She shook off the self-recrimination. What-ifs and could-have-beens were not the way to move forward. She knew that from experience.

Every time you rip the bandages off, you just open the wound up again. Every time he sees you, it's like tearing off the bandages.

Just as physical wounds heal at different rates in different people, so do emotional wounds. Everyone has different needs and speeds.

The dancing vortex of a sacred metaphor clashes horns and halos to make wounded music set to the tempo of a new era in brilliant labor.

How do you let go of anger? How do you release a fury you’ve been standing on for so long, you would stumble were it yanked away?

Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.

Look around you at the people you spend the most time with and realize that your life can’t rise any higher than your friendships.

The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams.

They say what doesn't kill u makes u stronger.. but truth is sometimes it does kill u, it kills a part of u then it makes u stronger.

You can not avoid life or your thoughts you can only make the best of your current situation and move on with a positive mental attitude.

No matter how much you stress or obsess about the past or future, you can't change either one. In the present is where your power lies.

things change and they are never the same again. This looks like one, of those times, Hem. That's life! Life moves on. And so should we.

My acupuncturist once told me that it doesn't have to hurt to work. She might have meant the needles, but I think she really meant love.

He nods, as if to acknowledge that endings are almost always a little sad, even when there is something to look forward to on the other side.

A very wise man once told me that you can't look back-you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future.