“Wounding and healing are not opposite. They’re part of the same thing. It is our wounds that enable us to be compassionate with the wounds of others. It is our limitations that makes us kind to the limitations of others. It is our loneliness that helps us to find other people or to even know they’re alone with an illness. I think I have served people perfectly with the parts of myself I used to be ashamed of.” – Rachel Naomi Reme

“The independent person cuts a striking pose. To be independent looks like power, freedom, and true strength. But it isn’t. Independence is not strength, it is a wound. Independence is inspired not by love, but fear, and not by wholeness, but aloneness. Independence is the egos attempt to be its own god. It is a form of arrogance that leads to much despair. The independent person always runs out of juice.” – Robert Holden, Ph.D.

“Some people see scars, and it is wounding they remember.” – Linda Hogan

“I am grateful for the depth of my wounds. They have tenderized and seasoned my tough bland heart.” ~ Sue Rosenbloom

“Faith defrosts a heart frozen by fear.” ~ Sue Rosenbloom