Joan Z. Borysenko Quotes

True peacefulness comes from abandoning the illustion that satisfying desires brings pleasure.

Throughout the life cycle we consciously and unconsciously edit the events of our life, trying to give them meaning.

Thank God for what doesn't need healing.

Everyday brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace.

Healing is the rediscovery of who we are and who we have always been.

Keep an open mind, but don't let your brain fall out.

The stereotype of aging as a progressive loss of function is generally true only for people who stop functioning.

May I be at peace. May I awaken to the light of my own true nature. May I be healed and may I be the source of healing for others.

Most research is a synthesis of problem solving and creativity.

We drop like pebbles into the ponds of each other's souls, and the orbit of our ripples continues to expand, intersecting with countless others.

Guilt is the teacher, love is the lesson.

Learning to listen to ourselves is a way of learning to love ourselves.

Unpredictability is closely related to uncontrollability.

Learning to be aware of feelings, how they arise and how to use them creatively so they guide us to happiness, is an essential lifetime skill.

Have we arrived at our own faith and our own path or simply internalized the beliefs of parents, clergy, spouse, or friends?

The question is not if we are going to die or not, but how are we going to live.

Busy is an opportunity, not a dirty word.

The question is not whether we will barbecue, but how we will barbecue.

If we believe that the universe is unfriendly and that our very souls are in danger, peace will be elusive at best.