Quotes About Healing

'Healing ' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

All of your scars are on the inside, are they not?" he asked. I nodded. "Not so severe as yours, I feel." "Why? Because they may not have involved as much bodily pain?

the soul cannot live without sorrow.

The nightingales are sobbing in The orchards of our mothers, And hearts that we broke long ago Have long been breaking others; Tears are round, the sea is deep: Roll them overboard and sleep.

Healing is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.

She survived whatever happened; she forgave; she became.

How much must be forgotten out of love, How much must be forgiven, even love.

I'm not trying to bleed you. I want to renew you.

There is something in us, as storytellers and as listeners to stories, that demands the redemptive act, that demands that what falls at least be offered the chance to be restored.

If you can figure out how you're feeling, then maybe you have a chance of getting over it.

The only way through pain…is to absorb, probe, understand exactly what it is and what it means. To close the door on pain is to miss the chance for growth.

We have a unique chance to heal divisions, give everyone a stake in the future and set an example as the most creative, innovative and progressive country in the world.

In a way, the cancer became an ally because it stopped me from running around so much. I was able to settle down and write things I hadn't had a chance to before.

I lost everything in the post-natal depression.

While we may not consider the way we talk to be 'violent,' our words often lead to hurt and pain, whether for others or for ourselves.

If we wish to express anger fully, the first step is to divorce the other person from any responsibility for our anger.

People heal from their pain when they have an authentic connection with another human being.

How often could things be remedied by a word. How often is it left unspoken.

The more we talk about the past, the less we heal from it.

Fix-it jackals can't wait to fix it, because they don't know how to enjoy pain. And until you learn how to enjoy pain, you can't enjoy intimacy.

I believe in the healing restorative power of art and communication. And so that's probably my rule. But that doesn't apply to bedtimes. And stuff like that.

it's important to make sure that we're talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.

In common with many who have a brain injury, I initially lost my confidence and felt very vulnerable, as if a protective layer of skin had been stripped away.

Your problem is you're... too busy holding onto your unworthiness.