Sunday Reflections — Time to heal
This week, Sunday Reflections comes to you with a healing touch:
“Healing is, by definition, taking a process of disintegration of life and transforming into a process of return to life.” ~ Caroline Myss
“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
“But you must realize that for real healing to occur, there must first be deep compassion for yourself, especially the parts of yourself you dislike or consider ugly.” ~ Pema Chodron
“Be kind and gentle on yourself. In this fast-paced world, we are so hard on ourselves and impatient with healing. Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to speed up the process. Sure, you can numb the pain or distract yourself, but if you don’t allow yourself to process the emotion in a healthy way, the pain and darkness just gets buried deep inside you, and eventually comes up in your future. Stop blaming yourself, and instead try to look for the lesson and the growth opportunity.” ~ Amy Chan
“People are usually too busy counting the things they don’t have. They notice how much more money their neighbor has, how much further ahead in spiritual unfoldment someone else is, and so on. But if we stop to count our blessings, to realize how much we do have and be grateful for it, then the heart is kept open to love and all the gifts that love brings, including the possibility of healing.” ~ Harold Klemp
“Each of us has the power and responsibility to heal ourselves, to be our own medicine man or woman. Awakening our innate powers of being, loving, knowing, seeing, and healing involves ongoing work at all levels and in all dimensions of our self. Exploring the range of rhythms and emotions, achieving insights into our conditioning and ego, moving through the energy levels of spirit — these are all activities to be integrated into our daily lives.” ~ Gabrielle Roth
“Healing is the journey. The destination is yourself. The full recognition of all the different aspects of yourself — your joy, your sorrow, your pain, your pleasure — all lead you to the source of who you are. Only by having intimate contact with this source can you experience the fullness of your life. Only by fearlessly looking within can you embrace the landscape of your life and open yourself completely to all the love and compassion that lives inside you.” ~ Philip Berk
“The message that underlies healing is simple yet radical: We are already whole…. Underneath our fears and worries, unaffected by the many layers of our conditioning and actions, is a peaceful core. The work of healing is peeling away the barriers of fear that keep us unaware of our true nature of love, peace, and rich interconnection with the web of life. Healing is the rediscovery of who we are and who we have always been.” ~ Bill Vaughan
“All things pass…Perhaps the passage of time is a kind of healing, or a kind of salvation granted equally to all people.” ~ Mizuki Nomura
