Culture and Lifestyle 30 Healing Quotes for Inspiration and Encouragement "Healing yourself is connected with healing others." By Jorie Nicole McDonald Jorie Nicole McDonald Jorie Nicole McDonald leads editorial video efforts for Southern Living. Originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she creates engaging visual content for the website and various social media platforms. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on January 20, 2023 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Ben Roberts Photography/Getty Images 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. Healing Quotes 01 of 30 Tori Amos Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it. - Tori Amos. Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it. - Tori Amos 02 of 30 David Hume It’s when we start working together that the real healing takes place. - David Hume. It's when we start working together that the real healing takes place. - David Hume 03 of 30 Jonatan Martensson Feelings are much like waves, we can’t stop them from coming but we can choose which ones to surf. - Jonatan Martensson. Feelings are much like waves, we can't stop them from coming but we can choose which ones to surf. - Jonatan Martensson 04 of 30 Darina Stoyanova Healing requires from us to stop struggling, but to enjoy life more and endure it less. - Darina Stoyanova. Healing requires from us to stop struggling, but to enjoy life more and endure it less. - Darina Stoyanova 05 of 30 Hippocrates Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity. – Hippocrates. Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity. – Hippocrates 06 of 30 Yoko Ono Healing yourself is connected with healing others. - Yoko Ono. Healing yourself is connected with healing others. - Yoko Ono 07 of 30 Jerry Cantrell Part of the healing process is sharing with other people who care. - Jerry Cantrell. Part of the healing process is sharing with other people who care. - Jerry Cantrell 08 of 30 Rachel Naomi Remen 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. 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 09 of 30 Anne Wilson Schaef 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 10 of 30 Hubert H. Humphrey The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love. - Hubert H. Humphrey. The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love. - Hubert H. Humphrey 11 of 30 Dean Ornish Awareness is the first step in healing. - Dean Ornish. Awareness is the first step in healing. - Dean Ornish 12 of 30 Marianne Williamson The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world. - Marianne Williamson. The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world. - Marianne Williamson 13 of 30 Isabel Allende Everybody has losses – it’s unavoidable in life. Sharing our pain is very healing. - Isabel Allende. Everybody has losses – it's unavoidable in life. Sharing our pain is very healing. - Isabel Allende 14 of 30 Sarah Fielding Words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey. - Sarah Fielding. Words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey. - Sarah Fielding 15 of 30 Sai Baba 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. 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 16 of 30 Leonard Nimoy 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. 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 17 of 30 Proverbs 16:23-25 Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. - Proverbs 16:23-25. Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. - Proverbs 16:23-25 18 of 30 Fyodor Dostoyevsky The soul is healed by being with children. - Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The soul is healed by being with children. - Fyodor Dostoyevsky 19 of 30 Cheryl Strayed 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. 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 20 of 30 Sylvia Fraser To me, forgiveness is the cornerstone of healing. - Sylvia Fraser. To me, forgiveness is the cornerstone of healing. - Sylvia Fraser 21 of 30 Paracelsus The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore, the physician must start from nature, with an open mind. – Paracelsus. The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore, the physician must start from nature, with an open mind. – Paracelsus 22 of 30 Thich Nhat Hanh Every step taken in mindfulness brings us one step closer to healing ourselves and the planet. - Thich Nhat Hanh. Every step taken in mindfulness brings us one step closer to healing ourselves and the planet. - Thich Nhat Hanh 23 of 30 Caroline Myss The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind. - Caroline Myss. The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind. - Caroline Myss 24 of 30 Caroline Myss 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. 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 25 of 30 Helen Keller Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. - Helen Keller. Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. - Helen Keller 26 of 30 Carl Townsend All healing is first a healing of the heart. - Carl Townsend. All healing is first a healing of the heart. - Carl Townsend 27 of 30 Gary Zukav Eventually you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is. - Gary Zukav. Eventually you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is. - Gary Zukav 28 of 30 Harry Crews 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 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 29 of 30 Reba McEntire 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. 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 30 of 30 Rabindranath Tagore 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. 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 Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit