58 Healing Quotes For Inspiration And Encouragement

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It's often said that rain helps us appreciate the rainbow. That's true for any of life's challenges. Facing problems and struggling every now and then are simply inevitable. Regardless of how well we've planned for setbacks, trials come out of nowhere and cause painful situations. Dealing with uncomfortable emotions is never easy. But no matter the struggle, you have the power to overcome anything through perseverance and strength. It's important to remember nothing is forever. In other words, this too shall pass, and your resilience will grow.

To help the recovery process, we've collected the most comforting and uplifting healing quotes for the ultimate inspiration. Spiritual healing quotes will lift your head and fill your heart and serve as a catalyst to the next stage of life. Read through this assortment of inspirational healing quotes and begin to mend and rebuild your life. From short to lengthy and symbolic to straightforward, there's something for everyone.

Quotes For Digging Deep Into Courage

Healing Takes Courage Quote — Southern Living

"Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it." - Tori Amos
"Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity." – Hippocrates
"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." - Rachel Naomi Remen
"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." - Rabindranath Tagore
"Awareness is the first step in healing." - Dean Ornish
"There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with." - Harry Crews
“There is beauty in the journey, regardless of the outcome. Let’s grieve and hope, and fight together.” — Marie White
“And sometimes, against all odds, against all logic, we still hope.” — Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey
"Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase." – Martin Luther King Jr.
"She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her away, she adjusted her sails." – Elizabeth Edwards

Staying Connected In The Healing Process

Healing Together Quote — Southern Living

"It's when we start working together that the real healing takes place." - David Hume
"Healing requires from us to stop struggling, but to enjoy life more and endure it less." - Darina Stoyanova
"Healing yourself is connected with healing others." - Yoko Ono
"Part of the healing process is sharing with other people who care." - Jerry Cantrell
"The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love." - Hubert H. Humphrey
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." - Helen Keller
"The soul is healed by being with children." - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
"The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore, the physician must start from nature, with an open mind." – Paracelsus
“We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full.” — Marcel Proust
“Healing involves discomfort. But so is refusing to heal. And over time, refusing to heal is always more painful.” — Resmaa Menakem

Quotes to Soothe The Soul

Words of Kindness Healing Quote — Southern Living

"Words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey." - Sarah Fielding
"Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." - Proverbs 16:23-25
"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." - Reba McEntire
If it’s out of your hands, it deserves freedom from your mind too. – Ivan Nuru
You’re afraid of surrender because you don’t want to lose control. But you never had control; all you had was anxiety. – Elizabeth Gilbert
“No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.” — Maya Angelou
“I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.” — Carl Jung
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” — Socrates
"Given enough time and distance, the heart will always heal." – Laura Fitzgerald
Healing is the end of conflict of yourself." – Stephanie Gailing

Quotes About Inspiration From Within

Feelings Like Waves Quote — Southern Living

"Feelings are much like waves, we can't stop them from coming but we can choose which ones to surf." - Jonatan Martensson
"There are so many ways to heal. Arrogance may have a place in technology, but not in healing. I need to get out of my own way if I am to heal." - Anne Wilson Schaef
"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." - Cheryl Strayed
"I'm touched by the idea that when we do things that are useful and helpful - collecting these shards of spirituality - that we may be helping to bring about a healing." - Leonard Nimoy
"Every step taken in mindfulness brings us one step closer to healing ourselves and the planet." - Thich Nhat Hanh
"The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind." - Caroline Myss
“We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.” — Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection
“Every struggle in your life has shaped you into the person you are today. Be thankful for the hard times, they can only make you stronger.” — Keanu Reeves
"The best way out is always through." – Robert Frost
"The wound is the place where the light enters you." – Rumi
"The best revenge is no revenge. Heal yourself and move on. Don't become like those who have hurt you." – Unknown

Quotes About Freedom Through Forgiveness

Practice Forgiveness Quote — Southern Living

"The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world." - Marianne Williamson
"To me, forgiveness is the cornerstone of healing." - Sylvia Fraser
"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." - Caroline Myss
'Tis the most tender part of love, each other to forgive. - John Sheffield
"To understand is to forgive, even oneself." - Alexander Chase
“Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.” — Buddha
"Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude." – Martin Luther King Jr.
"The forgiving state of mind is a magnetic power for attracting good." – Catherine Ponder
"Learn from the past, be thankful for the past, forgive the mistakes of the past, and let it go." – Debasish Mridha
"When a deep injury is done to us, we never heal until we forgive." – Nelson Mandela

Quotes For Leading With The Heart

Love Heals Everything Quote — Southern Living

"Eventually you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is." - Gary Zukav
"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." - Sai Baba
"All healing is first a healing of the heart." - Carl Townsend
"If your goals aren't synced with the substance of your heart, then achieving them won't matter much." - Danielle LaPorte
"The heart has eyes which the brain knows nothing of." - Charles H. Perkhurst
“We grieve because we love. The intensity of the grief often proclaims the depth of our love.” — Gary Roe

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