life
What happens when people open their hearts?” “They get better
Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature-the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter
My scars remind me that I did indeed survive my deepest wounds. That in itself is an accomplishment. And they bring to mind something else, too. They remind me that the damage life has inflicted on me has, in many places, left me stronger and more resilient. What hurt me in the past has actually made me better equipped to face the present
Any illness is a direct message to you that tells you how you have not been loving who you are, cherishing yourself in order to be who you are. This is the basis of all healing
Every time your heart is broken, a doorway cracks open to a world full of new beginnings, new opportunities
The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind
When we surround ourselves with people who are committed to understanding and loving, we’re nourished by their presence and our own seeds of understanding and love are watered. When we surround ourselves with people who gossip, complain, and are constantly critical, we absorb these toxins
The human heart has a way of making itself large again even after it’s been broken into a million pieces
By far the strongest poison to the human spirit is the inability to forgive oneself or another person. Forgiveness is no longer an option but a necessity for healing
Give it air & let the scar on your soul reveal itself, because, like the body, it too was made to heal itself
We are all damaged. We have all been hurt. We have all had to learn painful lessons. We are all recovering from some mistake, loss, betrayal, abuse, injustice, or misfortune. All of life is a process of recovery that never ends. We each must find ways to accept and move through the pain and to pick ourselves back up. For each pang of grief, depression, doubt, or despair there is an inverse toward renewal coming to you in time. Each tragedy is an announcement that some goodwill indeed come in time. Be patient with yourself.
The sun shall always rise upon a new day and there shall always be a rose garden within me. Yes, there is a part of me that is broken, but my broken soil gives way to my wild roses
Feelings are much like waves, we can’t stop them from coming but we can choose which ones to surf
The place of true healing is a fierce place. It’s a giant place. It’s a place of monstrous beauty and endless dark and glimmering light. And you have to work really, really, really hard to get there, but you can do it
I’ve experienced several different healing methodologies over the years – counseling, self-help seminars, and I’ve read a lot – but none of them will work unless you really want to heal
Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity
Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy
You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens
Scars are not injuries, Tanner Sack. A scar is a healing. After an injury, a scar is what makes you whole
Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us
We do not heal the past by dwelling there; we heal the past by living fully in the present
Just like there’s always time for pain, there’s always time for healing.
To recognize one’s own insanity is, of course, the arising of sanity, the beginning of healing and transcendence.”
The greatest healing would be to wake up from what we are not
Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you – all of the expectations, all of the beliefs – and becoming who you are
The ache will always be there, but the intensity will fade, and you’ll find other beautiful things to fill your days with
Ultimately, there can be no complete healing until we have restored our primal trust in life
Healing does not mean going back to the way things were before, but rather allowing what is now to move us closer to God
Meditation can help us embrace our worries, our fear, our anger; and that is very healing. We let our own natural capacity of healing do the work
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection
In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it
Letting ourselves be forgiven is one of the most difficult healings we will undertake. And one of the most fritful
For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open – into the light, out of the darkness