Quotes About Healing

I find the greatest songs in the world come out of pain, and I don't like it! Here's what it does: It strips away all of your facade. It makes you so honest. It's cleansing.

All my novels are about people who strive to heal and evolve.

I want people to feel inspired. I want people to feel good. I want people to feel something. I want people to strive for what they want in their life, and I want them to heal from anything that's hurting them.

The world has been broken into millions of pieces, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't strive.

People who have had a stroke and are recovering from it love being read to... especially by someone who is a good reader - it does help them to get better.

I had a stroke in December of '99, and it affected my left side - my fingering side.

As you become aware of what has robbed you of the purity of an innocent mind, a clear heart and a strong body, you will be deeply served by letting go of those familiar limitations.

'Cinderella' touches on loss, and there was definitely a strong sense of grief in my life.

When you have heartbreak, what's important is that you don't go halfway. Go all the way down. Don't take pills that keep you in limbo. Cry out all the feelings. Then your own energy for life will put you up again. You become stronger.

Injuries make you stronger.

One of the things that happens to everyone who is grief-stricken, who has lost someone, is there comes a time when everyone else just wants you to get over it, but of course you don't get over it. You get stronger; you try and live on; you endure; you change; but you don't get over it. You carry it with you.

There were a lot of bad feelings when Lindsey first left the band. But there's been a lot of healing going on, growing up, maturing. The bond is a great deal stronger than what we first thought.

In 'Growing Stronger,' I expose my most painful moments and open my heart, thoughts and person, so that my experiences can inspire alleviation, consolation and decisiveness.

When you break bones, they heal up and come back even stronger.

I believe a child dying between a couple either makes you stronger, or it doesn't.

I feel like no matter what I write about, I try to end up being the stronger person in the situation. Even in heartbreak, I feel like I'm a much stronger person because of that. I don't want to just write a sad song and still feel sad after that. I want to feel stronger and better.

When I was 8 years old, I was struck by a car and broke a few ribs.

'Pose' makes the case that it's important to have some sort of family structure, even if you have to create one. You know, if I go back home for a while, my mom will be like, 'Oh, I didn't really throw you out the house.' And I know so many other LGBT parents who don't really own or talk about the rejection, and it prevents healing.

As you know, I have been very open about my struggle with social anxiety.

I've struggled with depression before. For me, music was always a very positive way to will myself out of that situation.

I struggled with a lot of the legacy for a long time, probably actually into my 30s before I really made peace with it.

I'm one of those people who has always struggled with emotions and revealing them. When my dog Orson died, I did this very male thing of 'It's just a dog and I'll just move on.' I was very slow to grasp the emotion. But Orson is the reason I started writing about dogs.

I always struggled with the idea of forgiving my enemies.

For a number of years, I struggled and put distance between God and me. But He was faithful and patient and provided gradual healing and strength.