4,066 Quotes About Healing

healing is not just a desired outcome of treatment, it is a potential that is there from the start. We are wired to heal, to right ourselves, to grow and transform. This is not just a metaphor. It is what neuroplasticity is about.

Balanced and restorative justice is a new approach to juvenile crime that conceives of crime as an act that not only harms people but also violates relationships in a community. Thus, rather than a retributive approach, in which the state punishes an offender, restorative justice practices emphasize healing of the victim, the offender, and the community.

You can't change your past. The only thing you can change is your perspective of your past!

We find many friends when we are down and out. People swarm around with proclamations of, 'Oh, how dreadful. How terrible.' They may as well be saying, 'Thank you so much for making me feel better about myself and my life. You have more problems than me and are more pathetic.' Yet, when we enter the path of healing, there will be few standing there to wish us well, in case we find it.

The non-disclosure of emotional pain can be deeply traumatic. It leads to depression. In such situations of vulnerability, one must choose to speak to a person you trust. Someone who could care for you and heal you.

All relationships are this way. Whether it’s the relationship to a place, a person, a job, or some personal endeavor - our old wounds will arise for revisiting once we stay put. It’s what we do next that matters.

The non-disclosure of emotional pain can be deeply traumatic. It leads to depression. In such situations of vulnerability, you must choose to speak to a person you trust. Someone who could care for you and heal you.

Be not solitary, be not idle.

The first Sunday after Valentine’s Day is “Don’t Beat Yourself Up Day.” Have fun and be kinder to yourself. #DontBeatYourselfUpDay